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Chinese man hides 2 gold bars in chilli sauce jar, sends to ‘friend’ for investment

3 Dec 2025 - 9:00AM

An elderly Chinese man who hid two small gold bars in a jar of chilli sauce before sending them to a “friend” turned out to be the victim of an investment scam. Photo: Shutterstock

Diplomacy

Japan’s Sanae Takaichi moves to ease weeks of tensions with China over the Taiwan Strait

3 Dec 2025 - 9:20PMvideocam

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae has told the Japanese parliament that Tokyo’s position on Taiwan remains unchanged. Photo: Reuters

Science

US university seeks to dismiss lawsuit from family of neuroscientist Jane Wu

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Northwestern denies allegations that its conduct contributed to the death of professor Jane Wu. The university has been asked to submit a more concise version of its motion to dismiss a lawsuit, with a full hearing scheduled for February. Photo: Handout

Diplomacy

China and France should ‘understand and support each other’, Xi tells Macron

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Presidents Xi Jinping and Emmanuel Macron at a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: Reuters

Trending in China

Chinese man comes home to become mover after decade in Australia, business failure

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A middle-aged man who worked in Australia for 10 years and returned to China to work as a home mover has found a new vocation, teaching English. Photo: Shutterstock/Douyin

Photos of Eileen Chang are seen at “Beyond Distance: Half a Lifelong Friendship of Eileen Chang, Stephen Soong and Mae Fong Soong”, the inaugural exhibition at the Hong Kong Metropolitan University’s Museum of Modern Chinese Literature. Photo: Hong Kong Metropolitan University

Eileen Chang exhibition in Hong Kong reveals the woman behind the icon

Photos, letters, manuscripts and even furniture at the Museum of Modern Chinese Literature preserve Chang’s legacy 30 years after her death.

3 Dec 2025 - 5:11PM

African nations push for recognition of colonial crimes and reparations

1 Dec 2025 - 4:02PM

Why report on ship sunk in WWII may test South Korea-Japan ties

30 Nov 2025 - 11:00AM

When did domestic cats arrive in Europe? Much later than previously thought

Domestic cats may have arrived in Europe 2,000 years ago via Roman trade routes, not with farmers in prehistoric times, a new study says.

28 Nov 2025 - 7:15PM

Despite cats’ popularity as pets, the history of their domestication has remained difficult for scientists to decipher. Photo: Reuters

How Cleopatra’s bath loofah may help PLA jets to vanish from space radars

From ancient royal baths to future stealth warfare – a humble kitchen vegetable may hold the key to defeating space-based radar hunters.

26 Nov 2025 - 11:16PMvideocam

Petition filed in Japan over K-pop act Aespa’s singer posting atomic bomb image

A petition has been filed calling for Aespa, a popular K-pop group, to be banned from taking part in a New Year’s Eve music event in Japan.

22 Nov 2025 - 3:11PMvideocam

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As I see it | Not all genetic questions about race are racist

Without denying the offensive remarks of James Watson, co-discoverer of the DNA structure, some of his speculation on race does have merit.

22 Nov 2025 - 9:30AM

The late Dr James Watson poses with the original DNA model ahead of a press conference at the Science Museum in London, England, on May 20, 2005. Photo: AFP

Swiss police hunt 2 men after gold heist at museum, in echoes of Louvre robbery

Police said the men had bought tickets and waited until near closing time to overpower the guard and flee with dozens of gold coins.

21 Nov 2025 - 11:39PM

Chinese culture

How one factory is keeping Hong Kong’s porcelain craft alive

Set up in 1928, Yuet Tung China Works produces guangcai porcelain used by luxury hotels in Hong Kong and royal families in Europe.

21 Nov 2025 - 5:15PM

The enigmatic collectors’ society opening its vault of Chinese masterpieces

Hundreds of exceptional works go on show at HKMoA as a famously discreet circle of collectors marks its 65th year.

20 Nov 2025 - 2:00PM

The Engaging Past Wisdom: Min Chiu Society at Sixty-five exhibition at HKMoA includes a pendant of a dancing woman, dating back to the 3rd century BC. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong’s whale of a tale: famous skeleton at Shek O gets new lease of life

Damaged skeleton of infant mammal that wandered into Victoria Harbour in 1955 meticulously recreated and displayed at original resting spot in Cape D’Aguilar.

23 Nov 2025 - 4:16PM

Marine researchers and staff of the Swire Institute of Marine Science with the new replica at Cape D’Aguilar. Photo: Sam Tsang

Japan’s renewed sovereignty push over disputed islets irks South Korea, China

China has responded to the row at a media briefing, urging Japan to ‘seriously reflect on its history of aggression’.

