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It is nice to know that the secretary for security reads Ming Pao. Think of the alternatives. Sadly, however, the secretary, Chris Tang, often does not appear to enjoy his reading. The last item to arouse Mr Tang’s ire was law professor Johannes Chan’s op-ed on the latest legal installment of the Yuen Long incident. […]

Having migrated to Singapore with her family four months ago, Lindsey quickly found her feet in the city-state. She enrolled her children in school, hired a domestic worker, rented a 1600-square-foot apartment, and started her own business consultancy firm.  A former executive at an international consulting company, Lindsey said that she decided to leave mainland […]

More than a century ago, Pablo Picasso smashed the Sacre-Coeur Basilica in Paris into a web of tangled lines on his canvas, deconstructing reality with the brushstrokes of a master cubist. At a Hong Kong exhibition opening Saturday, that painting will be shown alongside a more literal form of destruction — a “gunpowder drawing” by […]

President Donald Trump’s administration on Saturday put journalists at Voice of America and other US-funded broadcasters on leave, abruptly freezing outlets long seen as critical to countering a Russian and Chinese information offensive. Hundreds of reporters and other staff at VOA, Radio Free Asia, Radio Free Europe and other outlets received a weekend email saying […]

Thailand on Saturday responded to a United States visa ban on officials from the kingdom involved in deporting dozens of Uyghurs back to China, saying it had “received assurances” of their safety. The Thai government has suffered intense criticism from around the world for its decision to hand over at least 40 Uyghurs, who were […]

Inside a cha chaan teng in Prince Edward district in Hong Kong, Stan Chan unfurled a large white cloth and hung it from the ceiling in front of a kitchen counter. The center of the room was cleared to make space for bright orange dining chairs, which were rearranged in rows facing the fabric. The […]

By Mary Yang In front of a secluded temple in southwestern China, Duan Ruru skilfully executes a series of chops and strikes, practising kung fu techniques she has spent a decade mastering. Chinese martial arts have long been considered a male-dominated sphere, but a cohort of Generation Z women like Duan is challenging that assumption […]

A 130-year-old temple in Hong Kong and a former maternity hospital that opened in 1922 have been declared as monuments by the city’s heritage advisory body. Members of the Antiquities Advisory Board agreed on Thursday that Kwong Fook Tsz – a temple in Sheung Wan – and the Main Building of Old Tsan Yuk Maternity […]

Hong Kong’s climate has shown signs of flipping from “extreme wet” to “extreme dry” and is becoming more at risk of drought as a result of climate change, according to a study by an international NGO. WaterAid, an NGO focused on water, sanitation and hygiene across the world, studied the climatic trends of 112 cities […]

Hong Kong is considering charging patients separately for CT and MRI scans at public hospitals, as part of a reform that, according to authorities, will improve the use of medical resources. Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau told reporters outside the Legislative Council chamber on Friday that demand for “more complicated imaging checks” such as CT […]

A Chinese academic at a Japanese university who went missing on a trip home more than a year ago has returned to Japan, a university spokesman said Friday. Hu Shiyun, a Chinese literature and linguistics professor at Kobe Gakuin University in western Japan, disappeared while visiting his homeland in summer 2023, raising concerns about his […]

China urged an end to “illegal” sanctions on Iran as it hosted diplomats from that country and Russia on Friday for talks Beijing hopes will restart long-stalled negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme. The United States withdrew from a landmark 2015 deal, which imposed curbs on Tehran’s nuclear development in return for sanctions relief, during US […]

China’s top office on Hong Kong affairs has reposted an attack on CK Hutchison’s decision to sell its Panama Canal ports, amplifying a Beijing-backed newspaper’s warnings for the Li Ka-shing-owned conglomerate to “think twice” about which side it stands on. The commentary reposted by the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office on its website on […]

Hong Kong government’s proposals to downsize the civil service and revamp the HK$2 elderly transport fare scheme are likely to result in “insignificant” cost savings, the research office of the city’s legislature has said. The two proposals were among a raft of measures unveiled last month during Financial Secretary Paul Chan’s annual budget speech in […]

Three people jailed last month for rioting, alongside pro-democracy lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting, have filed appeals against their convictions and sentences. Yip Kam-sing, Marco Yeung, and Wan Chung-ming were found guilty last month of rioting in Yuen Long MTR station on July 21, 2019, during pro-democracy protests and unrest. They have filed a bid to overturn […]

Hong Kong authorities have proposed scrapping a law that limits the storage duration for frozen eggs, sperm, and embryos to 10 years amid the city’s declining birth rate. The Council on Human Reproductive Technology published a proposed amendment to the city’s reproductive laws on Thursday to “encourage childbearing at patients’ best reproductive age.” Among the […]

One of China’s biggest restaurant chains has promised to refund thousands of customers after footage of a patron urinating into a simmering hotpot went viral online, triggering a public outcry. The clip, filmed last month, appeared to show a young man standing on a table at a Haidilao branch in Shanghai urinating into a vat […]

Taiwanese authorities have revoked the residence permit of a mainland Chinese influencer following her remarks advocating Beijing’s “forceful reunification with Taiwan.” The woman, surnamed Liu, is the spouse of a Taiwanese man and currently resides in Taiwan with a family reunion residence permit, the National Immigration Agency (NIA) said in a statement on Wednesday. According to the […]

Hong Kong police have arrested 74 people in an anti-triad operation and seized HK$1.6 million of drugs, including “space oil,” an addictive substance popular among local youth. A total of 41 men and 33 women, aged 19 to 70, were arrested on suspicion of committing various offences, including running an unlawful gambling establishment, Senior Inspector […]

Major US trading partners announced countermeasures Wednesday after Donald Trump’s blanket tariffs on steel and aluminum imports took effect, prompting the president to vow a further response. The steep 25-percent levies contained no exemptions despite countries’ efforts to avert them, marking an expansion from Trump’s recent duties on Canada, Mexico and China since returning to […]

Hong Kong’s Kowloon Motor Bus (KMB) has said it is keeping an “open mind” towards allowing passengers to travel with pets on regular buses following “positive feedback” on its pet-friendly routes rolled out last year. KMB told HKFP on Wednesday that it would consider different factors and balance the views of various stakeholders, including passengers, […]

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Beijing’s top man on Hong Kong affairs has called on the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) to “actively participate” in an infrastructure megaproject in the city’s rural north during a meeting with the school’s top management. During a meeting with HKUST’s board chairperson Harry Shum and university president Nancy Ip in Beijing […]

Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has received eight complaints against Deliveroo following the food delivery platform’s announcement that it will cease operations in the city next month. The Consumer Council said in an email to reporters that as of 5pm on Wednesday, the watchdog had seen eight complaints about Deliveroo involving transactions with a total worth […]