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Hong Kong baby Danny’s future remains unclear despite birth registration progress

Baby Danny’s future remains uncertain despite having almost completed his birth registration in Hong Kong, as welfare authorities still had to assess the capability of his parents, who were earlier arrested for suspected child neglect and have a troubled parental history. Danny’s welfare sparked public concern over the past week after Tsang Wai-bong and Kwan Pui-sin, who initially declined a DNA test for their home-born son’s birth registration on religious and privacy grounds. They only made a.

I graded NVDA's Q1 FY2027 earnings call for credibility by cross referencing guidance claims against actual financial data

I've been working on something and was hoping for honest feedback from real world practitioners/modelers. I've been wondering if there is a way to systematically validate the credibility of management guidance on company earnings calls to facilitate potential adjustments to assumptions used in DCF or other valuation models that might reference management guidance. So I built a process that pulls the transcript and checks major claims against actual 8-K numbers. Each claim receives a verdict and

Japan's Don Quijote to sell fan-cooled clothes to beat hot summer

Survey on account fees: One in four bank customers pays over 100 euros for their current account

Many consumers have to dig deep into their pockets for their checking account. According to a Verivox survey, customers at one banking group are affected above average.

Digital distraction: Most TV viewers play while playing football games

Kick-off, so full attention on the football? It's going ok. Because millions will be in front of the television during the World Cup. But many people are distracted and use a “second screen”.

Hong Kong issues amber rainstorm warning as storms follow record heat

The Hong Kong Observatory issued an amber rainstorm warning on Saturday morning as thundery showers and strong gusts swept across the city, following the hottest day of the year so far. The amber alert, the lowest in a three-tier rainstorm warning system, was issued at 10am. It indicates that more than 30mm (1.2 inches) of rain has fallen or is expected to fall within an hour across Hong Kong. “A broad trough of low pressure is bringing showers and thunderstorms to the coast of Guangdong,” the..

+++ Iran War +++: US military: Iran's missile attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain repelled

USA defends itself against drones and attacks targets in Iran +++ Media report: USA shoots down Iranian drones over the Strait of Hormuz +++ Trump: Iran still has 21 to 22 percent of its missiles +++ The news blog.

Young South Koreans embrace ‘plogging’ to cope with climate anxiety

As South Koreans brace for another sweltering summer, a grim joke has taken hold in casual conversation: “This will be the coolest summer for the rest of our lives.” For many young people, that line is no longer dark humour but a blunt summary of how the climate crisis feels – relentless, immediate and deeply personal. Among South Korea’s young generations, a wave of what experts call “climate anxiety” is reshaping their daily lives, from how they exercise and shop to whether they plan to marry.

Also in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Nosferatu spider is now widespread nationwide

The spider, which originally comes from the Mediterranean, has recently been increasingly seen in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. This was considered the last unpopulated federal state.

Artificial Intelligence: Study: Use of AI applications banned in a few companies

Do you want to ask the AI ​​for help at work or let it do something straight away? A ZEW survey shows that only a few companies prohibit this. Not everyone provides the technology.

Europe’s metaphorical mistake

Brussels is increasingly viewing economics as akin to warfare. Does it have to?

Investments canceled: Expert sees “clear warning shots” for pharmaceutical locations

Within a few hours, two pharmaceutical companies canceled or canceled investments in Germany. An expert sees this in a larger context and chooses clear words.

Statistics: Life-saving: more organs were donated at the beginning of 2026

The number of organ donors and the number of organs donated increased slightly in the first five months of this year. But that is far from enough for all seriously ill people.

Son of James Handy’s girlfriend charged with murder of ‘Top Gun’ actor

A man was charged with murder in the stabbing of Jumanji and Top Gun: Maverick actor James Handy, who was in a relationship with the suspect’s mother. Michael Gledhill, 44, was charged on Friday after police say officers found the 81-year-old Handy stabbed in the chest and lying unconscious outside a home in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Handy was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead. Gledhill did not appear at an arraignment on Friday afternoon in Los Angeles Superior Court and no plea..

What if retail decided not to participate in SpaceX IPO and provide exit liquidity for SpaceX insiders

We all see the writing on the walls whether it's the rule changes, tiny float or shorter lockup periods it's obviously how things are conveniently being manipulated to make it so retail ends up holding the bag. Well what if we didn't take the bait and just invested in everything but SpaceX. We know institutions will have to buy post fast track but chances are some will need to close positions to make room for their spacex purchase. If retail collectively sat this IPO and the buying pressure flat

Iran War: Kuwait reports enemy attacks again

In the American-Israeli war against Iran, Kuwait is once again the target of attacks. Despite the ceasefire, air defense is in action. The sirens are also shrilling in Bahrain.

