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...
Singapore, New Zealand sign world’s first bilateral treaty to protect essential trade
Published: 2:59pm, 4 May 2026Updated: 3:00pm, 4 May 2026 Singapore and New Zealand on Monday signed the world’s first legally binding bilateral agreement to...
Hong Kong extends tax waiver for residents displaced by deadly Tai Po fire
Residents displaced by the deadly Tai Po fire will have their taxes waived for an additional year, the Hong Kong government has announced. In...