Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed on Friday to destroy Gaza City if Hamas did not agree to disarm, release all remaining hostages in the territory and end the war on Israels terms. Soon, the gates of hell will open upon the heads of Hamass murderers and rapists in Gaza until they agree to Israels conditions for ending the war, primarily the ...

A Hong Kong judge hearing Jimmy Lai Chee-yings national security trial has dismissed the defences contention that the former media boss was just exercising his right to freedom of expression with his anti-China comments, citing crackdowns on pro-Palestinian protests in the West. A protracted debate at West Kowloon Court on the proper reading of Lais ...

China is gearing up for an intense week of diplomacy as it finalises preparations for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin this month, followed by a grand military parade in Beijing to commemorate the end of World War II. All eyes will be on how China asserts its diplomatic clout and positions itself as a world power to be reckoned with ...

A recent crackdown by Hong Kong police on a syndicate that allegedly sold illicit upskirt images for a profit of about HK$4 million (US$512,000) has raised the alarm over the prevalence of such crimes in the city. The Post examines the case, the legal consequences and the resources available to support victims. 1. What happened in the recent case? Police ...

A technical change in the latest model from Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek could be a big step towards achieving Chinas goal of AI self-sufficiency, as it shows a new level of coordination between local model developers and hardware makers, according to analysts and industry insiders. This week, the Hangzhou-based AI lab said its new V3.1 ...

JPMorgan Chase will pay the Malaysian government US$330 million as part of a settlement to resolve all matters related to its role in the multibillion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, both parties said on Friday. Malaysian and US investigators say at least US$4.5 billion was stolen from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) in a globe-spanning scheme ...

Former Sri Lankan president Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Friday in connection with allegations of misuse of state funds, local television channel Ada Derana reported. Wickremesinghe, 76, was taken into custody after arriving at the CID office in the capital, Colombo, to record a statement in an ...

A record high number of private-sector executives and chief scientists have been shortlisted this year to compete for academicianship in Chinas top institute for engineering science and technology. Nineteen are included on the newly released candidate list for the Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), including Hu Guoping, 48, principal researcher and ...

A new Chinese flying-wing aircraft possibly the CH-7 stealth drone or another new model seen recently on satellite imagery could be undergoing test flights, an image circulating on social media suggests. The photo, which could not be verified, shows the large aircraft in flight from the rear, its landing gear down and split rudders near the wing tips. Its ...

South Korean President Lee Jae-myungs push for closer ties with Tokyo has upended expectations in Japan, with analysts describing his outreach as a pragmatic shift that could reshape the tone of bilateral ties long coloured by historical disputes. Lee is due in Japan on Saturday for a two-day summit with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, with the two leaders ...

Chinas Victory Day parade next month is expected to feature new strategic heavy weapons, with observers closely watching for the possible debut of new air-launched and sea-based nuclear-capable missiles. On Wednesday, Wu Zeke, deputy director of the parade leadership office, briefed reporters on preparations for the event commemorating the 80th anniversary ...

Indias Supreme Court modified its order on stray dogs on Friday, directing that those picked up from streets in and around Delhi be released after sterilisation and immunisation, following a storm of protests from animal lovers. Earlier this month, the court ruled that all stray dogs in Delhi and its suburbs be moved to shelters following a surge in dog ...

The United Nations on Friday officially declared a famine in Gaza, the first in the Middle East, with its experts saying 500,000 people were facing catastrophic hunger. UN aid chief Tom Fletcher said the famine was entirely preventable, saying food could not get through to the Palestinian territory because of systematic obstruction by Israel. But Israels ...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said he was surprised by Beijings questioning of the security of its H20 artificial intelligence chips and that it would be up to the US government to decide whether the company can produce a new product for the Chinese market. Huang made the comments during a visit to Taiwan on Friday, where he had meetings scheduled with top ...

Hong Kongs alleged transshipment of Western-sanctioned dual-use goods for Russias war effort in Ukraine remains a major concern for the European Union, the blocs top envoy in the city has said. At an event on Friday to mark Ukraines Independence Day, Harvey Rouse, the head of the EU office in Hong Kong, said he had continued to raise the issue with city ...

A trainee surgeon was released from custody on bail on Friday after he was accused of secretly video recording hundreds of medical colleagues in the restrooms of Australian hospitals. Ryan Cho, 28, is likely to face around 500 charges relating to 4,500 intimate videos he secretly recorded with phones mainly in the staff restrooms of three Melbourne ...

A couple in China have filed a lawsuit against a car manufacturer after their five-year-old daughter adjusted the car seat, which inadvertently led to the death of their two-year-old son due to suffocation from being trapped by the seat. However, the Shanghai Pudong District Peoples Court dismissed their lawsuit, stating that the tragedy was caused by the ...

Beijings liaison office chief in Hong Kong has called on the city to tell the stories of the war of resistance against Japanese aggression well to strengthen young residents sense of national identity. Zhou Ji, director of Beijings liaison office in Hong Kong, also said on Friday that Hongkongers should carry forward the great spirit of the war to unite ...

Hongkongers could have the chance to witness a blood moon as part of a total lunar eclipse if the weather is favourable next month, the local forecaster has said. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Friday that the eclipse would start at 11.26pm on September 7 when the moon enters the penumbra, or partial shadow. The total eclipse would only start at 1.30am ...

Chinas electricity consumption surpassed the 1 trillion kilowatt-hour mark in July, energy authorities said, as scorching heatwaves pushed demand to levels equivalent to the annual usage of all Asean nations combined. Power usage in the country rose 8.6 per cent year on year to reach a historic high of 1.02 trillion kilowatt-hours (kWh), according to data ...

Two nude statues of girls in a public park in western Japan are the latest casualties in what critics call an overly cautious purge of post-war art once hailed as symbols of peace and cultural sophistication. The statues in question designed by sculptor Seiichi Abe to mark the 1988 opening of the Seto Ohashi Bridge connecting Kagawa and Okayama prefectures ...

A fleet of large civilian cargo ships has sailed through the Taiwan Strait since heading south from the Bohai Sea off northern mainland China, prompting speculation about a possible joint amphibious landing drill with the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA). The seven ro-ro, or roll-on/roll-off ships, with the Yantai-based Bohai Ferry Company in Shandong ...

Leather goods manufacturer China International Development Corporation (CIDC) has invested HK$100 million (US$13.9 million) to acquire a 20 per cent stake in Hong Kong-based asset tokenisation start-up NVT, signalling growing enthusiasm for digital assets in the city. The partnership would allow CIDC to use NVTs tokenisation infrastructure, positioning ...

Chinese authorities have announced new rules targeting the rapid expansion of medical science accounts on social media and other unofficial channels to counteract false and misleading medical information online. On August 1, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the National Health Commission (NHC), the State Administration for Market Regulation ...

A former Hong Kong firefighter was sentenced to six years and three months in prison after being found guilty of raping a female friend in a hotel room while she was intoxicated. High Court Judge William Tam Yiu-ho said on Friday that Chan Cheuk-hin, 28, had committed a serious offence that caused the victim to suffer from severe depression, anxiety and ...