19 Nov 2025 - 3:22PM

When was the first kiss? Probably around 20 million years ago, scientists say

A new study suggests our primate ancestors were kissing - but how it emerged remains a subject of debate, as does why it persisted.

19 Nov 2025 - 2:33PM

Chinese culture

Shameful period? How China’s Qing dynasty brought both wealth and humiliation

China’s final dynasty saw the arts and economy thrive under Manchu rule. But internal and external struggles corroded centuries of stability.

19 Nov 2025 - 10:23AM

The Qianlong Emperor was the fifth emperor of China’s Qing dynasty, reigning from 1735-1796. Under the Manchus, China’s final dynasty was marked by flourishing arts and economic growth. But in 1912, the imperial system that had survived for centuries collapsed as the country entered the modern era.

France’s Louvre Museum closes gallery due to structural weakness

The Campana Gallery was shuttered as a precaution after an audit revealed beam issues in the floor above.

18 Nov 2025 - 12:06PMvideocam

The Louvre Museum in Paris, France. Photo: Reuters

From our archives

In pictures: when textiles drove the golden age of ‘Made in Hong Kong’

The textile and garment industry was the engine that drove Hong Kong’s economic rise from backwater to boomtown.

17 Nov 2025 - 11:00AM

Grand Egyptian Museum introduces time slots to cope with crowds

The new museum, which has been averaging 19,000 daily visitors, will require online bookings starting December to regulate the rush.

17 Nov 2025 - 1:59PM

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Outcry forces cancellation of Holocaust artefacts auction in Germany

The controversial sale, titled ‘The System of Terror’, was cancelled after high-level Polish intervention and outcry from Holocaust survivors.

17 Nov 2025 - 11:07AM

The star of David at the Jewish memorial at the Dachau concentration camp memorial site, where more than 43,000 people were murdered and over 200,000 were imprisoned during the Nazi terror reign. Photo: AP

Catholic Church

Vatican returns 62 artefacts connected to indigenous peoples from Canada

The move is part of the Catholic Church’s reckoning with its role in helping suppress indigenous culture in the Americas.

15 Nov 2025 - 8:11PM

Meet the Muslim trans woman whose 50-year-old secret reshapes Malaysian history

From being one of the first to undergo gender-affirming surgery to a kadi-blessed marriage, Sari Kartina’s life has been a journey of faith.

14 Nov 2025 - 4:28PM

DNA research suggests Hitler likely had condition limiting sexual development

The findings feature in a new documentary, and were made possible by testing blood from the sofa on which Hitler shot himself.

14 Nov 2025 - 2:06PM

Adolf Hitler in 1938. Photo: AFP

Legal Tales | Heady history of wigs in court: the case for Hong Kong lawyers to keep them on

The wig remains one of the most enduring symbols of the legal profession, upheld across multiple common law jurisdictions.

13 Nov 2025 - 4:19PM

Wigs are part of a formal court uniform representing solemnity and tradition. Photo: Nora Tam

Malaysian academic behind Malay-Roman shipbuilding theory slams ‘media lynching’

Solehah Yaacob stands by her theory, saying her sources include four academic works and ‘historical newspaper reports’ from Australia.

12 Nov 2025 - 6:25PMvideocam

‘Prolong his power’: South Korea’s Yoon accused of using spy agency in coup

Cho Tae-yong’s arrest threatens to derail the NIS’ decades-long effort to be seen as politically neutral, analysts say.

12 Nov 2025 - 5:30PM

Why Indonesia’s hero status for ‘successful autocrat’ Suharto splits opinion

Supporters laud his three-decade rule for drastically cutting poverty, saving Indonesia’s economy and delivering national pride.

11 Nov 2025 - 8:17PMvideocam

Indonesian President Suharto, in full military uniform, salutes an armed forces’ parade on October 5, 1997. Photo: AFP

Kazakh fabric artist reflects on inherited ‘traumas’ in Hong Kong show

The Mills becomes Berlin-based Gulnur Mukazhanova’s canvas as she uses Central Asian textiles to explore perspective and question hope.

10 Nov 2025 - 4:15PM

Kazakh artist Gulnur Mukazhanova stands beside her installation False Hope or Moment of the Present, at the Mills in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong. The piece, on show until November 30, kicks off her exhibition Dowry of the Soul, which runs from November 14 to March 1, 2026. Photo: Chat

Outcry as Suharto named Indonesia’s national hero despite rights abuse claims

The new title has sparked wider concerns about historical revisionism in the country under Suharto’s former son-in-law, Prabowo.

10 Nov 2025 - 7:34PMvideocam

Louvre’s ‘mystery detective’ is a suburban teen, not a Paris sleuth

The ‘Fedora Man’, photographed in a striking vintage suit next to police on the day of the Louvre heist, enjoyed reading wild theories about himself.

10 Nov 2025 - 9:49AM

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