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Regional cooperation is a key priority in Hong Kong’s first five-year plan. In the fourth of a five-part series on the plan, we look at how life in the Greater Bay Area can get better, with the right policies. Read part one here, part two here and part three here. Eager to escape Hong Kong’s suffocating housing conditions, university administrative worker Polly Chan decided in 2023 to rent a weeke...
Regional cooperation is a key priority in Hong Kong’s first five-year plan. In the fourth of a five-part series on the plan, we look at how life in the Greater Bay Area can get better, with the right policies. Read part one here, part two here and part three here. Eager to escape Hong Kong’s suffocating housing conditions, university administrative worker Polly Chan decided in 2023 to rent a weeke...
A young Chinese man who has just graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Technology from the prestigious Wuhan University is set to embark on a new life as a doctoral student at the same institution. Peng Wenle is not just another ordinary 21-year-old; he was abducted at the age of three in 2008 from outside his parents’ telephone service shop in southern China’s Shenzhen and wa...
As Leopold Aschenbrenner’s US hedge fund saw assets wiped off by more than two-thirds in a single month, some of China’s new portfolio managers also felt the shock across the Pacific, learning bitter lessons early in their careers. The 50-day market turmoil, sparked by a global correction in artificial intelligence stocks in June, turned some of China’s rookie managers into an unwitting focal poin...
A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake gas struck off the coast of Indonesia, damaging buildings and homes, and triggering a tsunami warning
A new poll shows Lula leading Bolsonaro, but the gap has closed ahead of Brazil's high-stakes presidential election.
More than half of women’s organisations operating in Afghanistan could cease operations within next year: UN Women.
Families are demanding answers over loved ones buried under rubble in Cali, Colombia after Monday’s 7.4 magnitude quake.
Ramsey stars in a new film about a cancer survivor who attends “chemo camp” and finds friendship, love and freedom.
The BBC's lawyers argue Trump's family members "have personal knowledge" of his intentions in the speech he gave outside the US Capitol on 6 January 2021.
A reported cannabis-positive test involving an Air India pilot raises questions about what such a result can actually tell investigators.
With its padded leather and gold “CC” lock, Coco Chanel’s instantly recognisable bag is practically part of the uniform for any self-respecting Bangkok property agent – an apt accessory for a city that recently edged into the top 10 anywhere for luxury spending. But in chastened economic times liquidity and luxury are no longer in lockstep, challenging many of those with expensive tastes to find n...
US President Trump says that 'pretty soon' he will declare the Strait of Hormuz a US territory once Iran is defeated.
Shallow quake hit Indonesia’s Flores region early on Saturday, prompting thousands to seek higher groundA powerful 7.7-magnitude quake struck eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, killing at least 38 people, causing widespread panic and collapsing buildings and homes in a region prone to deadly earthquakes.Authorities had issued a tsunami warning, which has since been lifted, but there have been do...
Shallow quake hit Indonesia’s Flores region early on Saturday, prompting thousands to seek higher groundA powerful 7.7-magnitude quake struck eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, killing at least 20 people, causing widespread panic and collapsing buildings and homes in a region prone to deadly earthquakes.Authorities had issued a tsunami warning, which has since been lifted, but there have been do...
Shallow quake hit Indonesia’s Flores region early on Saturday, prompting thousands to seek higher groundA powerful 7.7-magnitude quake struck eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, killing at least five people, causing widespread panic and collapsing buildings and homes in a region prone to deadly earthquakes.Authorities had issued a tsunami warning, which has since been lifted, but there have been ...
Shallow quake hit Indonesia’s Flores region early on Saturday, prompting thousands to seek higher groundA powerful 7.7-magnitude quake struck eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, killing two people, causing widespread panic and collapsing buildings and homes in a region prone to deadly earthquakes.Authorities initially issued a tsunami warning, but it has since been lifted. Continue reading...
Shallow quake hit Indonesia’s Flores region early on Saturday, prompting thousands to seek higher ground after initial tsunami warning A powerful 7.7-magnitude quake struck eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, sending thousands running in panic after authorities issued a tsunami warning.The shallow quake hit Indonesia’s Flores region with a depth of 10km at 5.58am lo...
Quake hit Indonesia’s Flores region with a depth of 10km early on Saturday morningA powerful 7.7-magnitude quake struck eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, triggering a tsunami warning and prompting hundreds to evacuate.The quake hit Indonesia’s Flores region with a depth of 10km at 5:58am on Saturday, Indonesia time. The epicentre of the shallow quake was 68km (42 ...
Quake hit Indonesia’s Flores region with a depth of 10km early on Saturday morningA powerful 7.7-magnitude quake has struck off the coast of Indonesia, the US Geological Survey said. No immediate casualties or damage were reported.The quake hit Indonesia’s Flores region with a depth of 10km at 5:58am on Saturday Indonesia time. It’s epicentre was 68km (42 miles) north-northwest of the city of Ende...
A potential mid-air collision was averted in the US after a Phoenix air traffic controller recognised that two American Airlines planes were mistakenly flying under the same number, and acted quickly to keep them apart.
A potential mid-air collision was averted in the US after a Phoenix air traffic controller recognised that two American Airlines planes were mistakenly flying under the same number, and acted quickly to keep them apart.
A potential mid-air collision was averted in the US after a Phoenix air traffic controller recognised that two American Airlines planes were mistakenly flying under the same number, and acted quickly to keep them apart.
Just months ago, disorganised planning from Washington in the lead-up to President Donald Trump’s landmark China visit frustrated Chinese officials. Now, Beijing is watching the same story play out on the other side of the world. With less than six weeks until Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned trip to Washington – his first state visit since 2015 – Beijing finds itself increasingly unsettled ...
Zimbabwean novelist Sue Nyathi self-funded her debut novel and now asks who can afford to write at all.
Zimbabwean novelist Sue Nyathi self-funded her debut novel and now asks who can afford to write at all.
From exploring their own backyard to travelling abroad, many Canadians are spending their money elsewhere to send a message to the US president.
In one of the world's fastest aging countries, older people are finding creative ways to stay healthy.
Thirty lions and tigers from a closed Argentine zoo are starting a new life at wildlife sanctuaries in South Africa and the United States
A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck off the coast of Indonesia, The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake hit Indonesia’s Flores region with a depth of 10 kilometers at 5:58 a.m. Saturday Indonesia time
