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1. How can you protect yourself if Hong Kong has chikungunya fever outbreak?

   Hong Kong has confirmed its first imported case of chikungunya fever since 2019, involving a 12-year-old boy, with health authorities urging residents to step up vigilance against the mosquito-borne disease. Should residents worry about a local outbreak? What protective measures should be taken? The Post breaks down the details for you. 1. What happened to the boy? The head of the communicable...

2. Will Chinese Z-10ME attack helicopters now power Pakistan’s military?

   Images circulating online suggest Pakistan’s military has received a shipment of Chinese-made advanced attack helicopters, a version of which has been deployed by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) near China’s mountainous border with India. In the past week, photos and videos of the Z-10ME, the export version of the Chinese multirole attack helicopter, have appeared on Pakistani social media...

3. China-built satellite station a ‘shining’ example of support for Namibia

   On the outskirts of the Namibian capital Windhoek, a Chinese-funded and built satellite data receiving ground station symbolises China’s growing cooperation in Africa’s nascent space industry. The station was described by the Chinese embassy as “a shining example of China-Namibia cooperation” as they celebrated the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations. In a social media post on July 18...

4. EU condemns Macau authorities for arrest of former lawmaker and activist

   The European Union has condemned Macau authorities for arresting a democracy activist from the former Portuguese enclave over alleged national security violations. In a statement on Saturday, the EU said the arrest of Au Kam-san, a former pro-democracy lawmaker of Macau, “adds to the existing concerns about the ongoing erosion of political pluralism and freedom of speech” in the city. The casino...

5. China’s new breed of academic paper mills promising a shortcut to grad school

   The agency’s advertisement promised just the kind of “cutting-edge” expertise that Chris Wong was looking for. The 21-year-old arts student was aiming to get into a graduate programme overseas after completing his studies in Australia, and the “commercial research” firm could give him a ticket in. For nearly 20,000 yuan (US$2,800), the Beijing-based agency would guide Wong through a three-month...

6. No need to amend law in light of AI porn case, Hong Kong privacy chief says

   The head of Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has said there is no immediate need to amend the law to specifically target the creation of AI-generated deepfake pornography, stressing that existing legislation is sufficient to handle offences. In her most detailed comments following a recent high-profile case at the University of Hong Kong, Ada Chung Lai-ling said on Saturday that because the Personal...

7. Suspect in donation box thefts at Hong Kong religious sites comes unstuck

   A man has been arrested for allegedly stealing cash from donation boxes with sticky plastic boards outside various religious venues, including Hong Kong’s largest mosque. Inspector So Sin-yi, from the Yau Tsim district investigation team, said on Saturday that reports of suspicious activity near the Kowloon Mosque in Tsim Sha Tsui began surfacing on July 24, when staff noticed a significant and...

8. Jailed China fraudster, wed, divorced 6 times, conned partners out of US$280,000

   A man in China has been jailed for 13 years for cheating more than 20 people, including five of his divorced wives, out of a total of two million yuan (US$280,000). The 39-year-old man, known as Liu, got married and divorced between 2009 and 2024 with six different women. The last five of them, and their families, were swindled out of money by him, state media CCTV reported. A court in Ziyang,...

9. Hongkongers with lung cancer risk urged to test after actor Will Or’s diagnosis

   Hongkongers at a high risk of developing a common form of cancer should proactively get themselves screened as lung adenocarcinoma is often discovered at late stages, medical experts have warned, following a high-profile diagnosis of a local actor. On Wednesday, actor Will Or Wai-lam revealed in his social media post that he had been diagnosed with stage-four lung adenocarcinoma in May, which...

10. First chikungunya fever case in 6 years raises transmission risk in Hong Kong

    Health authorities in Hong Kong have not ruled out the possibility of local chikungunya fever transmissions after the city recorded its first imported case of the mosquito-borne disease since 2019, involving a boy who returned from outbreak-hit Foshan in mainland China. The Centre for Health Protection confirmed the case on Saturday, weeks after a surge in infections was recorded in neighbouring...