Non-stop summer rain leaves Hong Kong farmers with heavy losses as crops fail
Local farmers have suffered six-figure losses because of extreme downpours since May, with a farm in northern Hong Kong flooded for seven hours during heavy rain on Sunday.
Leung Yat-shun of Shun Sum Yuen farm in Yuen Long said on Monday that efforts to grow tens of thousands of sunflowers had been a washout since May, with precipitation in July alone having already surpassed typical levels by 23 per cent .
“This year has dealt a severe blow to the farming industry,” Leung said. “It has been
Hong Kong church-goers urged to avoid masses by breakaway Catholic group SSPX
Hong Kong’s Catholic diocese has urged worshippers to avoid masses led by a conservative group excommunicated by the Vatican after a priest from the fraternity was reported to be holding regular events in the city.
The diocese’s call came about a month after the Vatican excommunicated followers of the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX) over the group’s decision to consecrate four new bishops against the direct instruction of Pope Leo XIV.
In a statement on Monday, the diocese said the traditional Tridentine Latin mass had reportedly been celebrated
China’s DeepSeek beefs up agentic AI with ‘harness’ tests as V4 model jolts Silicon Valley
Hangzhou-based firm is recruiting developers to test software that turns language models into autonomous agents, escalating price war with US rivals
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Chinese AI company DeepSeek is inviting open-source developers to test its upcoming “harness” – software designed to turn large language models (LLMs) into AI agents – accelerating a push into agentic tech as DeepSeek’s latest V4 Flash model sends another cost-efficiency shock wave through
Safety manager dies after falling 10 floors at Hong Kong construction site
A construction safety manager has died after falling about 10 floors at a work site in Hong Kong’s Kowloon City.
Authorities received a report at 12.40pm on Monday that a man had plunged from a rooftop before landing on the fourth floor at the site on Sa Po Road.
Emergency responders discovered the 39-year-old man unconscious and
The US has helped pull Japan’s yen out of a 40-year low. Why?
Only days ago, the Japanese yen’s descent showed no signs of stopping, having already dropped to a 40-year low. But by Monday morning – after a rare intervention on the currency’s behalf by Tokyo and Washington – it surged as high as 155.23 per US dollar, its strongest level since early May, according to Chinese financial data provider Wind.
The joint action took on an extra layer of intrigue after a Reuters photograph revealed that a “to-do” list
Are commercial sea drones a new headache for PLA in South China Sea and Taiwan Strait?
A crewless vessel’s footage of a Chinese warship operating near the Philippines highlights their potential intelligence-gathering role
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Small commercial sea drones that have shown they can monitor PLA warships in the South China Sea have emerged as a new potential challenge for Beijing in the disputed waters.
Last week, Seasats, a California-based autonomous vessel maker, released footage – which has been verified by Reuters – showing its Lightfish drone
China gaokao wins: sister skips 2 grades to study with brother, rejects ‘prodigy’ label
Two teenage siblings from eastern China excelled in this year’s gaokao , leading to their acceptance into the country’s top universities and igniting intense discussions surrounding their exceptional talents and family education.
Xu Haotian, 17, and his sister Xu Haolin, 15, achieved scores of 688 and 699 out of a maximum of 750, respectively, in this year’s national university entrance exam.
Haolin’s score placed her among the top 100 in Anhui province, and
Malaysia’s call for big powers to uphold international law ‘consistently’ marks regional unease
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Analysts say the remarks are aimed broadly at powerful states as Southeast Asian nations seek stronger deterrence against coercion
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