End-of-life directives to go on eHealth as new law takes effect in Hong Kong
Hongkongers will be able to upload orders specifying which life-sustaining treatments they do not wish to receive when terminally ill to the city’s electronic health record platform from next Friday, when the new law comes into effect.
The move marks a significant step in formalising end-of-life care arrangements, more than 20 months after the Advance Decision on Life-sustaining Treatment Ordinance was passed by lawmakers.
“This legislation is a milestone for Hong Kong’s end-of-life care,” Dr Doris
Venezuela’s Maduro, wife due back in US court in drug trafficking case
Venezuela’s ousted president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are due back in a US court on Wednesday for a hearing over the upcoming schedule in their drug trafficking case, including a possible June 2027 trial start date.
The hearing before US District Judge Alvin Hellerstein, scheduled to start at noon local time in Manhattan federal court, could shed light on the next steps in one of the most high-profile and consequential criminal cases in recent US history.
US Special Forces captured Maduro and Flores
Families of Lamma ferry crash victims drop judicial review after legal aid denied
High Court Judge Herbert Au-yeung Ho-wing said on Wednesday that the proceedings had ceased after the plaintiffs informed the court two days ago that they would not continue the legal challenge.
The four plaintiffs – Alice Leung Shuk-ling, Leung Ka-yan, Philip Chiu Ping-chuen and Tsui-keung – lodged the application in April after the Coroner’s Court reached its verdict on the city’s deadliest maritime accident in recent decades, which claimed the lives of 39 people on October 1, 2
Singapore PM Lawrence Wong steps up renewal pace in cabinet reshuffle
Singapore ’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong stepped up the pace of renewal of his Cabinet on Wednesday by confirming two acting ministers and reinstating a former minister who was defeated in 2020 but won in last year’s poll.
Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam was promoted to senior minister, joining the ranks of former leader Lee Hsien Loong. Shanmugam, a senior counsel, entered politics in 1988 and has helmed the home affairs ministry since 2015.
Shanmugam is the first senior minister
Beijing ramps up computing power to boost ‘token economy’ in tech race with US
Beijing is ramping up its computing power and unveiling new policies to boost the city’s “token economy”, as China accelerates AI adoption across key industries in its tech race with the US.
The Chinese capital aims to add another 50,000 petaflops of intelligent computing power in the second half of 2026, pushing its total capacity over 130,000 petaflops by the end of the year, the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Economy and Information Technology said at a press briefing
Trump proposes seasoned diplomat as Malaysia envoy instead of ‘alpha male’
The United States has turned to a career Middle East diplomat for its next ambassador to Malaysia , a sharp change in tone after an earlier nominee known for his “alpha male” bravado, pro-Israel posts and culture-war commentary drew protests in the Muslim-majority country.
US President Donald Trump nominated Joshua Harris for the Kuala Lumpur posting after his previous nomination
Wang Yi and Marco Rubio at Asean discuss Xi’s planned US visit, South China Sea clash
America’s top diplomat describes dispute between Beijing and Manila over Second Thomas Shoal as very negative and benefiting no one
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Canada becomes first observer to British-Italian-Japanese GCAP fighter jet project
Ottawa gains front-row insight into the next-gen combat jet as it seeks to diversify ties amid Washington tensions
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Canada has been given a front-row seat to a British-Italian-Japanese effort to develop a sixth-generation fighter aircraft, allowing Ottawa to diversify its defence partnerships as the US and China vie for an edge in future air power.
In London on Tuesday, Canadian Defence Minister David
Chinese grandma, 71, saves drowning man from river before quietly slipping away
A 71-year-old grandmother in eastern China jumped into a river to save a young man who tried to drown himself because of his relationship problems, winning widespread admiration on social media.
The man was filmed on July 13 climbing onto a bridge’s railing before decisively jumping into a river in Suixi county in Anhui province, the Anhui Daily reported.
Liu Defang, a white-haired retiree, was chatting with friends near the bridge when she heard someone shouting, “Someone has fallen into the water