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Hong Kong has rebutted American claims about increasing business risks in the city after the US warned that all companies and individuals in the city “are subject to the broad and vague provisions” of national security laws. The warning was jointly issued on Saturday by five US departments, including the departments of state, agriculture, commerce, […]

Hong Kong’s longest-running shelter for distressed migrant women has launched a donation drive after grants it was counting on for funding fell through. Bethune House Migrant Women’s Refuge hopes to raise HK$1 million with its Save Our Shelter campaign to ensure that it can continue to operate. Edwina Antonio, executive director of Bethune House, told […]

Hong Kong photography group Cathay Camera Club celebrates the unique perspectives of its members with its latest exhibition “Urban Impressions.” The exhibition, which runs from September 13 to 15 at Pao Galleries in the Hong Kong Arts Centre, invites viewers to embark on a visual journey and explore urban landscapes from around the world. Founded […]

In a landmark judgement handed down last week, a Hong Kong judge found that independent online media outlet Stand News had become a tool to smear and vilify authorities in Beijing and the city during the 2019 protests and unrest. The District Court last Thursday found former Stand News editors Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, […]

During her final years of high school, Chinese teenager Xu Yunting found an unusual way to make some pocket money — transforming herself into male video game characters and taking their female devotees on dates. The trend, called “cos commissioning”, has gained traction in China recently, with social media posts garnering millions of views as […]

Chinese Vice Commerce Minister Wang Shouwen told his US counterpart on Saturday that a modern China was an economic “opportunity” not a “threat” to the United States, the ministry said. Trade is one of the many areas of friction between the world’s two leading powers, along with rivalry in technology and tensions in the South […]

Teaching young teenagers about sex is a tricky matter. It has to be attempted, because otherwise curiosity will lead potential pupils to the steamy parts of the internet, where you can claim access to “adult” stuff by simply clicking on a “yes” button. But avoiding potential pitfalls is not easy, as the Education Bureau (EDB) has […]

Visitors to the Hong Kong Museum of the War of Resistance and Coastal Defence this week were largely unaware that its recent revamp was part of a broader plan to enhance patriotic education. The museum, previously called the Museum of Coastal Defence, was on Tuesday renamed to refer to the Second Sino-Japanese War, more commonly […]

A Chinese court has sentenced a Taiwanese politician who supports the island’s independence to nine years in jail for “separatism”, an official told state media on Friday. China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its territory and has vowed to seize it one day, by force if necessary. The People’s Court of Wenzhou in eastern China sentenced […]

Super Typhoon Yagi killed at least two people and injured 92 others after slamming into southern China’s Hainan island, state media reported Saturday. The storm lashed “Hainan with heavy rain and gusty winds, leaving at least two dead and 92 injured”, state-run news agency Xinhua said, citing local authorities. State broadcaster CCTV said Yagi brought […]

The Epoch Times, a newspaper linked to a Chinese spiritual group, has announced it will cease printing and distribution in Hong Kong, 23 years after it launched in the city. The newspaper made the announcement on its website on Friday afternoon, citing difficulties in securing a lease for a printing facility. Its final print edition […]

Hong Kong gym chain Physical Fitness has announced a “temporary closure” citing high rents, after pensions authorities warned of legal action against the fitness company over HK$3 million outstanding contributions involving 740 employees. The 38-year-old fitness chain on Friday posted the announcement on its website, saying “a number of landlords have maintained high rents” as […]

China logged its hottest August in more than six decades last month, its national weather service said, after the country endured a summer of extreme weather and heatwaves across much of its north and west. China is the leading emitter of the greenhouse gas emissions scientists say are driving global climate change and making extreme […]

Veteran Hong Kong activist Koo Sze-yiu has been released from jail after completing a nine-month sentence over a planned protest against last year’s overhauled District Council race. Koo finished his jail term and was released from Stanley Prison on Friday. Fellow activists had intended to collect Koo, but the police arranged a taxi to return […]

The Hong Kong boccia team has won its third gold medal and another silver at the Paris Paralympics, topping the boccia medals table. Boccia players Ho Yuen-kei and Tse Tak-wah played Korea’s Jeong Howon and Kang Sunhee in the BC4 mixed pairs gold medal match on Thursday night in Paris, clinching gold with a final […]

The Hong Kong Observatory lowered its storm warning to a T3 at 12.40 pm on Friday as Super Typhoon Yagi departed from the city, leaving little damage in its wake. Several flights were cancelled as a result of the storm, with the city closing beaches and opening shelters for people in need. Before the T8 […]

Super typhoon Yagi on Friday moved towards China’s island province of Hainan, as authorities prepared for what could be the strongest storm to hit the country’s southern coast in a decade. The typhoon was expected to make landfall later on Friday along the coastal areas from Hainan — a popular holiday destination — to neighbouring […]

Residents of Hong Kong’s notorious subdivided flats have filed complaints at the legislature about their physical and financial suffering in sweltering summer temperatures, calling for further government support. Along with social workers of the Society for Community Organisation (SoCO), 13 residents of subdivided units visited the Legislative Council on Thursday morning and met five legislators […]

A German shipping company is suing the now-defunct pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper for failing to collect 471 rolls of newsprint shipped to Hong Kong three years ago. Apple Daily was forced to shut down in June 2021 following police raids and authorities freezing HK$18 million of its assets over national security allegations. Its founder Jimmy […]

The Hong Kong Observatory issued its first T8 storm warning of the year at 6.20 pm as Super Typhoon Yagi brought strong winds to the city. Yagi developed into a super typhoon late on Wednesday night, with the Observatory reporting maximum sustained winds near its centre of 210 kilometres per hour on Thursday afternoon. At […]

Schools will be suspended across Hong Kong on Friday as the city braces for its first super typhoon of the year. The Education Bureau said on Thursday that classes would be halted on Friday due to Super Typhoon Yagi, which is forecast to bring heavy showers and strong winds to the city. The suspensions include […]

A Hong Kong police chief inspector and his wife have been charged by the city’s anti-corruption watchdog in a bribery case involving more than HK$1.14 million. The officer is also accused of misconduct in public office by leaking internal information. Chief Inspector Ho Siu-tung, 38, was charged by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) with […]

By Martina Igini Tropical cyclones are powerful storm systems characterised by low pressure, strong winds, and heavy rain. They form over warm ocean waters, mostly in tropical regions. Once they sustain wind speeds exceeding 63 kilometres per hour they are considered a tropical storm and receive a name. Between 80 to 90 named tropical cyclones […]

By Sam Davies Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday pledged over US$50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years, promising to deepen cooperation in infrastructure and trade with the continent as he addressed Beijing’s biggest summit since the pandemic. More than 50 African leaders and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres are attending […]