Advertisement Hong Kong BusinessCompanies China’s pharma contractors rally as US supply chain pressures face industry resistance Genscript posted adjusted net profit of US$62.52 million for the six months ended June 30, a 203 per cent year-on-year surge 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen Julie Zhang Published: 6:00pm, 17 Aug 2026 China’s pharmaceutical contractors are showing financial resilience in […]
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Advertisement South Korea This Week in AsiaPolitics South Korea on edge over Trump’s call to cut military drills, goodwill for Kim Trump appears to desire a diplomatic coup ahead of the midterm elections by hoping to announce another summit with Kim, analysts say 4-MIN READ4-MIN Listen Park Chan-kyong Published: 6:22pm, 17 Aug 2026 US President […]
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Advertisement Middle East WorldUnited States & Canada US envoy Kushner meets Netanyahu after visiting Hamas leader Netanyahu has rejected a US-backed agreement that would see Hamas surrender its arms in exchange for Israel withdrawing from Gaza 2-MIN READ2-MIN Listen Reuters Published: 6:25pm, 17 Aug 2026 Donald Trump’s envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner met with Israeli […]
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ListenListen (3 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo A woman walks past a bank damaged during an overnight Ukrainian drone attack in Belgorod, Russia, on August 9, 2026 [Reuters] By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and Reuters Published On 17 Aug 202617 Aug 2026 At […]
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ListenListen (2 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s envoy and son-in-law, meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi [Egyptian Presidency/Anadolu/Getty Images] By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 17 Aug 202617 Aug 2026 US President Donald Trump’s […]
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Outrage as Colombian president hands out footballs in earthquake-hit city where residents say they await urgent aid.
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ListenListen (4 mins) Save Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share facebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylink googleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Aryna Sabalenka returns a shot against Talia Gibson during the Cincinnati Open at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, on August 16, 2026 [Aaron Doster/Imagn Images via Reuters] By AFP Published On 17 Aug […]
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Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, At least 53 people have been killed and some 5,000 displaced by the initial quake, which struck at a depth of just 15km ByFaisal Irfani, BBC News Indonesia and Gavin Butler Published 21 minutes ago Aid disruptions and aftershocks across the Indonesian island of Flores are fuelling fears among thousands of survivors who […]
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Image source, Chinese mediaImage caption, The low-budget film has started raking in ticket sales after going viral for its poor animation and complicated plot ByKoh Ewe Published 25 minutes ago It’s so bad, it’s become a box office hit. Niu Lai, a low-budget animation film about a cow in a dream sequence has seen a […]
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Advertisement Hong Kong society Hong KongSociety Streaming site pulls Chainsmoker Cat series in Hong Kong over breach of ad rules Animation Crazy receives letter from Department of Health saying anime series flouts rules against advertising smoking products online 1-MIN READ1-MIN 1 Listen Edith Lin Published: 4:01pm, 17 Aug 2026Updated: 4:02pm, 17 Aug 2026 A Taiwan-based […]
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