Each ticket contains two Mark Six entries worth HK$20 for Thursday night’s lottery draw.

Mat Yeung’s lawyer argues there is no evidence he endangered road users by deliberately driving under the influence of alcohol.

Just 35 of about 230 beached pilot whales are still alive, according to wildlife services, who described a tough battle ahead to rescue survivors.

The doctor was allegedly using his girlfriend’s pictures to masquerade as a woman online, police said.

Lo Chung-mau and officials urge residents to get vaccinated against influenza ahead of seasonal surge, assuring public the shots can be combined with doses for Covid.

Truck driver dies, school bus driver and assistants injured in second fatal incident in same area.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol made crude comments referring to President Joe Biden’s drive to increase US funding to the Global Fund, which would require congressional approval.

The tanks where captured as Ukraine regained territory in a major counteroffensive, mostly in the country’s northeast.

An official at China’s industry regulator touted blockchain’s advantage in service integration, signalling Beijing’s continued support for the technology despite a cryptocurrency ban.

International manhunt for Leonard Glenn Francis ended with his arrest by Venezuelan authorities on Tuesday morning at the Caracas airport as he was about to board an aeroplane for another country.

Latest arrests bring number of suspects rounded up in profession to five in a month.

Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po has warned the city to expect “negative growth” in the local economy this year.

Here’s a look at the main elements of Russia’s mobilisation plan, some of which is set out on the Kremlin website in a decree signed by President Vladimir Putin.

With inflation soaring to the highest level in 14 years, expenses are rising at a faster pace in Singapore than in its financial rival, where price increases have been more modest.

Olaf Scholz and Emmanuel Macron are expected to meet Xi Jinping in November, the first such vist by European leaders since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi struck a defiant tone at the UN General Assembly after the death of an Iranian woman in police custody sparked protests around Iran.

On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, the leaders of Japan and South Korea used their first summit in nearly three years to pledge to resolve historical issues that have damaged ties between the US allies.

Russia and Ukraine have carried out an unexpected prisoner swap, the largest since the war began.

Eden Woon says Hong Kong has become enveloped by pessimism and anxiety due to coronavirus curbs, Beijing-imposed national security law.

China has released pork from its state reserves this month, with prices having surged by more than 50 per cent compared to a year earlier, raising inflation concerns.

A foreign ministry-led multi-agency panel will be formed to secure the safe return of Malaysians held captive in scam centres in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar.

North Korea says it hasn’t exported any weapons to Russia during the war in Ukraine and has no plans to do so, and said US intelligence reports of weapons transfers were an attempt to tarnish North Korea’s image.

Court ruling gives a boost to the criminal investigation into whether the records were mishandled or compromised.

A Chinese man who shot to fame on social media after he began a journey on horseback from Europe to China has been accused of abusing the animal and been questioned by Dutch police.

Dr Choi Pui-wah from Chinese University, founder of WomenX Biotech, seeking to produce technology enabling users to test for diseases using menstrual blood.

Marcos’ close allies urge him to put a stop to online gaming operators, or Pogos, saying the social costs outweigh revenue brought in, but others warn of ‘humanitarian crisis’ over Chinese workers involved.

A UK anti-monarchy group says it has seen more public support, raised extra funds and recruited new members since Queen Elizabeth died and Charles ascended the throne as king.

Researchers have mounted electronic ‘backpacks’ on the insects to control them; in the future, the bugs could be used as first responders in emergencies, going where even robots can’t reach.

Hong Kong’s rate increase, conducted in concert with US monetary policy to preserve the city’s currency peg to the US dollar since 1983, came at an inopportune moment for the local economy.

The country should be stripped of its Security Council veto, the president says in his video speech to the UN General Assembly.

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar stresses that it is in the mutual interest of both New Delhi and Beijing to find a way to accommodate each other despite a long-running border dispute.

Those with business or tech backgrounds, regional leadership experience and connections to Xi most likely to be promoted, observers say.

The executives said they would do as the US government instructed in event of an invasion by mainland forces.

Rallies took place in 38 cities across the country after Putin ordered the calling up of 300,000 reservists.

Vowing to work with allies and partners, US leader depicts policies from Moscow and Beijing as running counter to constructive ‘vision for our world’.

Those freed include US citizens Alexander Drueke and Andy Huynh, and British national Aiden Aslin, who had been sentenced to death in Donetsk.

Increase again by three-quarters of a percentage point meant to tame record-high inflation stoked by supply constraints and strong demand.

Russia has affiliated itself with North Korea, Iran and Syria, whose anti-US activities are aligned with Moscow’s foreign policy goals. This informal grouping pose a dilemma for China, which wants to prevent Russian defeat but also not prolong the ...

The ex-US president and his Trump Organisation are accused of misstating the values of its real estate properties to obtain favourable loans and tax benefits.

New investments and agreements illustrate how deals between China and the former Soviet republics of Central Asia are being increasingly prioritised following President Xi Jinping’s visit.

Chinese researchers have developed a wearable bioelectric mask that can sniff out diseases such Covid-19 and influenza, and may help prevent future outbreaks.

Jensen Huang says China continues to present a significant growth opportunity even after Washington restricted the Californian company from exporting two of its top chips to the country.

Amid tensions between Taiwan and mainland China, Europe is looking to establish Western-friendly semiconductor supply chains with the help of Taiwanese chip making giants, experts say.

Chairwoman of authority’s subsidised housing committee remains hopeful shoebox flats will sell, others are less optimistic.

Dou Shixue and Liu Huakun will boost the city’s efforts to become a science and tech innovation centre, USST president says.

Education Bureau urges teachers, students and parents to ‘appreciate’ video featuring more than 400 students from 41 primary and secondary schools.

Gan Yu was found by a villager who learned that rescuers were trying to find him after he was left on a mountainside by a colleague who went to look for help.

The 82-year-old triple-vaccinated monarch has cancelled her official duties.

Gong Daoan, Deng Huilin and Liu Xinyun were sentenced over bribery charges following claims of disloyalty against President Xi Jinping.

Although competitors such as Douyin have made inroads into live-streaming e-commerce, Li’s return is expected to boost Alibaba.