🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 21, 2026
Unvaccinated girl, 12, becomes Hong Kong’s second child flu death this season
Unvaccinated girl, 12, becomes Hong Kong’s second child flu death this season
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🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 21, 2026
Malaysia’s border chief charged with assaulting police in viral airport clash
Malaysia’s border chief charged with assaulting police in viral airport clash
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 20, 2026
19.2 million Afghans could soon face ‘acute food insecurity’: UN
19.2 million Afghans could soon face ‘acute food insecurity’: UN
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 20, 2026
Hong Kong child sex sentences remain far below maximum life, report finds
Hong Kong child sex sentences remain far below maximum life, report finds
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 20, 2026
Dire straits: why Filipino sailors continue to brave troubled Middle East waters
Dire straits: why Filipino sailors continue to brave troubled Middle East waters
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 20, 2026
Chinese AI idol’s ‘pregnancy’ stunt sparks backlash, debate over digital boundaries
Chinese AI idol’s ‘pregnancy’ stunt sparks backlash, debate over digital boundaries
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 19, 2026
From pandas to Peak vistas, Hong Kong sets out to captivate Apec delegates
From pandas to Peak vistas, Hong Kong sets out to captivate Apec delegates
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 19, 2026
Left paralysed after crash, Hong Kong Keeta rider caught in insurance limbo
Left paralysed after crash, Hong Kong Keeta rider caught in insurance limbo
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 18, 2026
Lifts at 74 more buildings serviced by Taizoom lack safety parts, taking total to 152
Lifts at 74 more buildings serviced by Taizoom lack safety parts, taking total to 152
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 18, 2026
Lithuanians take shelter, Nato jets scramble as suspected drone explodes
Lithuanians take shelter, Nato jets scramble as suspected drone explodes
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 18, 2026
Hong Kong to review Peak lighting installation after outcry over felled trees
Hong Kong to review Peak lighting installation after outcry over felled trees
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 18, 2026
China urged to copy Pentagon’s hi-tech warfare project without US conflicts of interest
China urged to copy Pentagon’s hi-tech warfare project without US conflicts of interest
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 18, 2026
The AI promise was automation. The reality? Managing digital workers
The AI promise was automation. The reality? Managing digital workers
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 18, 2026
Elderly Hong Kong couple die in suspected suicide pact over Parkinson’s diagnosis
Elderly Hong Kong couple die in suspected suicide pact over Parkinson’s diagnosis
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 18, 2026
Hurricane Trudy threatens Mexican coast with flooding, mudslides
Hurricane Trudy threatens Mexican coast with flooding, mudslides
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 18, 2026
Katie Zacharia and Mao Ning – a study in contrasts in US and China media strategies
Katie Zacharia and Mao Ning – a study in contrasts in US and China media strategies
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 18, 2026
Why Plato-to-Nato Western myth is being resurrected
Why Plato-to-Nato Western myth is being resurrected
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 18, 2026
Pope Leo pledges return to duties following lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo pledges return to duties following lung cancer surgery
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 17, 2026
Hong Kong orders lift contractors to review doors installed over past 10 years
Hong Kong orders lift contractors to review doors installed over past 10 years
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 17, 2026
Bangladesh tourist resort fire kills 10
Bangladesh tourist resort fire kills 10
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 17, 2026
Chinese kindergarten owner given life sentence over lead paint poisoning scandal
Chinese kindergarten owner given life sentence over lead paint poisoning scandal
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 16, 2026
Is Philippines geared for El Nino? Critics say water-planning has run dry
Is Philippines geared for El Nino? Critics say water-planning has run dry
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 15, 2026
Hong Kong loses record 40 kindergartens as birth rate drops, women wait to have kids
Hong Kong loses record 40 kindergartens as birth rate drops, women wait to have kids
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 10, 2026
Russian attacks kill 20 in Ukraine after Trump strikes diesel deal with Putin
Russian attacks kill 20 in Ukraine after Trump strikes diesel deal with Putin
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 10, 2026
127 arrested as Hong Kong police bust Vietnamese-led loan-sharking syndicate
127 arrested as Hong Kong police bust Vietnamese-led loan-sharking syndicate
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 10, 2026
China’s Zhejiang province calls to limit tech giants’ power over online traffic
China’s Zhejiang province calls to limit tech giants’ power over online traffic
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 10, 2026
Senior civil servants could face disciplinary action over Tai Po fire if named in report
Senior civil servants could face disciplinary action over Tai Po fire if named in report
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 10, 2026
2 men die in float festival accidents in Japan
2 men die in float festival accidents in Japan
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 10, 2026
Cracks in security? Qing dynasty ceramics damaged in British Museum display
Cracks in security? Qing dynasty ceramics damaged in British Museum display
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 10, 2026
Could Indonesia’s ‘content governor’ rival Prabowo for the presidency in 2029?
Could Indonesia’s ‘content governor’ rival Prabowo for the presidency in 2029?
