Long-range H-6Ks have carried out ‘countless’ operations near the island in recent years, air force spokesman says.

In this issue of Hong Kong Update, we look at the city's coronavirus surge and a special Post feature on a housing blight.

‘Our futures are tied together,’ foreign minister Penny Wong said in Port Moresby on Monday of the Australia-Papua New Guinea relationship. Wang had visited the Pacific nation in June to expand ties.

Emergency flood-prevention response triggered as torrential downpours that began on Sunday are forecast to extend until Tuesday.

Monetary Authority of Singapore managing director Ravi Menon says strategies are aimed at promoting innovative and responsible digital asset activities.

Patrick Chow, 23, accused of trying to snatch policeman’s .38 revolver while the officer was grappling with an unidentified protester.

Captured by Russian troops in March but run by Ukrainian staff, Zaporizhzhia has been a hotspot in a conflict that has settled into a war of attrition.

Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn gave strongest indication to date that government is pressing ahead with plan to build 12,000 flats on Fanling golf course.

Huaqiangbei district in China’s southern tech hub of Shenzhen, a global electronics sourcing centre, has been ordered to close from Monday to Thursday.

India’s government has pumped thousands of US dollars into developing the technology. But it’s not just India – riders in Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam have shown an interest, too.

A boy in China filmed giving his mother a piggy bank with savings of 26,420 yuan (US$3,800) goes viral on mainland social media, but some question the truth of the story.

Victim, a 35-year-old Pakistani, was rushed to hospital where he was later declared dead.

HKU chair professor of paediatrics points out mental health of students is important, and remote learning has proven ineffective.

The race to become Britain’s next prime minister is in its final week, with Liz Truss appeared poised to secure the top job.

The latest list from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) calls out 47 apps for offences such as illegally collecting user information and demanding excessive permissions.

A former official in the agriculture ministry warned Japan’s sea lanes ‘would be destroyed’ if it got involved in a Taiwan conflict, cutting its access to vital food imports at a time when its self-sufficiency ratio – and rice consumption –...

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the Tokyo International Conference on African Development that Japan will grow ‘together’ with the continent.

Los Angeles officials have put out public call for ideas to memorialise the most lethal example of racial violence in the city.

The two pilots came to blows in the cockpit of an Airbus jetliner during a flight between Geneva and Paris, the latest safety issue to plague the airline.

Royal Navy investigates after HMS Prince of Wales suffers ‘emerging mechanical issue’.

Will he stay or will he go? Thailand’s Constitutional Court is set to rule on former junta chief Prayuth’s fate – but that could take months, and the suspended prime minister has other options in the meantime.

As a member of Kids4kids, 17-year-old has helped introduce students aspiring to build careers with industry experts.

While urging party members to support a petition seeking a royal pardon for jailed former PM Najib Razak, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said there was no need to wait any longer for a general election as ‘herd immunity is achieved’ and ‘the pandemic is ov...

A man from China is travelling on horseback across two continents, from Europe to Asia despite only having ridden a horse once before and says the idea just ‘popped into’ his head one day.

One shipowner paid a 35 per cent to 40 per cent premium to insure four grain ships departing from the Black Sea – adding to the costs of soaring food prices and shortages brought on by the war in Ukraine.

This week marks a significant milestone as Singapore has decided it will repeal Section 377A, a colonial-era law which criminalised sexual intercourse between men, ending a 15-year debate over the legislation.

Rezoning of commercial sites, appearance of Covid-19 facility raise questions about new ‘CBD2’.

Public hospitals saw worrying rise in cases of CPE, a superbug resistant to powerful antibiotics.

Suzuki Motor Corp will in 2025 start producing electric vehicles at its factory in Gujarat

Pogba’s allegations came after his brother Mathias published a bizarre video online promising ‘great revelations’ about the Juventus star.

China recently suspended all joint initiatives on narcotics in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.

Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday EuroPride would be cancelled or postponed, citing reasons such as threats from right-wing activists.

With the US-China rivalry intensifying, countries that economically or militarily depend on both powers are in increasingly difficult positions. China can better pursue its interests with these countries by increasing face-to-face interactions and st...

In video of the incident shared on Twitter, Chrystia Freeland was near the lift of a city hall building in Grande Prairie, Alberta when a man called her a traitor and a b***h.

UK newspaper Financial Times reported that EU ministers are set to give the suspension political backing at a two-day informal meeting in Prague, Czech Republic on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Russia on Friday prevented the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty’s adoption, saying it took issue with ‘political’ aspects of the text - a step criticised by Washington.

The carnival, which celebrates Caribbean culture at the end of August every year, had to take place online for two years because of coronavirus restrictions.

The Space Launch System rocket is poised on Monday to send an un-crewed capsule into lunar orbit, half a century after Nasa’s Apollo programme.

Hong Kong’s Security Bureau says the man returned safely from Thailand on Sunday.

Mossad chief David Barnea will visit Washington in a week to participate in closed door meetings in Congress on the Iran deal, official says

China’s economic influence in Afghanistan is expanding and it now ranks as the country’s third-largest trading partner after Pakistan and Iran.

Tokyo will aim to ‘redress the historical injustice against Africa’ of a lack of permanent membership on the Security Council, Kishida says.

State funeral takes place in the capital Luanda, with Angolans and various African leaders in attendance.

Greater decentralisation and autonomy continue to allow and encourage local Chinese authorities to ‘go out’ to Africa, analysts note.

Some 80 villagers gather in Tai O to protest against withdrawing remains of their late relatives stored in Lung Ngam Temple.

Afghan Defence Minister Mohammad Yaqoob said US drones have been entering Afghanistan via Pakistan, which he calls a ‘clear violation’.

Concern group also proposes reporting system for tenants to lodge complaints with the government about potential fire or health hazards.

China has made progress over trade deals with Ecuador, Uruguay, Panama, Colombia, Nicaragua, having already penned agreements with Chile, Costa Rica and Peru, with the US losing its foothold in the region.

The US navy said two cruisers, the USS Antietam and USS Chancellorsville, had passed through waters ‘beyond the territorial sea of any coastal state’.

More than 3,700kg of explosives were used in the controlled demolition of the Apex and Ceyane towers, which were found to have violated multiple building regulations and fire safety norms.