As Cop30 begins, what’s the latest in climate science?
Published: 6:34pm, 9 Nov 2025Updated: 6:38pm, 9 Nov 2025 With the pace of climate change speeding up, extreme weather and other impacts are taking...
Xi opens National Games, Hong Kong’s Lee says hosting ‘honour’ – as it happened
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From playgrounds to boardrooms, Hong Kong comes together for Operation Santa Claus
What brings Hongkongers together to battle it out on the squash courts, run around the city’s landmarks dressed in red and green, and show...
Germany must work with China to build trust after relations turned frosty: expert
Germany needs to think long term and come up with a strategic vision to revive mutual trust with China following a series of diplomatic...
China mum takes comatose daughter to dancing daily for 10 years, then a miracle
A mother in central China who saw her comatose daughter come to life after taking her square dancing every day for 10 years has...
Hong Kong to answer Xi Jinping’s call for Greater Bay Area tech ties: Paul Chan
Hong Kong will heed President Xi Jinping’s call to forge closer ties with the Greater Bay Area to pursue technological innovations, the finance chief...
More than 1,000 daily inquiries for Hong Kong’s new medical fee waiver scheme
Published: 5:26pm, 9 Nov 2025Updated: 8:58pm, 9 Nov 2025 Hong Kong’s public hospitals have received more than 1,000 inquiries daily since applications for new...
To become a developed nation, China must still prioritise manufacturing
Following the Communist Party of China’s fourth plenum, debate has intensified over the direction of the country’s economy, with manufacturing remaining a central pillar...
China quietly curbs abuse of detention procedure linked to suspect deaths
China has been quietly restricting the widespread abuse of a form of detention legal critics believe is a key source of illegal interrogation that...