Why North Korea’s Kim is doubling down on nuclear might as Xi visit looms

North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un’s recent display of nuclear-processing capabilities appears timed with reports of an impending visit by China’s leader and fuelled by insecurities about Seoul’s nuclear submarine talks with Washington. Analysts also say that mounting trilateral talks involving the United States, Japan and South Korea have galvanised Kim into doubling down on Pyongyang’s status as a nuclear-armed state. The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) announced on Friday that Xi...

Does Pete Hegseth’s volte-face on China reflect an America in decline?

Listening to US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth at the recently concluded Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, I thought of the iconic Sichuan opera act of face-changing, where performers switch masks in an instant. Last year, Hegseth’s speech at the event was filled with blatant attacks on China. This year, he put on a completely different face, declaring that: “Under President Trump’s leadership, relations between the United States and China are better than they’ve been in many years.” Why this...

How everyday cooking oil is helping Japan fight an aviation fuel crisis

Japanese homemaker Maki Watanabe carefully ⁠pours into a plastic bottle the oil she used to cook her ⁠deep-fried aubergines, doing her part in her Tokyo kitchen for a national effort to ramp up production of eco-friendly jet fuel. “It would take a tremendous amount to make an aircraft fly, so I hope we can collect more,” said Watanabe, whose penchant for cooking allows her to donate about 40 litres (10 gallons) a year. Her contribution is pooled at a nearby supermarket that is among roughly 300.

Morning Briefing Insight: What our TECH conference has to do with “objective” journalism

There are three days of TECH conference behind the Handelsblatt editorial team. How the company maintains its independence from donors - and what chances Europe still has against Big Tech.

Don’t dream it’s over: mainland students rethink Hong Kong over costs, culture

Weeks before mainland Chinese student Carol Chen graduated from Baptist University in Hong Kong in July, the 22-year-old did the math and weighed the cost of living in the city against returning home. Renting a room in the city would consume around half of the HK$20,000 (US$2,552) starting salary she expected as a junior data analyst. “If I go back to Shanghai, I will only need to worry about daily expenses,” said Chen, a maths and statistics graduate. Language barriers compounded the problem...

China teacher under probe after using glue gun to scald little girl, resulting in blisters

A kindergarten teacher in China has been suspended from her job and placed under police investigation for using a glue gun to scald a little girl’s lip, causing serious blisters. The incident unfolded on the morning of May 27 in a nursery in Fengxian county, Jiangsu province, eastern China. According to surveillance footage from the classroom, the woman children’s teacher let some children queue up to receive punishment one by one because she was angry that they were talking during class, the...

US strikes Iranian radar sites after drone shootdown in Strait of Hormuz

US forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites on Saturday after shooting down drones launched by Iran towards the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said, in the latest escalation complicating efforts to end the war between the two countries. The US military believed the four Iranian drones were targeting regional maritime traffic, an official said. US Central Command said on social media that the US then struck Iran’s surveillance ‌sites in Goruk and Qeshm Island, which are both on the Strait of.

Japan's naphtha imports recover to 80% of pre-Iran war levels

Majority of Tokyo Growth stocks below market cap cutoff as deadline nears

K-fashion, K-pop merch gain presence in China as bilateral relations ease

In Laos, war still waits beneath the soil

Hong Kong parents of undocumented baby Danny confident of regaining custody

The Hong Kong parents of undocumented baby Danny have expressed confidence that they can obtain legal guardianship of their son, who is now in a care home, as immigration authorities could process his birth certificate as early as Saturday. The unmarried couple also said they saw a “glimmer of hope” in resolving the custody case of their four-year-old daughter Lily, whom Swedish authorities have taken into care over child welfare concerns. “We believe the social workers will handle the matter in

Targeting US$610 billion longevity market, biotech firms race to reverse ageing

For Beijing-based METiS TechBio CEO Lai Tsai-ta, ageing is comparable to bugs building up in a complex software system – it happens once errors begin to accumulate in the genetic code of human cells, such as their DNA sequences. “Those errors can be reprogrammed. It becomes possible to use AI to read, rewrite and reverse cells, or at least slow the ageing process,” Lai said in an interview with the South China Morning Post. The process could begin by fixing “immune cells, such as T cells, as...

How Malaysia’s Langkawi became a paradise for smugglers

Waves break along Cenang Beach as the sun drops over the Andaman Sea, washing Langkawi’s white sand in gold. Tourists sip fresh coconuts beneath rows of bright umbrellas, gazing out at the “Jewel of Kedah”: a duty-free archipelago long sold as one of Malaysia’s premier tropical escapes. Out on the water, meanwhile, small boats traverse the 8km (five miles) of open water that separates Langkawi from Thailand’s Koh Tarutao. On fast boats, the crossing takes a matter of minutes. No navigation...