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 10, 2026
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: explorer inspires youth through glacial field trips
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: explorer inspires youth through glacial field trips
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 10, 2026
Australia says it won’t buy Russian fuel despite Trump’s diesel agreement
Australia says it won’t buy Russian fuel despite Trump’s diesel agreement
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 10, 2026
The hidden heartbreak of losing a pet in Singapore and Malaysia
The hidden heartbreak of losing a pet in Singapore and Malaysia
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 10, 2026
Worker prospects in Hong Kong hair, beauty sector not cut and dried amid staff shortages
Worker prospects in Hong Kong hair, beauty sector not cut and dried amid staff shortages
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 10, 2026
Singaporean teenager flown to hospital after falling ill during Lion Rock hike
Singaporean teenager flown to hospital after falling ill during Lion Rock hike
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 10, 2026
Will Taiwan issue derail Washington and Beijing’s latest reset? Analysts are sceptical
Will Taiwan issue derail Washington and Beijing’s latest reset? Analysts are sceptical
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 10, 2026
Trump slams Norway and Nobel committee after missing out on Peace Prize
Trump slams Norway and Nobel committee after missing out on Peace Prize
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 10, 2026
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: Blind musician with rare birth disease plays her heart out
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: Blind musician with rare birth disease plays her heart out
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 10, 2026
Why a Communist Party boss had a coffee shop date with Chinese content creators
Why a Communist Party boss had a coffee shop date with Chinese content creators
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 9, 2026
Developer of One Stanley pledges 6-year warranty and checks amid steel bar probe
Developer of One Stanley pledges 6-year warranty and checks amid steel bar probe
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 9, 2026
Philippines thought Pogos were gone. Corruption and AI still power them
Philippines thought Pogos were gone. Corruption and AI still power them
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 9, 2026
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: firm uses 3D-printed tiles to restore coral reefs
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: firm uses 3D-printed tiles to restore coral reefs
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 9, 2026
Sacred splashes: ancient Chinese ritual of ‘elephant washing’ for good fortune
Sacred splashes: ancient Chinese ritual of ‘elephant washing’ for good fortune
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 7, 2026
Singapore’s air pollution worst in world as haze shuts Malaysia schools
Singapore’s air pollution worst in world as haze shuts Malaysia schools
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 7, 2026
521kg of meth seized from Laos private jet bound for Manila, not Malaysia: police
521kg of meth seized from Laos private jet bound for Manila, not Malaysia: police
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 6, 2026
Hong Kong approves average fee hikes of up to 4.75 per cent for non-public schools
Hong Kong approves average fee hikes of up to 4.75 per cent for non-public schools
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 6, 2026
4 Indonesian seamen kidnapped by Somali pirates return home
4 Indonesian seamen kidnapped by Somali pirates return home
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 6, 2026
AirAsia chief’s jab backfires, Singaporeans going ‘car-lite’: 7 Asia highlights
AirAsia chief’s jab backfires, Singaporeans going ‘car-lite’: 7 Asia highlights
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 6, 2026
Hong Kong leader calls for stronger construction oversight amid One Stanley case
Hong Kong leader calls for stronger construction oversight amid One Stanley case
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 6, 2026
Malaysia’s queen comforts family of girl found dead at school, pledges to get justice
Malaysia’s queen comforts family of girl found dead at school, pledges to get justice
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 6, 2026
Bangkok braces for fresh chaos as possible floods threaten IMF-World Bank summit
Bangkok braces for fresh chaos as possible floods threaten IMF-World Bank summit
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 5, 2026
US to announce US$150 million for Alaska power lines as Vance visits battleground state
US to announce US$150 million for Alaska power lines as Vance visits battleground state
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 5, 2026
2 killed, including student, in ‘horrific’ school bus crash in Florida
2 killed, including student, in ‘horrific’ school bus crash in Florida
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 5, 2026
US search for missing airmen in China gains new attention after Xi-Trump summit
US search for missing airmen in China gains new attention after Xi-Trump summit
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 5, 2026
Bid to turn 14 subsidised Hong Kong sale flats into subdivided homes raises abuse concerns
Bid to turn 14 subsidised Hong Kong sale flats into subdivided homes raises abuse concerns
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 5, 2026
‘There will be no Hamas rule in Gaza,’ Netanyahu vows at October 7 memorial
‘There will be no Hamas rule in Gaza,’ Netanyahu vows at October 7 memorial
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 5, 2026
France school protests: teenager’s hand blown off after picking up grenade
France school protests: teenager’s hand blown off after picking up grenade
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 5, 2026
France, Germany call for new weapon allowing ‘immediate cut off’ of China from EU market
France, Germany call for new weapon allowing ‘immediate cut off’ of China from EU market
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 5, 2026
Hong Kong IVF clinic cleared to resume all services after embryo specimen mix-up
Hong Kong IVF clinic cleared to resume all services after embryo specimen mix-up
🇨🇳 China•Society•Oct 5, 2026
Authorities investigate viral drone footage of National Day fireworks display
Authorities investigate viral drone footage of National Day fireworks display
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