Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences have successfully replicated the full lifecycle migration of eels—spanning 6,000 kilometres from ocean depths to freshwater—within an artificial pool environment...
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu defended the government's decision to halt legalisation of basketball betting, saying the policy was never meant to encourage gambling. He stressed that all risks must be controlled befor...
Hong Kong's Department of Health and police conducted a joint operation at registered pharmacies, arresting five men and seizing over 400 tablets of clonazepam, more than 2,700 slimming tablets, and boxes of unregistered...
Fund managers and investment banks are growing optimistic about Chinese equities, citing haven demand for yuan-linked assets and signs of recovery in the property market. Official data showed home prices in major mainlan...
Malaysia's Sultan Nazrin Shah cautioned that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is affecting every Asean nation and warned of a looming economic crisis. He said surging energy, fertiliser, and transport costs are drivin...
Governments in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia and the Philippines, have introduced work-from-home policies for civil servants to offset soaring energy costs linked to the Iran war. Analysts warn the expected savings...
Residents of Wang Fuk Court's Wang Sun House returned on the second day of pick-up sessions to salvage belongings from their fire-damaged homes, with some deploying robotic devices to assist the search. Opinions were div...
China's Dongfang Electric Machinery has successfully tested a 35-kilovolt direct-connection rotating synchronous condenser, marking a world first in reviving the century-old grid stabilisation technology for modern renew...
Thousands of Rohingya Muslims continue to brave dangerous sea journeys from Bangladesh to Southeast Asia each year, with hundreds dying en route. Survivor Rahila Begum spent two days adrift in the Andaman Sea after her b...
Despite stronger-than-expected first-quarter GDP growth, China's youth unemployment rate for those aged 16 to 24 (excluding students) rose to 16.9 per cent in March from 16.1 per cent in February, ending six consecutive ...
The number of academicians from China's leading scientific and engineering institutes in the Communist Party's Central Committee has doubled from 15 (3.5%) in the 18th Central Committee in 2012 to 30 (8%) in the 20th Cen...
China is advancing rapidly in open-source processor development based on the RISC-V architecture, with experts at the Zhongguancun Forum celebrating the establishment of a full domestic ecosystem. The Chinese Academy of ...
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has denied prior knowledge that Peter Mandelson failed an independent vetting process, saying neither he nor other ministers were informed until last week. Starmer described the failur...
Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal accused the BJP of deploying women as a political shield to push through the Constitution Amendment Bill on delimitation, while attempting to fracture the INDIA alliance. Venugop...
US Vice President Vance is set to travel to Pakistan on Tuesday for talks related to the Iran crisis, as Iran remains undecided on direct negotiations. Tehran condemned a US attack on an Iran-flagged vessel in the Gulf o...
The Hong Kong government will begin a public consultation this quarter on its inaugural five-year blueprint aligned with national development goals. Chief Executive John Lee said the plan would bring development opportun...
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat argued that a large share of vocabulary across India's linguistic traditions is derived from or influenced by Sanskrit. He maintained that promoting Sanskrit would strength...
A poll watchdog report found that 23.39% of candidates in the West Bengal Assembly elections have declared criminal cases in their self-sworn affidavits. BJP candidates account for a disproportionately high share, with 7...
More than 733 seats in Gujarat's civic body elections have been decided without polling after nomination withdrawals, with the majority going uncontested to the Bharatiya Janata Party. The development comes even as a thr...
Victory Giant, a Guangdong-based printed circuit board supplier to Nvidia, soared 57.23% on its first day of trading in Hong Kong, opening at HK$330 against an offer price of HK$209.88. The company raised HK$20 billion i...