This is the 67th instalment in a biweekly series profiling major Hong Kong pop culture figures of recent decades. From growing up impoverished in a village in Huizhou, in east-central Guangdong province, to sending his son to an elite international school in Shanghai, the life of actor and singer Jordan Chan Siu-chun has been a…
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Washington State’s Attorney General Nick Brown says that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has agreed to resume grant evaluations for medical and public health research. The Trump administration paused evaluations of research grants funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in February 2025. The University of Washington was one of…
The Chinese government has urged the Netherlands that Dutch officials “correct their mistakes” regarding the takeover of chipmaker Nexperia, and help in restoring the global chip supply chain. In a statement released this week, the Chinese commerce ministry described the Dutch administrative interference as “inappropriate” and “perplexing”.“China once again urges the Netherlands not to act…
Lazio’s transfer market has finally been unlocked as the club nears the definitive sale of Valentin ‘Taty’ Castellanos to West Ham. According to Calciomercato, the Argentine striker is set to join the Premier League side for a total fee of €30 million, a figure that represents a vital financial injection for President Claudio Lotito. The…
Donald Trump may be remaking the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts into a pool of his self-reflection, but a writer for South Park, the TV series that better reflects the obsessions and tendencies of the administration than any political pundit, has purchased the rights to trumpkennedycenter.org. Toby Morton, a TV writer and…
NIGEL Farage will embark on a “double or quits” £5 million spending spree to win over voters in the build-up to May’s local elections. The Reform UK leader has so far sent out five million leaflets to outer London and every home in Scotland and Wales in a major push for support. Sign up for…
Honor enjoyed a great 2025! It’s been hard to find any losers in the maker’s lineup, thanks to thoughtful upgrades and great deals throughout the year. Let’s look at how it did. Winner: Honor Pad X9a and MagicPad 3 Honor made a few solid tablets in 2025, but the affordable Pad X9a and flagship MagicPad…
Screengrab via Trump Mobile Trump Mobile is delaying its initial shipment of its long-awaited, gold-colored T1 smartphones, blaming the latest government shutdown. The cell phone service launched by the Trump Organization on June 16, 2025 has been promising the release of its gold-colored smartphone since August. Its new release date has not formally been announced,…
‘We could not convert chances’published at 22:23 GMT 22:23 GMT FT: Sunderland 0-0 Man City Manchester City Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola speaking to BBC MOTD: “Tough place to come. The amount of chances we missed in the six-yard box, not difficult ones, we could not convert. We didn’t do what we talked about in…