Remove barriers to speed up Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis: Xia Baolong
Published: 4:07pm, 22 Jun 2025Updated: 4:53pm, 22 Jun 2025 Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs has met district officers and toured a “community...
Hong Kong shoebox flat owners urged to comply with shake-up after years of profits
Published: 4:02pm, 22 Jun 2025Updated: 4:46pm, 22 Jun 2025 Hong Kong’s housing minister has urged the owners of substandard subdivided flats to comply with...
Hongkongers, mainland residents embrace Payment Connect service on first day
Hongkongers and mainland residents jumped at the chance to send money across the border via a new electronic payment service on its first day...
Islamic art exhibition in Hong Kong reveals deep-rooted China-Muslim links
A set of 18th-century porcelain pieces, decorated with Islamic motifs of crescent moons and stars and Koranic inscriptions, is part of a showcase of...
The unsung spleen may play a big role in fighting diabetes: Chinese scientists
Advances in the transplant of cells into the spleen could transform one of the body’s “expendable” organs into a hub for treating diabetes, two...
China dad rejects daughter’s US$72,000 wedding banquet bill, over cost, subpar food
A company boss in China set up 252 tables for his daughter’s grand wedding, then refused to pay the 520,000-yuan (US$72,000) bill. Advertisement A...
Yum China rolls out AI agent, to help, not replace store managers
Yum China, the company behind chains such as KFC and Pizza Hut, introduced an artificial intelligence (AI) agent for store managers on Friday, aligning...
‘I just felt sick’: how a free shot in Laos cost a British backpacker her life
British national Bethany Clarke still remembers that day in Vang Vieng, Laos – tubing down the river with friends, followed by a sunset happy...
Chinese scientists build a laser weapon that can operate without cooling in Sahara Desert
Chinese researchers have developed a two-kilowatt (kW) fibre laser capable of operating without the protection of heating or cooling systems across Earth’s most extreme...