Sanctions against individuals – or economic sanctions at the country level – were among the “immature ideas” Hong Kong activist Andy Li “floated” to an international parliamentary alliance days …
A university student was on Wednesday sentenced to eight weeks in prison for removing TVB actor Raymond Cho from the city's organ donation register without his permission. Wong Tsz-shing, 20, pl…
Dietary supplements at the centre of a health scare in Japan are not sold by the manufacturer in Hong Kong or exported to the city, company officials said on Wednesday. Two deaths and more than …
At least five people were killed and around a dozen injured in an accident involving a bus on a German motorway near Leipzig on Wednesday. The bus came off the A9 motorway and overturned in the …
The government has criticised two foreign media outlets – the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and The New York Times (NYT) – over their reporting relating to Basic Law Article 23 national…
The yen hit a 34-year low against the US dollar on Wednesday, just over a week after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced a much-anticipated interest rate hike in a shift away from years of ultra-l…
President Xi Jinping met with American business leaders in Beijing on Wednesday as China seeks to woo more foreign investment into the country. Xinhua News Agency said he met with representative…
In Hong Kong, what is usually a fairly quiet period in the tourist calendar is buzzing with events, exhibitions and installations. Hong Kong can unleash more synergies when all stakeholders work…
Thailand's parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday, a landmark step that moves one of Asia's most liberal countries closer to becoming its third territory to leg…
Police say a 84-year-old man has died, and his 71-year-old wife is in a coma, in a suspected case of murder and attempted suicide. Officers found the body of the man at a house on Beacon Hill Ro…
Hong Kong MTR fares will increase by about 3 per cent in June, the city’s railway operator has announced. The MTR Corporation (MTRC) – Hong Kong’s only train services provider – announced the hi…
Shares of Donald Trump’s social media company rose about 16 percent in the first day of trading on the Nasdaq, boosting the value of Trump's large stake in the company as well as the smaller hol…
Commissioner of Customs and Excise Louise Ho on Wednesday said the department is updating its guidelines now that Article 23 national security legislation has come into effect. At a press confer…
The government says it will consult the taxi trade this year on whether it should be made mandatory for all their vehicles to have surveillance and dash cameras installed. Planned "premium taxi …
Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Wednesday rejected the idea that Hong Kong is finished as a finance hub, pointing to the city's edge in various sectors. At the Fortune Innovation Forum, Chan sa…
A United Nations expert told the global body's Human Rights Council on Tuesday that she believed that Israel's military campaign in Gaza since October 7 amounted to genocide and called on countr…
A 15-year-old girl has been arrested by police on suspicion of involvement in seven “guess who I am” style phone scams, which swindled HK$1.75 million out of victims, mostly elderly people livin…
Organisers of the Gay Games Hong Kong (GGHK) have said that its event last year generated HK$200 million for the local economy, with contributions made to sectors from retail to entertainment. T…