The new Hong Kong administration should build on the city’s strengths to enable business partnerships and cultural and educational exchange that connect Hong Kong and mainland China with Japan and South Korea.

‘Prolonged dynamic zeroing cannot be pursued in the long run,’ Zhong Nanshan and Guan Weijie write in National Science Review.

Police say two suspects were released on bail, pending further investigation.

Jose Ramos-Horta, the clear front runner is up against incumbent president Francisco “Lu Olo” Guterres in a vote seen as key to the nation’s political stability.

Russia called on Ukrainian forces and foreign fighters holed up in the Azovstal steel plant in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol to lay down arms if they wanted to live.

Judge accepts that Joe Chen, 52, had gone on an alcohol-induced rampage, but noted incidents left grave injuries for victims.

City state already dropped most restrictions for inoculated travellers, and people can now arrive at Changi airport without quarantine or test on arrival. Visitors still have to do a test before entering the country.

Leading health expert calls on authorities to expand scheme to include German-produced BioNTech jab.

Russia launched a short-range ballistic missile at Kramatorsk, the capital of Ukrainian-controlled Donbas on Monday, ahead of an anticipated major offensive in the region.

As many as 390,000 residents in Shanghai – out of a total population of 25 million -have been infected by the highly transmissible Omicron variant since March 1, with 27,200 showing symptoms.

Fertiliser prices have been rising globally due to supply snags, production woes, and more recently Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system shot down a rocket fired toward Israel from the Gaza Strip, a hostile act indicating a further escalation of tensions.

The Biden administration announced it is barring anti-satellite missile testing by the United States, a move aimed at pressuring rivals China and Russia.

By allowing key producers to function as normally as possible, China is aiming to reduce the impact of strict lockdown measures.

Ukraine has accused Russia’s 64th Motorised Infantry Brigade of committing war crimes in Bucha, where residents were shot dead, some with their hands bound.

Delegation led by Kurt Campbell is latest step by the US and Australia to ramp up pressure on Honiara to abandon a potential security pact with China.

Sponsored by Hong Kong Jockey Club, students from secondary schools will compete for 11 awards in nine categories.

Campus reopenings bittersweet for some pupils, who say they feel sad missing out on activities and not catching up with schoolmates who have left city.

From South China Sea tensions to the India-China border dispute, Asia is living with multiple potential sources of conflict. An arms race isn’t the solution; governments must address tensions at their source and invest in diplomatic tools such as m...

Macau’s government has formulated environmental protection and disaster prevention plans in a number of areas to close the infrastructure gaps for disaster prevention and mitigation.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences suspends access to CNKI journal articles because of its continuing steep rise in annual subscription payments.

A father-daughter project in which the duo replicated important artefacts from the Sanxingdui archaeological site went viral on Weibo in the past few days.

Around 100 men bludgeoned Priyantha Kumara to death in eastern Pakistan last year after accusing him of tearing a poster with text from the Koran written on it.

Once viewed as gaudy shops that stock items of inferior quality, Y100 stores are back in favour with Japanese at a time of rising prices and stagnant incomes.

In a blog post, digital rights watchdog Citizen Lab said it warned officials that electronic devices connected to government networks appeared to be infected with Israeli-made spy software known as Pegasus.

Social worker says many turn to cannabis to deal with problems, urges parents to be alert to children’s mood, behaviour

Industry professionals estimate business grew by 20 per cent in catering sector as more people dined out during break.

‘The China-Russia relationship has made great progress,’ Qin Gang said. ‘Had similar conflicts happened in other places or between other countries, China’s position would be no different.’

Those drawn to Hong Kong by the lure of easy travel now find themselves at a crossroads. When government policy is guided neither by scientific nor economic sense, it is impossible to know when pre-Covid mobility will return. Is it time to seek more ...

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the rebels signed an ‘action plan’ and committed to identifying children in their ranks and releasing them within six months.

The Boeing 737-800 plunged into a hillside from cruising altitude on March 21, killing all 132 people on board.

Many Chinese who borrowed millions to invest in property, or who hitched their wagon to a now-curtailed tech firm, are growing increasingly fearful of salary reductions, lay-offs, crackdowns and lockdowns.

Last week, Biden muddied the waters by responding ‘yeah’ when asked by a reporter whether he might go to Ukraine.

Ukrainian officials said offensive marked the opening of a new and potentially climactic phase of the war.

The promoter of multiple debunked conspiracy theories has been sued for years by parents of victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut.

‘Only the birth of our baby girl gives us the strength to live this moment with some hope and happiness,’ the Manchester United striker wrote on social media.

Critics warn that Nepal risks being another indebted country facing economic ruin if it accepts loans from China, in the wake of the Sri Lanka’s debt troubles. In Nepal, the Chinese infrastructure initiative is increasingly seen in the context of U...

The US Transportation Security Administration will stop requiring passengers on planes, trains and other public transportation to wear masks, after a federal judge struck down the mandate.

Sweden has seen unrest, scuffles, arson and violence since Thursday that was triggered by Danish far-right politician Rasmus Paludan’s meetings and planned Koran burnings across the country.

Zelensky on Monday handed the EU’s envoy to Ukraine responses to a membership questionnaire brought by European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen.

Le Pen has previously said the hijab could not be viewed as the sign of a person’s religious belief, but was an ‘Islamist uniform’ that needed to be banned from public space.

Talks between Lee Hsien Loong and Joe Biden reflect Singapore’s role as interlocutor for the US in Asia, which can only be good news for a conflict-weary world. Dismissed by some for its size, Singapore boasts a strategic location, high GDP, and a ...

Janet Yellen will this week take part in the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank, as well as gatherings of finance officials from the G7 and G20 nations.

The egg roll event is a tradition begun by former US President Rutherford B Hayes in 1878. The coronavirus pandemic forced cancellation of the event in 2020 and 2021.

China’s economy grew by 4.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2022 compared with a year earlier, up from the 4 per cent growth seen in the fourth quarter of last year.

Cross-infection risks on campus are ‘very high’ because the Omicron variant is extremely transmissible via short-range airborne particles, expert warns.

As China’s Silicon Valley, Shenzhen’s exports to Russia are heavily focused on technology, and a good indicator of overall trade health.

Lviv, near Ukraine’s border with Poland, had so far been spared being embroiled in the worst of the fighting sparked by Russia’s invasion of its pro-Western neighbour nearly two months ago.

A team in Beijing is helping with a surge in demand in the Shanghai consular district.

Orbiting structure expected to be up and running by the end of the year.