- Jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai has said he was “too optimistic” about Hong Kong people’s willingness to resist a Beijing-drafted national security law before it was imposed in June 2020. Lai, 76,…
- South Korea staged what is believed to be the shortest martial law in the country's history last night, with President Yoon Suk-yeol lasting only about six hours from the time martial law was de…
- Xinhua reported today (5 July) that Chief Executive John Lee suggested that the State Council appoint Luo Shupei as director of the Bureau of Culture, Sports and Tourism and remove Yang Yunxiong…
- Hong Kong social worker Jackie Chen has pleaded not guilty again to rioting during a protest in 2019, in a retrial that came after the government appealed against her acquittal four years ago. A…
- Taiwan's well-known writer Qiong Yao (real name Chen Zhe) died yesterday at the age of 86 at her home in Tamsui. Qiong Yao left a suicide note on social platforms, writing: "Don't cry, don't be …
- In early 2020, bombs were detonated in the men's toilet and Lo Wu Station of Caritas Medical Centre, 7 people denied the crime of "conspiracy to bomb a prescribed target" under the United Nation…
- Yesterday's first-hand market recorded about 30 transactions, mainly from the second round of sales of Oceanwide (0129) Hung Shui Qiao Huidu II, the pre-sale period of about 7 months, 90 househo…
- The government has doubled its estimated deficit for the current financial year to around HK$100 billion, citing lower revenue mainly due to poor asset market performances. When Financial Secret…
- Taiwan President Lai Ching-te arrived Saturday in the United States for the start of a week-long tour in the Pacific that he said would usher in a new era of democracy, but has sparked fury in B…
- Under the joint efforts of French far-right and left-wing parliamentarians, the National Assembly voted on Wednesday (4th) to pass a motion of no confidence in the government of Prime Minister B…
- In July 2023, the Hong Kong Golf Club filed a judicial review with the EPD in the High Court on the EIA report on the Fanling Golf Course site, asking the court to overturn the EPD's decision to…
- The Central Economic Work Conference will be held next week, and the market expects to maintain a relatively high growth target, and increase economic stimulus measures to boost market confidenc…
- Recently, Xi Jinping's "cronies among cronies" Miao Hua was investigated, causing a sensation at home and abroad. What is very strange is that this news was not authorized by the Xinhua News Age…
- Beijing said on Tuesday it would restrict exports to the United States of some key components in making semiconductors, after Washington announced curbs targeting China's ability to make advance…
- Ma Chun-man, known as the "second-generation Captain America", was released in March this year without a commutation of his sentence under the National Security Ordinance, and his judicial revie…
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an exclusive interview with Japan's Kyodo News Agency on Sunday (December 1) that he hopes to end the war against Russia as soon as possible, but a…
- In August 2021, a female worker of the Tree Section of the LCSD was using a lifting platform to trim a tree in Sai Wan when her boom suddenly broke and crashed into a construction vehicle, causi…
- The expansion of manufacturing activities in the mainland has accelerated. Caixin China's manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to 51.5 in November, higher than market expectations…
- 【Ming Pao News】Real and fake giant pandas will appear to the public from the weekend. Creative brand AllrightsReserved (ARR) unveiled 2,500 sculptures in eight newly designed giant panda shapes …
- After the expiry of the Tai Lam Tunnel franchise in May next year, the tunnel will be repossessed by the Government. The Government today (4th) announced the new toll proposal after taking over …
- The day before yesterday (30 November), a whale stranded in Tai O was initially assessed by AFCD to belong to the beaked cetacedae family. In a radio interview today (2nd), the Assistant Directo…
- South Korea's President Yoon Suk-yeol on Tuesday declared emergency martial law, saying the measure was necessary to protect the country from "communist forces". "To safeguard a liberal South Ko…
- According to the Observatory, under the influence of the northeast monsoon, the cloud band covering the coastal areas of South China is gradually thinning. The weather in Hong Kong is forecast t…
- Veteran musician Liu Jiachang, known as the "godfather of Chinese pop music", passed away the day before yesterday, and it was reported that he found a large lump on the right side of his neck a…
- The government on Friday said it will roll out a series of projects to help people access dental services, with a focus on those most in need. This came after the Working Group on Oral Health an…
- Welfare minister Chris Sun says authorities to consider cutting number of compensated sick leave or hospital days claimable under fund.
