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Giant panda Fu Shuang has a tuft of white fur on her head and likes to search for food, according to state media. Photo: Handout
2026 Xi-Trump summits

Giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang touch down in the US under new loan deal

Chinese vets and keepers are on hand in Atlanta to help the animals settle into their new home at the city’s zoo.

New Zealand

Black robin rules roost in New Zealand’s Bird of the Year vote

Animals

New cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century

Asean

Up in smoke: why Southeast Asia failed to halt the haze

Asean was going to eliminate transboundary haze by 2020. What happened?

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Scenes from across Southeast Asia as dense transboundary haze from widespread forest and peatland fires triggers severe air pollution. Photos: EPA
A woman covers her face as she rides on a road amid the thick haze from forest fires in Mempawah, West Kalimantan, Indonesia, on Thursday. Photo: AP
A firefighter sprays water on a wildfire in South Sumatra, Indonesia, on September 5. Fires across parts of Indonesia are generating toxic haze, affecting air quality and health across the region. Photo: EPA
An Indonesian man wearing a Spider-Man costume helps extinguish a fire at Kereng Bangkirai in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
Rescuers help an orangutan and her child caught up in wildfires in West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, on Thursday. Photo: AFP
Donald Trump

Albania protests against Trump-linked development turn violent after 100th day

Dubbed the ‘flamingo revolution’, the demonstrations seek to halt the massive project over the environmental damage it could cause.

European Union

Endangered Sumatran tigers born in Greece as zoos build safety net

Three two-month-old Sumatran tiger cubs receive identification microchips and their first vaccinations at a zoo near Athens.

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Indonesia

Orangutan in Indonesia dies after exposure to haze fires, abnormalities in lungs

The 20-year-old male orangutan was unable to stand and was struggling to breathe when a joint team of rescuers found him.

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An orangutan named Sampurna being treated during a rescue operation at a palm-oil plantation near an area affected by wildfires, in Kuala Satong village, Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
An orangutan named Sampurna who was rescued in Kuala Satong village, Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan, on Sunday, was found to have abnormalities in his lungs, heart and kidneys in a post-mortem examination. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong society

Leave it to the experts, district councillor told after chaotic deer rescue

Footage from district councillor shows him and two others freeing animal by forcefully pulling its rear legs – causing the barking deer to struggle.

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Japan

Tag, not kill: Japan bear project aims to show coexistence can prevent attacks

The programme has been credited with prompting both a recovery in bear numbers and fewer encounters with humans in Nagano.

Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong government loses appeal over Fanling golf course housing plan

Court of Appeal’s ruling is likely to result in fresh public consultations on developing 9.5 hectares of land at Fanling course.

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The Fanling golf course is the oldest in Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee
Indonesia

Orangutan rescued from Borneo fire battles respiratory illness

Indonesia has intensified efforts to contain forest and land fires across six provinces in Borneo and Sumatra.

Veterinarians treat an orangutan named Sampurna during a rescue operation at a palm-oil plantation near an area affected by wildfires, in Kuala Satong village, Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan province, Indonesia, on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
Science

Human-wildlife clashes on the rise in China’s Giant Panda National Park

Farmers on the giant nature reserve report rising concerns over damage to crops and livestock as well as attacks from wild animals.

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United States

Trump administration faces backlash over Yosemite park giveaway

A news outlet claims the government has been quietly working to transfer a roughly 400-metre strip of the park to a Nevada-based company.

Japan

Japan to probe popular animal cafes amid hygiene, welfare concerns

A WWF Japan survey has found that some shops keep endangered species while others have inadequate hygiene management.

A Japanese woman plays with an inhabitant of a cat cafe in Tokyo in February 2012. Japan plans to probe popular animal cafes following concerns about hygiene and animal welfare. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

Trunk road: injured elephant’s 100km trek home drives debate in Malaysia

The Asian elephant’s long journey back home has stirred outrage over logging and habitat loss in Malaysia.

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Sulong walks along a road on his 100km journey back home in August. Photo: X/jjhwonu
Africa

4 arrested as Kenya investigates 18 elephant deaths in Amboseli

Preliminary laboratory ‌results point to the probable involvement of a toxic substance, the tourism and wildlife ministry says.

Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong launches real-name booking system for popular Sai Kung coastal trail

Visitors can make bookings for Po Pin Chau section of High Island Geo Trail on Klook’s website, app and WeChat mini-programme.

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Vietnam

Wax-sealed secrets: Vietnamese gangs keep ivory trade alive after China’s ban

A 1.2-tonne seizure reveals how transnational syndicates bypass bans to move poached tusks from Africa to Asia.

Policemen inspect a log that was used to conceal 1.2 tonnes of trafficked ivory at Quy Nhon port in Vietnam on August 12. Photo: VNA via AP
Hong Kong

Quota set for visitors to popular Sai Kung coastal trail in first for Hong Kong

Authorities will cap daily visitor numbers at Po Pin Chau section of High Island Geo Trail at 2,000 over several stretches in coming months.

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South China Sea

Opinion | How China can turn its ‘blue cradle’ into a bridge with Southeast Asia

A jointly governed, tiered South China Sea ocean data framework would transform knowledge of a contested sea into stewardship of a shared one.

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Animals

Lions, tigers from notorious Argentine zoo begin journey to wildlife sanctuaries

The cats are on their way to sanctuaries in South Africa and the US from the zoo, which was shut in 2020 over animal welfare concerns.

Members of the Four Paws animal welfare organisation carry a tiger in Lujan, Argentina, on Friday to a crate for its transfer from a shuttered zoo to a sanctuary in South Africa. Photo: AP
Hong Kong environmental issues

Hong Kong eyes licensing for livestock in New Territories amid urban push

Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department seeks to extend licensing requirement for goats, sheep and cattle to entire city.

Wild cattle forage along the Ng Tung River in Sheung Shui. The AFCD says tighter regulation is also necessary in light of increasing rural-urban interaction driven by the Northern Metropolis megaproject. Photo: Sam Tsang
Africa

15 elephants die from suspected poisoning in Kenyan park

10 of the 15 elephants showed similar symptoms, and the animals died within one to two days after the onset of symptoms.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Food court stalls caught off guard by rules over plastic serving containers

Warnings over food containers lined with plastic have been handed out to some stall operators, who say switch to approved versions will cost them.

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Japan

‘Grumpy’ Pallas kittens go on display at Japan zoo

The animals are believed to be one of the oldest living cat species.

Pallas’s cat kittens, a species considered to be the world’s oldest living feline, are seen in their enclosure at Kobe Animal Kingdom in Kobe on Monday. Photo: AFP
Thailand

Thailand monastery added to Unesco heritage list, boosting tourism hopes

The Phra Mahathat monastery, the site has served as a regional Buddhist centre since its founding in the 8th century, according to Unesco.

Visitors walks inside Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan, a 13th-century Buddhist temple in Nakhon Si Thammarat city, Thailand, on July 3. Photo: AP
Climate change

Raging wildfires in France and Spain force over 200,000 to flee

Spain has declared its first national emergency for wildfires, while France is mobilising its armed forces to help with the response.

Hong Kong environmental issues

Letters | Manage tourist flow to Sharp Island for a better travel experience

Readers discuss why Sharp Island visitor data must be monitored, the Wang Fuk Court fire inquiry, how to remember those who died in the fire, and executive-led governance.

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