15 h. ago In South Korea, the elderly risk their lives fighting wildfires for US$50 a day

More than seven in 10 of South Korea’s seasonal wildfire fighters are aged 60 or older. This month’s wildfires claimed some of their lives.

Events

25 h. ago Greenland’s new prime minister says US will not get the island

Trump wants to annex the territory, claiming it’s needed for national security purposes.

Politics

28 h. ago US diplomats using Trump ‘diktat’ to interfere, French minister says

A letter from the US embassy claimed that Trump’s rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives could apply outside the US.

Politics

32 h. ago ‘Selfish’ Chinese man who used mall baby nursing room for online meeting ridiculed online

‘Irresponsible’ graduate student claims broken lock in infant nursing room left him trapped inside, led to subsequent respiratory illness.

Politics

40 h. ago Hong Kong Sevens: double delight for city’s teams, crowds wowed by flyover – day 3 live

Hong Kong’s women trounce Kazakhstan, men dismantle China to claim Melrose Claymores titles, crowds watch A350 pass over Kai Tak Stadium.

Politics

64 h. ago Academy apologises for not defending Palestinian Oscar winner after assault claims

The apology came after over 600 members criticised the academy’s response to Hamdan Ballal’s claim that he was attacked by Israelis.

Events

65 h. ago Hong Kong Sevens: France stun New Zealand, knock defending champions out

Olympic gold medallists end All Blacks hopes of a three-peat in the men’s competition.

Politics

3 d. ago Man who hit girlfriend in head tells Hong Kong court he didn’t intend to kill

‘I plead not guilty to murder, but I plead guilty to manslaughter,’ defendant says.

Events

3 d. ago China’s Xi Jinping tells top global CEOs to use their influence to defend trade

China’s Xi Jinping tells top global CEOs to use their influence to defend trade  Financial Times

Politics

4 d. ago How Trump’s assault on US universities is reshaping rivalry with China

In purging individuals and ideas from US universities, Donald Trump’s new ‘red scare’ will only diminish America’s ability to attract top tech talent.

Politics

4 d. ago Opinion | How Trump’s assault on US universities is reshaping rivalry with China

Opinion | How Trump’s assault on US universities is reshaping rivalry with China  South China Morning Post

Politics

4 d. ago ‘Shameful’: China woman buys flat for old professor she cares for, family claims property

Woman says residence represents not merely bricks and mortar, but four decades of cherished memories.

Society

4 d. ago How Trump’s reckless policies could trigger a financial crisis

The institutional and legal underpinnings of the US system on which investors have long relied are under sustained assault from the Trump administration.

Events

4 d. ago Trump rages against ‘witch hunt’ amid fallout over Yemen attack plan leak

US president defends his Pentagon chief in ‘Signalgate’ scandal, and insists that no classified information was shared in breach.

Politics

4 d. ago Trump’s Japan trade threats, false claims spark disbelief: ‘want confusion, chaos to stop’

Analysts fear this disinformation will strain the US-Japan alliance, risking economic uncertainty, especially in the auto sector.

Events

4 d. ago Canada PM Mark Carney calls Trump car tariffs a ‘direct attack’ on his country

The prime minister says his government will defend Canadian workers and companies, and the US president’s trade war is hurting Americans.

Politics

5 d. ago ‘Absolutely wrong’: Jeffrey Sachs rejects US claims of Chinese overcapacity

US economics professor says China’s manufacturing heft essential to global green transition, dismisses Western charges of trade disruption.

Politics

5 d. ago Jeffrey Sachs rejects US claims of Chinese overcapacity: ‘absolutely wrong’

US economics professor says China’s manufacturing heft essential to global green transition, dismisses Western charges of trade disruption.

Politics

5 d. ago Why is China’s military so worried about Starlink? A Rand report has a warning

US Space Force needs to prepare for provocation after claim that Chinese satellites practised ‘dogfight’ manoeuvres, report says.

Events

6 d. ago Gerard Depardieu admits grabbing woman by the hips but denies it was sexual assault

Amelie K says the film star groped her and made explicit comments, in the highest-profile #MeToo case to come before France’s courts.

Events