USS Benfold had been asserting its right to navigate through the waters under international law, according to US Seventh Fleet. PLA spokesman says it was warned off after entering Chinese territorial waters illegally.

A court ordered four former senior managers to pay the damages in a suit brought by shareholders who accused them of failing to prevent the calamity.

Free testing service at the control point will start half an hour earlier, lasting from 7.30am to 6.30pm, from Friday.

With upwards of 37,000 new daily cases, there can be ‘no doubt’ that Japan is in the midst of a ‘new wave’ fuelled by the BA.5 Omicron subvariant, the head of the government’s pandemic advisory panel said.

High Court Judge Madam Justice Esther Toh lambasts Liu Yueteng, 26 for ‘cowardly’ acts.

China’s exports grew by 17.9 per cent in June compared with a year earlier, while imports grew by 1 per cent last month, data released on Wednesday showed.

Opening borders with mainland China and rest of the world top of the agenda.

Does US visit by Beijing-based think tank delegation signal a return of China’s knowledge class to international policy discussions?

Owner tried to take them to Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals but left when he was asked to make an appointment.

Former US president Donald Trump escalated his feud with billionaire Elon Musk in a series of Truth Social posts.

Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung insists 2.5 per cent proposed increment is effective, with high performers rewarded individually.

Several depositors in the Henan banks at the centre of fraud allegations say they have been called by police or had their social media use limited.

Health minister Professor Lo Chung-mau calls for ‘significant’ reduction in price of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests.

Former British finance minister Rishi Sunak is one among the eight candidates competing to replace Boris Johnson as prime minister and Conservative Party leader.

Researchers say Earth-centric standards create challenges when measuring time on other planets or different parts of the solar system.

Addressing the Pacific Islands Forum in Fiji, Vice-President Kamala Harris said the US will open new embassies in Tonga and Kiribati and appoint a designated envoy to the region.

Russia’s attack on Ukraine has opened old wounds for the loved ones of the 298 people who died aboard flight MH17 eight years ago.

Live-streaming recruitment, in which agents introduce job openings to viewers and send links for them to apply, has gained popularity, especially among blue-collar workers.

A viral video in China shows a daughter, whose father is secretly making her walk to lose weight, mistakenly thinks he is worried about his own weight and tells him that she loves him regardless.

The awards, held without interruption since 1990, honour outstanding achievements in seven categories this year. A lifetime achievement award is available to honour the worthy recipient at the discretion of the judges.

Secretary for Health Professor Lo Chung-mau says he favours a local health code and more testing to better ring-fence cases, ensure city does not have to return to tightened social measures.

Hospital Authority begins dialogue with five applicants deemed qualified among applications received for scheme to allow overseas-trained doctors to practise in city.

Customers at four Chinese rural banks in Henan province and one in neighbouring Anhui protested after being cut off from their savings since April, with police arresting members of a ‘criminal gang’ and naming another suspect.

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who left the country earlier in the day, had authorised Wickremesinghe to act on his behalf.

The social media giant asked a US court to order the world’s richest person to go through with the merger at the agreed price of US$54.20.

Congressional-Executive Commission on China hears recommendations on how to increase pressure on Beijing over its crackdown on Hongkongers’ rights.

At the latest January 6 hearing, Republican lawmaker Liz Cheney says the ex-president recently tried to call a witness for the investigating committee.

Air cover and fire support from the Fujian could give the PLA more options in the event of conflict with Taiwan, analyst Wang Hongliang says.

Supply chain integrity and added autonomy in the private sector are crucial for national security, says Representative Chrissy Houlahan, a member of the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services committees.

Militant leader Maher al-Agal was riding a motorcycle at the time of the attack, which also left one of his top aides seriously injured.

The two hit shows will compete for the ‘best drama’ crown in television’s equivalent of the Oscars.

Of the 11 original hopefuls, ex-finance chief Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss are among those securing enough support for the first ballot; ex-health secretary Sajid Javid was a surprise casualty.

A batch of 4 new images include shots of a glittering ‘landscape’ in the Carina Nebula, and the orange and blue cloud surrounding a dying star.

CUHK research study finds that digital red packets are most useful as a tool for companies to gain new and retain existing customers when they are allowed to be shared on social media  

CUHK research collaboration with leading robotics pioneer and Hong Kong hotel suggests service robots can help gauge customer satisfaction  

CUHK research using Chinese data illustrates that consumers prefer products that elicit competence when comparing to peers who are better off, and vice versa  

CUHK research finds that housing price appreciation leads to higher online consumption, less payment hesitation, less order returns and more online shopping activity during work hours

Daren Lau (OneMBA 2011), the Chairman, Executive Director and CEO of Tam Jai International Co. Ltd., has successfully capitalised on an online fad with the noodles shop and turned it into branding gold, catapulting this Hong Kong brand to greater pro...

Matthew Hedges said he was in solitary confinement for months and ‘vulnerable to the whims’ of his interrogators, while Ali Issa Ahmad said he was tortured ’for wearing a Qatar T-shirt’ while there for a football tournament.

UN human rights body hears that civil rights campaigners fear backlash over submissions to Geneva hearing on national security law.

To help stabilise China’s reeling cotton industry, the state will begin stockpiling Xinjiang cotton from mills on Wednesday – its first such purchases in 15 months – but mills still expect to lose a fortune.

Researchers expose box full of bacteria to environment resembling the red planet, but only those containing magnetic particles can endure UV radiation.

Working groups set up by city’s new leader John Lee convene first meeting.

A committee, made up of independent experts, said rising cases, ongoing viral evolution and pressure on health services in a number of countries mean the situation remains an emergency.

During a two-day trip to Malaysia, Wang Yi said the dessert he ate was ‘so delicious, I am so impressed’.

Retreat of European firms has left Huawei and ZTE as the only top global providers of 5G networks with operations in Russia.

If the law is passed, certain sex offenders could be given the option to have injections to reduce testosterone levels in return for shorter jail time.

Survey by Hong Kong Unison finds members of ethnic minority groups have monthly household income that is less than half of most similar-sized families in city.

Amid the economic crisis, with food, fuel and medicine shortages, the president and prime minister have both said they’ll resign; protesters are refusing to leave government buildings until the men have formally gone.

Under new owner Beijing Zhiguangxin Holding, Tsinghua Unigroup gets a new lease on life to run some of the nation’s major semiconductor operations.