Roads closed as ordnance disposal unit remove device.

A new type of financing will enable eight ‘dirty industries’ to access capital market funding to help transition their businesses with decarbonisation efforts

The class of 2022 is the first to have completed the entire high school curriculum under the shadow of Covid-19.

Adult and children fares both to rise by 15.4 per cent from July 11, while elderly citizens will pay 10 cents more.

Senior counsel Edwin Choy says the sentencing judge made multiple errors when assessing the case of former food delivery worker Adam Ma.

Booking for tickets to start from June 14, with spots at the venue limited to 7,000 per day.

Former US president Donald Trump has long expressed his interest at being added alongside George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln.

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman made the remarks on Tuesday as she travelled to Seoul to meet with South Korean and Japanese allies and discuss the escalating stand-off.

Constables escape serious injury but still taken to hospital.

Guidelines set by the government ahead of the cautious, gradual reopening of Japan’s border from Friday require travel companies to explain health measures and book tours only for customers who agree to comply.

A woman in China, dubbed ‘Bentley Sister’, filmed fighting with a man over a parking spot that ends with the pair screeching, rolling around on the ground, slapping and hitting one another.

Moscow expanded the list of US citizens banned from entering Russia to include Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, in retaliation for Washington’s similar measures against Russians.

The action underscores how the finances of Nan Hai have fallen victim to the Covid-19 pandemic and China’s property crackdown, as its revenue from cinemas and real estate plunged in mainland China.

Ukraine has accused Russia of shipping Ukrainian grain to countries including Türkiye and Syria.

NFTs that are fractionalised or structured in a way similar to securities or interests in a ‘collective investment scheme’ will have to obtain a licence from Hong Kong’s securities regulator.

Carrie Lam says politically sensitive date on anniversary of Tiananmen Square crackdown could spur activists to incite violence.

Capturing the large city in Ukraine’s southeast would allow the Russian military to advance closer to the centre of the country.

Afghanistan and Pakistan have joined Iran, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab states in expressing their outrage at the controversial comments, which one religious official called a form of ‘war’.

Orbiting system to be launched in 2028, two years ahead of original plan, scientists say in paper.

With the latest learning technologies plus indoor and outdoor play areas, ESF kindergartens offer young children the opportunities to play, learn, socialise and develop key skills

All politicians need luck and Boris Johnson – once described as a ‘greased piglet’ for his uncanny powers of political escapology – has had more than most in his career.

Heavy flooding across the east coast wiped out much of Australia’s lettuce crop earlier this year, sending prices soaring. A head of iceberg lettuce now costs around US$8.65 in the supermarket. Watermelons cost upwards of US$18.

Cases of monkeypox continue to rise outside Africa, where the pathogen is endemic.

Chief executive tells reporters before Tuesday’s Exco meeting that she will be consulting pandemic advisers later to discuss further measures.

An Iraqi court has jailed British retiree Jim Fitton for trying to smuggle antiquities he found on holiday, a judgment his family called ‘tantamount to a death sentence’.

Idled jets, sky-high fuel prices, staff shortages and pent-up demand for air travel have all converged to send the price of plane tickets through the roof – and the pinch is most acute in Asia.

It can flush toilets, fasten car seat belts, turn taps and lights off and on ⁠— now a video shows a clever husky from China called Lucky getting dinner started while his owner is out shopping.

Such sorties may be counterproductive. ‘The more China operates in other countries’ exclusive economic zones, the more US, Australia, Japan can do the same,’ an analyst said.

In the first stage, 6366 6999 hotline will support SMS and WeChat reporting features, but officers will not pick up incoming calls.

Six anti-riot armoured vehicles dubbed ‘saber-toothed tigers’ to be on standby, as well as elite squads, says police chief.

The government-affiliated China Association for Science and Technology plans to add 50 new academic journals to be published in the country.

Rajesh and Atul Gupta, allegedly the kingpins behind the theft of US$32 billion from state companies, were detained by United Arab Emirates authorities.

Eric Chu’s visit to the US was timed to coincide with the recent reopening of the KMT’s representative office after a 13-year absence.

Wang Yi set to hold talks with a range of Central Asian states following Taliban takeover next door.

Police Commissioner Raymond Siu says anyone unsure of potential legal risks of watching documentary, Revolution of Our Times, should refrain from viewing it.

The move is the latest by local-level authorities after the central government recently demanded that they help people find jobs amid surging unemployment levels during the economic downturn.

The parents, who were not legally allowed to possess firearms, had left the weapon ‘easily accessible’ in a bag, authorities say.

Newly devised engineering method ‘robustly and significantly increased’ gene-editing efficiency, CAS researchers say in recent paper.

The motion enjoys the support of four of the biggest parties in the European Parliament, meaning it appears likely to succeed in Thursday’s vote.

The prime minister has managed to cling to power, as 41 per cent of Conservative Party lawmakers cast ballots against his leadership after months of scandals.

Axon Enterprise’s proposal, meant to combat mass shootings in wake of the Texas school massacre in Uvalde, prompted an exodus from the firm’s ethics board.

An article by Ehud Yonay inspired the original 1986 Tom Cruise film, and the copyright reverted back to his family in January 2020.

The billionaire oligarch has already been forced to sell Chelsea Football Club in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

US politicians are too distracted by culture wars to address problems such as climate change and global food shortages that will kill far more people than those who die in gun violence.

Waivers are issued for Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam but not China, the global leader, because of forced labour concerns in Xinjiang.

Russia has begun to turn over bodies of Ukrainian fighters killed at the Azovstal steelwork, site of last-ditch stand in city which finally fell in May.

Afrikaans is the third-most spoken first language in South Africa, behind Zulu and Xhosa, and was imposed during white-minority rule.

Some observers say the prospect of a slowdown will hamper Beijing’s efforts to present itself as an alternative to the US.

Despite months of protests calling for him to step down, Gotabaya Rajapaksa says he was given a five-year mandate so will finish the remaining two years – but will not stand again.

Authorities deduct more than HK$1.8 million after 34 staff at care facility were arrested for allegedly abusing 40 toddlers.