Hong Kong welcomes US move to let national emergency declaration expire
Published: 11:20pm, 17 Jul 2026Updated: 12:22am, 18 Jul 2026 The Hong Kong government on Friday welcomed the Trump administration’s decision to allow a national...
Tai Po fire: corrupt players exploited loopholes in regulations, inquiry hears
An administrative “honour system” that relied on Hong Kong’s private sector to regulate itself created oversight loopholes and left obvious fire hazards at the...
Tai Po fire inquiry legal team calls for bamboo scaffolding to be phased out
Published: 10:41pm, 17 Jul 2026Updated: 11:50pm, 17 Jul 2026 The legal team for an independent committee examining the cause of Hong Kong’s deadly Tai...
J.K. Rowling condemns Amnesty for branding her women’s crisis centre anti-rights
Britain’s charities regulator is looking into concerns about an Amnesty International report that branded a women’s centre for sexual violence victims founded by Harry...
Negeri Sembilan snap poll threatens to chip away at Malaysian state’s tech hub goals
Negeri Sembilan’s bid to turn itself into Malaysia’s next hi-tech industrial hub is heading into an unusual political stress test, as a royal dispute...
China blasts ‘unfounded smears’ as Trump’s election claims threaten diplomatic thaw
US President Donald Trump launched a sharp attack on China late on Thursday (Washington time), accusing Beijing of interfering in US elections in a...
UK’s next prime minister Andy Burnham vows to ‘give hope back’ to Britons
Andy Burnham vowed Friday to “give hope” back to the British people as he was confirmed as the ruling Labour Party’s new leader, set...
China hints at retaliation after US tightens visa rules for students and journalists
Published: 9:01pm, 17 Jul 2026Updated: 9:15pm, 17 Jul 2026 China lashed out on Friday at “discriminatory” new US visa regulations targeting students and journalists...
To tackle the climate crisis, start small, think big and act at scale
Andrew Sheng is a former central banker and financial regulator, currently distinguished fellow at the Asia Global Institute, University of Hong Kong. Sitting by...