Dedicated Northern Metropolis laws may speed up projects by 1 year: minister
Dedicated laws to streamline statutory procedures for Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis could speed up some projects by about one year, the development chief has...
Hong Kong’s ageing challenge: is Singapore’s Kampung Admiralty model the answer?
Hongkongers Oscar and Stella Chan, a couple in their late 60s, have little interest in moving into a traditional residential care home. The retired...
Finance chief says Hong Kong remains stable as oil prices surge amid global turmoil
Hong Kong authorities are closely monitoring rising tensions in the Middle East and the resulting volatility in global oil prices, although the immediate impact...
Iran-linked hackers open low-cost digital front as US-Israeli attacks mount
As they fled an Iranian missile strike, some Israelis with Android phones received a text offering a link to real-time information about bomb shelters....
Paralysed Hong Kong dancer Mo Li shares video of himself steering wheelchair
A Hong Kong dancer left paralysed after being struck by a giant screen at a concert by popular boy band Mirror has for the...
New China school system rewards diligent pupils with ‘digital pets’ to motivate them
Chinese secondary schoolteachers have introduced a new way of motivating pupils by awarding them “digital pets” that they can adopt online. The move has...
North Korea tests powerful missile engine. Will an ICBM launch follow?
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un oversaw a test of a high-thrust solid-fuel engine for intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) capable of reaching targets around the...
4 injured in multi-vehicle collision on busy Hong Kong road
Four people have been injured in a multi-vehicle collision in Hong Kong’s Kowloon City after a van mounted a pavement and crashed into a...
The Philippines loves Jollibee. Overseas Filipinos love it even more
No fast-food chain has ever meant quite what Jollibee means to Filipinos. Forget McDonald’s and KFC, Jollibee – with its sweet spaghetti and crispy...