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Chinese police have cracked down on an internet craze that saw thousands of cyclists throng a highway under cover of night to gorge on dumplings in a nearby city. University students sparked the trend weeks ago when they posted on social media about an evening ride from the central city of Zhengzhou to Kaifeng, around […]

China’s largest online shopping bonanza wraps up on Monday, with analysts and investors watching for signs that consumption is rebounding in the world’s second-largest economy after recent efforts by Beijing to boost activity. “Singles Day” — launched by tech giant Alibaba in 2009 — has ballooned into an annual blockbuster period for retail, with days […]

Hong Kong will raise its T1 storm signal between 8 pm and midnight on Monday night as Tropical Cyclone Toraji is expected to enter within 800 kilometres of the territory. “Under the combined effect of Toraji and the northeast monsoon, winds over the region will gradually strengthen with squally showers,” the Observatory said on Monday, […]

The Hong Kong government has no plans to discuss reforming its jury system, which is written into the city’s mini-constitution, the city’s justice minister Paul Lam has said after some pro-establishment political figures called for it to be reconsidered. Talking to TVB on Sunday, Lam said that while the public can propose ways to revise […]

A worker has died after being crushed by a falling cage lift at a construction site in Tai Wai. It is the third fatal industrial incident Hong Kong has seen in five days. The 41-year-old man was believed to have been grabbing materials out of the cage on Friday when it suddenly fell onto him, […]

Well well. Government spokespersons of various kinds have been commenting defensively on the slow-motion prosecutions which have left two thirds of the people arrested during the 2019 disorders still awaiting trial. I would not dare to attribute this to my nagging on the subject, but it seems there is some unease behind the scenes. As […]

Since the fatal stabbing of a Japanese schoolboy in neighbouring Shenzhen, the Takedas have not let their son come home alone after classes in Hong Kong. On September 18, a 10-year-old Japanese boy was stabbed while on his way to school in the mainland Chinese city of Shenzhen. The boy died the following day. The […]

By Allison Jackson and Amber Wang Taiwan has publicly hailed Donald Trump’s US election victory, but analysts warn it may end up paying a high price for American support to defend itself against China. Washington has long been Taipei’s most important backer and biggest arms supplier — angering Beijing, which claims the self-ruled island as […]

Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Indonesian counterpart that Beijing hopes for a “new chapter” in bilateral relations, as the two leaders met on Saturday. Xi held talks with President Prabowo Subianto in Beijing, the first stop of the Indonesian leader’s inaugural foreign tour since he took office in October. China is keen to work […]

The Hong Kong Observatory has issued a T3 storm warning as Super Typhoon Yinxing edged closer to the coast of southern China. The Strong Wind Signal No. 3 was raised at 3.40 pm on Saturday and was expected to remain in force until at least Sunday morning. “Winds are expected to strengthen gradually, with winds […]

China on Friday passed a new energy law to promote carbon neutrality, state media reported, as Beijing moves ahead with its pledge to decarbonise its economy by 2060. China is the world’s biggest emitter of the greenhouse gases scientists say drive global warming and climate change. But it is also a global leader in clean […]

Ko, a Hong Kong retiree, felt weighed down on Wednesday afternoon. His burden was the result of the US presidential election, and the reality that former Republican president Donald Trump would be returning to the White House for a second term after beating Democratic Vice-President Kamala Harris. “I had a heavy heart, because Trump’s policies […]

By Isabel Kua, with Luna Lin China can buckle in for another four years of tariffs, tensions and tough talk under a second Donald Trump presidency, experts told AFP — though they said the billionaire’s openness to deals could play in Beijing’s favour. World leaders lined up to congratulate Trump on Wednesday as the former […]

A Hong Kong broadcaster has cancelled a documentary series on global conflicts after online backlash, with comments accusing it of being politically motivated in favour of Ukraine and neglecting Russia’s narrative. Scheduled as a 10-episode series, the first two instalments of TVB’s Cantonese show Planet Under Fire were broadcast on Monday and Tuesday night. They […]

No one should attempt to interfere with ongoing legal proceedings in Hong Kong, the city’s justice minister has said in response to US president-elect Donald Trump’s earlier pledge to secure the release of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai. Speaking to the press after a Hong Kong Legal Week 2024 event on Friday, Secretary for Justice […]

By Peter Catterall and Sam Davies China said on Friday lawmakers had agreed to raise the local government debt ceiling by US$840 billion, opening up new funds for its ailing economy as they eye the possibility of intensified trade tensions with US president-elect Donald Trump. Policymakers were keeping tabs on the US vote as they […]

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca said that the head of its China operations had been detained, after reports the firm was under investigation for potentially illegal data collection and drug imports. Leon Wang, president of AstraZeneca China, “has been detained”, a representative of the firm’s global media team said in an email received by AFP on Thursday. […]

A Hong Kong court has refused bail to two police officers, who filed an appeal against their convictions and jail sentences over planting drugs and covering up surveillance cameras to frame a homeless man. The Court of Appeal on Thursday rejected bail applications from Leung Fei-pang and Pong Chun-sze, local media reported. The pair were […]

The Hong Kong Observatory will raise the T1 storm warning between noon and 3 pm on Friday as Tropical Cyclone Yinxing edges closer to the city. The forecaster said on Friday that Yinxing had entered within 800 kilometres of Hong Kong. “Under the combined effect of Yinxing and the northeast monsoon, there will be a […]

Taipei will help Taiwanese firms relocate their China-based production plants if President-elect Donald Trump carries out his threat to impose a 60 percent tariff on Chinese-made goods, the island’s economic ministry said Thursday. Trump’s victory in the US presidential election has left world leaders, business owners and stock markets grappling with the potential impact of […]

Independent Hong Kong media outlet InMedia has been fined HK$10,000 over not keeping registers of its members and directors at its Wan Chai office. InMedia was charged with two offences under the Companies Ordinance after the Companies Registry received a report on August 23 that it did not keep the relevant registers at its office […]

By Oliver Hotham Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday Beijing and Washington must find a way to “get along” in a message to US president-elect Donald Trump, state media reported. Trump’s crushing presidential victory ushers in a new era of uncertainty in the United States and the world, and heralds a possible shift in US-China […]

A Hong Kong restaurant director has said that inadequate staff training was to blame after a Paralympic athlete was barred from entering because of her wheelchair. The comments came after boccia player Ho Yuen-kei, who won two gold medals at the Paris Paralympics, said in a post on social media platform Threads on Tuesday that […]

Hong Kong police have arrested 275 people over allegedly staging traffic accidents to fraudulently claim HK$14 million in government aid for victims of road accidents. A total of 182 men and 93 women, aged 18 to 64, were apprehended between October 3 and November 1 on suspicion of staging traffic accidents and using forged medical […]