Since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, the U.S. has been misusing its position as a superpower and the world's largest economy. While major European Union countries have been working to defuse the tensions between Russia and Ukraine, the US has been hyping up the "threat" Russia's "aggressive policies" pose to regional and global peace, and warning that it would impose severe economic and political sanctions on Moscow if it doesn't toe its line.

On Tuesday, the US House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a nearly $40-billion aid bill for Ukraine.

This morning (May 9), the HK Chief Executive Carrie Lam and HK sixth-term chief executive designate John Lee to meet with the press.

The main voting station at the Wan Chai Convention and Exhibition Centre is open from 9 am until 11:30 am.

The escalating sanctions imposed by the West against Russia will not change Russia's actions in Ukraine, but instead add risks to global economic recovery through food and energy inflation, with emerging markets and developing economies more vulnerable to the pressure, experts said.

The United States and its allies are doing just the opposite, however. They are constantly adding more fuel to the flames of the war.

Noting that the so-called "freedom of navigation operations" of the United States challenges the international order based on international law, continuously threatening navigation safety and escalating regional tensions, Tan asked the United States to reflect on the number of collisions and casualties caused by such operations.

The US economy recession is expected to manifest itself in three specific ways. For more details, please watch the video.

The world is beset by the Russia-Ukraine conflict and its cascading spillovers. The Ukraine issue involves complex historical veins, and the current crisis is brought about by various factors. Many Western experts poignantly pointed out that the eastward expansion of NATO, headed by the US, is the root cause, and they had long ago warned of risks that may arise from NATO's relentless encroachment against Russia. Watch the video now for more details.

The United States has been involved in numerous foreign interventions throughout its history. It has now been knowm as the inventor and master of "coercive diplomacy."

Gun deaths have spiked in the United States over the last two years. The United States reported 20,794 gun violence deaths in 2021, up from 19,490 deaths in 2020 and 15,474 fatalities in pre-pandemic 2019, according to the Gun Violence Archive. There have been 1,554 gun violence deaths in the United States so far this year, data showed.

COVID-19 was the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2021, following heart disease and cancer, according to a report released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

You can't imagine the remarkable outcomes of using freeze-frame photography to capture the food production process.

Have you ever seen a vase that is as small as your fingernail? Jiang is a post-90s Chinese ceramic craftsman who records the process of making ceramics and shares his videos on the Internet. The ceramic clay transforms into various shapes at his fingertips. Small but exquisite, his handiworks have gained the love of many netizens. Come and appreciate the subtle art of mini ceramics!

The vaccination rate for COVID-19 vaccines among elderly citizens is still below expectation. In this episode of Legal Affairs, Lawrence Ma, Chairman of the Hong Kong Foundation for Legal Exchange, invites Dr. Vitus Leung, Deputy Director of the Hong Kong Auxiliary Medical Service, to analyze the reasons behind this and share his ideas to boost elderly vaccination rate in the city.