Hong Kong tax revenue jumps 22% to HK$458 billion
Published: 4:40pm, 4 May 2026Updated: 4:58pm, 4 May 2026 Hong Kong’s overall tax revenue rose 22 per cent to HK$458.3 billion (US$58.5 billion) last...
Driver arrested after wife killed in crash at Hong Kong border checkpoint
Published: 4:35pm, 4 May 2026Updated: 4:42pm, 4 May 2026 A 67-year-old driver has been arrested after his vehicle reportedly lost control at a border...
Hong Kong media outlet cleared of tax evasion faces ‘unfair’ HK$40,000 costs
A local online media outlet has been cleared of tax evasion after a year-long review, but the process still cost HK$40,000 (US$5,106) in accounting...
How ‘lost’ Yiddish songs from a wartime ghetto in Ukraine revive links to Shanghai’s past
Published: 4:00pm, 4 May 2026Updated: 4:45pm, 4 May 2026 Lost anti-fascist Yiddish language songs from World War II will be making their Asian debut...
AI cost-cutting not a legal excuse to fire workers, Chinese court says
A court in China has ruled it illegal for a company to terminate an employee on the grounds that an artificial intelligence replacement would...
Drone hits upscale Moscow tower as Russian capital readies for Victory Day parade
Published: 3:35pm, 4 May 2026Updated: 3:36pm, 4 May 2026 A drone hit a residential tower in an upscale Moscow district in a rare strike...
Beautician convicted of blackmailing ‘cash machine’ ex-lover for HK$2.6 million
Published: 3:28pm, 4 May 2026Updated: 3:32pm, 4 May 2026 A Hong Kong court has convicted a beautician of exposing her former boyfriend’s identity by...