- The MTR Tuen Mun South Extension project is expected to be completed in 2030, and the construction of the viaduct over the Tuen Mun River is expected to be completed in 2028. The MTR Project Con…
- Foreign media reported that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in Palm Beach, Florida, USA, and will meet with US President-elect Trump at Mar-a-Lago Estate. Trudeau's public iti…
- Yesterday entered the seventh day of the first demonstration, and in the morning at the National Taiwan University, students held up signs in protest, pointing out that "this is not Chinese Taip…
- In view of the recent increase in the number of people using space oil "microphone esters", especially among young people, who mainly sell space oil and other drugs through online social media p…
- Yahoo Hong Kong today (6th) announced the results of the 2024 "Yahoo Annual Search Popularity List". The first place in the "Top 10 News Events in Hong Kong" in 2024 was won by "Cheung Ka-long, …
- Last month, the Development Bureau (DEVB) announced a development proposal covering an area of about 127 hectares and affecting about 1,300 villagers from Yau Tam Mei Village, a non-indigenous v…
- Cathay Pacific was embroiled in the national security controversy, and someone posted an article on the Internet earlier alleging that one of the episodes of the American animation "FamilyGuy" p…
- The HKMA today (4 December) issued guidance to banks to introduce a one-off special arrangement to allow for the relaxation of the maximum loan-to-value ratio (LTV) of up to 80% and the cap of t…
- Last week, it was mentioned that the election of Donald Trump, a Republican in the United States, will become the president of the United States for the next four years, and is likely to lead th…
- The Transport and Logistics Bureau (TLB) today (2nd) briefed the Legislative Council Subcommittee on Matters Relating to Railways on the latest progress of the railway project, which is expected…
- Onehundred, the new manager of the South Korean boy group theboyz, said on Wednesday (4th) that when it negotiated with the former manager company IST Entertainment to transfer the trademark rig…
- Asia's largest cruise ship, the Spectrum of the Seas, docked at Kai Tak Cruise Terminal on Friday morning, with passengers saying they were satisfied with the onward transport arrangements. The …
- Accounting firm Ernst & Young released a report predicting that Hong Kong's new stock market raised a total of about 83.4 billion yuan this year, up 80% year-on-year, ranking fourth in the world…
- If the Hong Kong government wants businesses to help with the city’s development, it must do more to create favourable conditions.
- Hung Wan Cafe, the filming location of 1998 comedy The Lucky Guy, will close after Christmas following more than 40 years of operations.
- The Central Ferris wheel came to a sudden halt yesterday afternoon, and 190 people were once trapped in the passenger compartment "dilemma", after which the staff restarted the Ferris wheel, and…
- Security chief Chris Tang vows to crack down on surge of in-flight thefts, as figures for first 10 months surpass boom years of 2018 and 2019.
- Lam Shun and Irene Pun plead not guilty in Kowloon City Court to joint count of conspiracy to pervert course of public justice.
- Findings over executive repeatedly exceeding budgets on business trips prompt Audit Commission to issue warning.
- One of the distressing things about writing for the media in Hong Kong these days is that there is one law for the government’s supporters and another for the rest of us. The system is, as a Bra…
- A two-month consultation exercise on proposed regulations aimed at ridding the city of poor quality subdivided flats began on Monday. At a housing panel meeting, several lawmakers said they were…
- Housing minister Winnie Ho said on Saturday the Rating and Valuation Department has received two complaints of landlords forcing tenants of subdivided units to move out so they can be renovated …
- The LCSD announced today (6 August) that it has partnered with Ocean Park Hong Kong to launch a new offer, from now until 31 August 2026, Ocean Park Annual Membership holders can enjoy a 10% dis…
- A total of 3 men and 16 women (aged 20 to 74), including 4 core members of prostitution syndicates and 10 Mainland female workers, were arrested for days from November 25 to 6 to carry out enfor…
- A residential care home serving people with disabilities for almost six decades in Hong Kong is seeking support to enhance its care services for ageing residents. Home of Loving Faithfulness is …
- The mainland's official media "People's Daily" and "Xinhua News Agency" published an article today (4th) saying that the mainland's annual economic growth target for this year is about 5%, and a…
- The University of Hong Kong's pharmacy is open to the public to provide free drug consultation services, and patients can also purchase drugs or refill drugs at their own expense with a doctor's…
- Bitcoin topped the US$100,000 mark as a massive rally in the world's most popular cryptocurrency sparked by the election of Donald Trump as US president rolls on. The milestone comes just hours …
- The Indonesian government said that it has received an increase in the value of 1010000000000 from Apple Inc. (USA: AAPL), which is Apple's latest action to win the Indonesian government to lift…
- Three more Hong Kong democrats are seeking to challenge their convictions and sentences in Hong Kong’s largest national security case, which ended with the jailing of 45 prominent pro-democracy …
- The then manager of the SFC is suspected of pre-disclosing Link's rights issue plan to two friends, including a nurse from the Hospital Authority and a solicitor from the Department of Justice, …
- HSBC (0005) announced in October that the restructuring was divided into four major businesses, and yesterday the bank announced the completion of the organizational structure, and announced all…
- The police arrested 275 people earlier on suspicion of writing, directing and acting in a traffic accident and forging sick leave slips, defrauding the Social Welfare Department of $14 million i…
- U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced that he will appoint David Sacks, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist close to Elon Musk, the world's richest man, as the "White House AI and cryptocu…
- The 2nd International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Mixed Team World Cup was held in Chengdu yesterday on the third day of the event, Hong Kong team faced Sweden in the final round of Group D, …
- The development strategy of the Northern Metropolis proposes the establishment of a multi-functional wetland conservation park system, in addition to the Sanbaoshu Wetland Conservation Park, the…
- Dec 5, 2024
