Hong Kong to face brighter but hotter weather this week after days of heavy rain

Heavy rainfall in Central. Photo: Karma Lo

Hong Kong can expect sunnier but very hot weather later this week, the city’s forecaster has said, as residents woke to an amber rainstorm warning for the second consecutive morning.

The Hong Kong Observatory on Monday issued the amber rainstorm warning signal at 6.40am, following a similar alert on Sunday morning that remained in place for more than six hours.


Playing musical instrument helps medical students perform surgical tasks better: study

Playing a musical instrument helps medical students perform surgical tasks 10 per cent faster and more skilfully, according to a new study by the University of Hong Kong (HKU).

The results showed that students with musical experience completed surgical tasks in an average time of 223.5 seconds, compared with 249.3 seconds for those without, making them nearly 26 seconds faster.

The experience of Sien Gurr, a sixth-year medical student at HKU who started learning the violin at the age of


How likely is Beijing to walk the talk on boosting consumption?

Illustration: Dennis Yip

Wang Xiangwei was the Post's editor-in-chief from 2012-2015.

Chinese officials tend to report only good news and bury bad news for propaganda purposes and career advancement. That is why it came as a genuine surprise when, on July 22, Zhang Enhui, the party chief of Changchun, an industrial powerhouse known for its automobile sector and technological research, publicly broke with that tradition. He


Three strikes, DAP’s out? Loss in Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan puts coalition on notice

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DAP chief Anthony Loke’s defeat in Chennah, which he has represented for 13 years, is a big blow to the ruling coalition’s largest party

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DAP chairman Gobind Singh Deo (left) consoles Anthony Loke after he loses his Chennah seat on Saturday. Photo: Facebook/DAPMalaysia
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What is ‘bamboo-copter’, its links to China and Japan; how it inspired modern helicopters

The bamboo-copter, known as the

The bamboo-copter is one of the most famous gadgets from the pocket of Doraemon, an iconic robot cat from a Japanese cartoon series who employs futuristic devices to assist a clumsy boy, notably enabling the protagonists to fly.

In fact, this gadget is inspired by a Chinese invention that dates back over a thousand years.

The bamboo-copter was one of the earliest gadgets presented to the boy Nobita Nobi by the robotic cat character from the 2

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2 fire service contractors linked to Tai Po tragedy still running, open to new contracts

The catastrophic fire at Wang Fuk Court last November killed 168 people and displaced nearly 5,000 others. Karma Lo
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Global institutional investors eager to trade Chinese bond futures in Hong Kong, HKEX says

A view of Exchange Square in Central, home to bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, on July 21. Photo: Jelly Tse

International asset managers, pension funds and insurance companies have shown strong interest in offshore China government bond futures, which are set to start trading in Hong Kong for the first time on Monday, according to senior stock exchange executives.
The new 5-year China government bond futures contracts will have a size of 500,000 yuan (US$74,051). Bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX

Philippines eyes Ukraine’s drone know-how for South China Sea

An FP-1 deep-strike drone launches for a combat mission in an undisclosed location in Ukraine in 2026. Photo: Reuters
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Eastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced evacuation of 60,000 people

A car and buildings after a fire passed through Spokane, Washington. Photo: AP

Wildfires in eastern Washington state forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area while destroying at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures, authorities said on Sunday.

The fires in and around Spokane, the state’s second largest city, burned about 21 sq km (8.2 square miles) over the weekend and were among dozens of wildfires across the western US that stretched the ability of federal


Trump says new talks with Iran to begin on Monday after calling off strikes

The US president said he had been asked by Iran as well as US partners Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar to hold off on the new strikes

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US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday. Photo: AFP

US President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran will begin on Monday after he decided to hold off on new strikes against the Islamic republic to pursue a deal.

“Obviously, they don’t want to be attacked. They knew the extent of the attack because