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1. Can the US-Iran deal survive a defiant Israel and Hormuz uncertainties?

   The deal between the US and Iran aims to halt the war and energy disruptions that have rattled the global economy, but observers warned the agreement was built on ground too shaky to guarantee a lasting peace. US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian electronically signed a long-anticipated memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Wednesday to end the US-Israel war on...

2. Israel’s foreign minister cuts ties with top EU diplomat over ‘apartheid’ remark

   Israel’s foreign minister said on Thursday that he was severing all contact with the European Union’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas over reported remarks in which she allegedly compared Israel to the apartheid regime that once ruled South Africa. Diplomatic relations between Israel and the EU have come under heavy strain since the Gaza war erupted in October 2023, as well as over violence by Israeli...

3. Towngas customers face higher bills as tariffs set to rise 4.4% in August

   Towngas customers are facing higher bills as Hong Kong’s largest piped-gas provider will raise tariffs by 4.4 per cent in August, citing higher operating costs, while pledging no further changes over the next two years. The Hong Kong and China Gas Company (Towngas) said on Thursday that the tariff increase would result in about half of its commercial and industrial customers paying no more than...

4. Is hit indie film Dear You propaganda? Don’t be disrespectful, Chinese media says

   Chinese state media and influencers have pushed back on criticism of hit indie movie Dear You, which has been described as a tool to expand Beijing’s influence over the Chinese diaspora. The Chinese media’s counterpunch this week came in the countdown to the movie’s release in Singapore and other Southeast Asian markets on Thursday. The film, which is in the Teochew dialect of Chinese, depicts a...

5. 93% of mainland Chinese top talent move to Hong Kong for children’s education

   More than 90 per cent of mainland Chinese families moving to Hong Kong under the city’s talent visa schemes have cited their children’s education as the primary reason for relocating, according to a survey. The poll published on Thursday by the Beacon Group, one of the city’s largest tutoring and college admissions consultancies, showed that nearly 80 per cent of respondents chose to move at a...

6. Chinese doctors remove pair of 10cm live worms from woman’s arm after year-long pain

   Doctors in southern China had to remove two 10cm-long living worms from the arm of an anguished woman after she reported a big lump. The woman, surnamed Wang, said the lump, which first appeared on her arm a year ago, got bigger and bigger. Eventually, it ballooned to the size of a quail egg. Wang said the sharp pain from the swollen mass prompted her to seek medical treatment at Shenzhen...

7. Hegseth blasts Nato for not giving US access to European bases during Iran war

   US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth lashed out at Nato allies on Thursday, announcing a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe whose outcome will depend on how fast the Europeans take responsibility for their own security. “This will be a real review. It will be designed to ensure that Nato is moving fast and irreversibly towards Europe leading, stepping up to take primary...

8. How 2 coming Hong Kong policies aim to promote subsidised flat turnover

   Hong Kong’s Housing Authority will roll out two schemes in September to promote more efficient use of subsidised homes by allowing owners to lease properties without paying a premium and encouraging elderly owners to swap properties for a smaller or remote flat. The two initiatives received the green light from the subsidised housing committee of the authority, the city’s major public housing...

9. Mum sues Japanese authorities after 16-year-old dies from ‘hostage justice’ trauma

   The mother of a 16-year-old girl who died from emaciation following lengthy detention and menacing interrogations by Japanese authorities is seeking compensation, in the latest “hostage justice” case. The lawsuit, filed with western Japan’s Kobe district court on Wednesday, argues that the girl’s 18-day ordeal at a jail traumatised her so much that five months after her release, she weighed just...

10. Hong Kong to use 21 indicators to define poor after dropping income metric

    Hong Kong will measure the size of its poor using a new 21-indicator framework, abandoning the previous income-based metric said to have overestimated the number of underprivileged people by ignoring billions of dollars spent on public housing and healthcare. In a 224-page report released on Thursday, the government also raised the concept of “social transfer values” for the first time,...