The one-year Master of Science in Metaverse Technology programme is set to kick off next September, according to Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Incessant rain and floods have been a bane for India in the past month. The rainy season usually draws to a close in northwest India from mid-September, and it should be ending across the country by mid-October.

Scientists put four types of microorganism into miniaturised bionic ocean battery that proved stable and suitable for very low power applications.

Retired civil servant argues in judicial review application that health authorities abused power in quashing the exemption documents.

PM Ismail Sabri’s decision, endorsed by the king, comes despite pleas from the opposition to hold the polls after the November monsoon season.

In Double Tenth Day speech, Taiwanese president also pledges to increase mass production of precision missiles and boost asymmetric warfare capability.

The uncontrolled passion of the fans and the disproportionate use of police force set up a death trap for hundreds of people.

Yeung Lam-lung is accused of hiding interests in companies that sold HK$4 million worth of goods to Hong Kong University of Science and Technology where he worked.

Why are women unlikely to win the promotion race at China’s Communist Party congress?

In this edition of the Global Impact newsletter, we count down to the 20th party congress and wrap up the recent propaganda blitz.

Two men had entered Emperor Watch and Jewellery shop on Canton Road, pretending to be customers before snatching item and fleeing in getaway car.

Explosions rocked multiple cities across Ukraine, hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin called a Saturday explosion on the huge bridge connecting Russia to Crimea a ‘terrorist act’ masterminded by Kyiv.

India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said Russia’s war on Ukraine ‘does not serve the interests of anybody’, but declined to say if his country would support a UN motion condemning Moscow’s annexation of Ukrainian territories.

Comments by professors Ivan Hung and David Hui however contradict vaccine panel chairman’s views a day earlier on move being a waste of resources and untimely.

A recent state TV documentary showed footage of an incident believed to show a Chinese fighter jet shadowing a Japanese surveillance plane in the region.

A spokesperson for Singapore’s statistics department said higher mortality rates caused by excess deaths during the pandemic caused life expectancy to fall in 2020 and 2021, the Straits Times newspaper reported.

Confessed gunman Nikolas Cruz is facing the death penalty for each of 17 counts of murder for the 2018 massacre at Parkland’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.

At least 28 defence projects are collectively 97 years late, Defence Minister Richard Marles, said on Monday.

At a campaign rally in Arizona, former US president Donald Trump took the opportunity to defend keeping classified documents by accusing past presidents of doing the same.

Two CNN journalists involved were fined after authorities found they had been working in the country after entering on tourist visas, but cleared of wrongdoing for entering the day care centre.

Shaoxing, a city in eastern Zhejiang province, is banking on key infrastructure, subsidies and various business-friendly policies to attract world-class video game developers and publishers.

Investors and fund managers want to see an increase in the individual investment quota, a wider choice of products and more financial firms joining the bay area’s cross-border channel.

State media said North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party decided to conduct the drills as an unavoidable response to a large-scale mobilisation of US and South Korean naval forces.

Many don’t reveal their mental health issues to bosses for fear of being put down, survey shows.

Brazil’s presidential election run-off on October 30 could reshape the country’s relationship with China.

A couple in China who let their five-year-old daughter drive their car around at night while filming her and posted it online are shocked to learn it is a crime after being fined by police.

The organisations are worried that, as prices rise, recession looms and more retailers destroy food that cannot be sold before expiry date, demand will outstrip supply, leaving people at risk.

Cathay Pacific, major airlines start adding flights, but are held back by shortage of pilots, crew.

President Vladimir Putin’s next steps in Ukraine may become clearer after he meets Monday with his top security officials, two days after a massive blast ripped through a key bridge that links annexed Crimea to the Russian mainland.

Online sessions allow doctors to see more patients, who save on travel and waiting time too.

As the city prepares for John Lee’s first policy address, looking back 25 years to the first post-handover address could help the new administration. Many of the issues Tung Chee-hwa faced are still present today, as are the city’s advantages and...

A landslide fuelled by flooding and days of torrential rain swept through a municipality in central Venezuela.

The US National Hurricane Centre warned that Julia was still packing a punch, not just for Nicaragua but for neighbouring countries.

Billionaire musician Kanye West, who has been open about his struggles with bipolar disorder, is no stranger to controversy.

Palestinian-American Asaad, 78, died after he was detained by Israeli troops in January who left him in an abandoned building. Israel’s Defence Ministry has agreed to pay the family US$141,000.

The Austrian president performs a largely ceremonial role, but also has sweeping powers that mean overseeing periods of transition and turbulence.

Sorokin, 31, was released on Saturday from US immigration custody to house arrest. She told The New York Times she would feel like she was ‘running from something’ if she were to be deported to Germany.

Hackers supporting Iran’s protests interrupted a broadcast with a depiction of crosshairs and flames over an image of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

‘We will ensure that the EU imposes entry bans on those responsible for this brutal repression and freezes their assets in the EU,’ said Annalena Baerbock.

Former US president appeared in video shown at Madrid rally which also showed messages from Hungary’s Viktor Orban and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, among others.

The way members of the party’s Politburo and its Standing Committee are selected has always been opaque.

Health officials have received an application from German company for approval for booster dose against BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron strains.

Russia pointed out ‘balanced, thoughtful’ work of ‘countries which take responsible position within Opec’ and are ‘opposed’ to US’ actions.

‘Sabotage’ comes weeks after explosion of gas pipelines connecting Russia to Germany, with concerns being raised over possible links to Berlin’s support for Ukraine.

80 per cent of respondents suffer from long Covid, with half experiencing brain fog, according to Society for Community Organisation survey.

Meeting is the clearest sign that all the key decisions on personnel and party charter revisions have been completed and are ready for endorsement.

China said to be at a ‘more junior stage’ in forming a global network of bases and facilities.

Scottish First Minister is hopeful a second referendum on independence will happen, and says Brexit was a game-changer.

Police are looking into a report that a CNN crew entered the nursery school without permission after Thursday’s attack.

This year’s National Day break could be the bleakest for the tourism industry, consultant says.