Hong Kong excels at medical research. So what is holding it back?
Published: 7:00pm, 18 Oct 2026Updated: 7:04pm, 18 Oct 2026 In the first of a four-part Health Matters wellness series on frontier medicine in Hong...
Japan readies Martian moon mission to uncover origins of life
Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars’s moons to retrieve samples that could help unlock the origins of the Solar System and life...
20 restaurants prosecuted for allowing dogs without permits since scheme launched
Hong Kong authorities have prosecuted 20 restaurants for unlawfully allowing dogs onto their premises since the city’s dog-friendly dining scheme launched in July. The...
Hong Kong’s primary residential market sees wave of launches, successful sales
Hong Kong homebuyers are poised to see new residential launches in the coming days and weeks following a sell-out weekend of more than 360...
Why stealing pumpkins for newlyweds is a blessing in ancient Chinese tradition
In ancient China, welcoming autumn could involve stealing pumpkins, sitting on giant hanging scales and eating extra meat – rituals reflecting how people connected...
Qian Jiang, former Johns Hopkins’ eye institute expert, joins hospital in China
Professor Qian Jiang, a senior eye expert at Johns Hopkins University in the United States, has moved back to China full time to pursue...
Rokid launches ‘no man’s land’ retail experience with Hong Kong flagship store opening
When shoppers step into Rokid’s brand new flagship store in Hong Kong, they are greeted not by eager sales associates, but by glowing monitor...
Huanggang Port swarmed by holiday rush with reports of 2-hour waits
Published: 5:30pm, 18 Oct 2026Updated: 10:57pm, 18 Oct 2026 Massive holiday crowds swamped the revamped Huanggang Port on Sunday during its first real test...
Influential patriotic educator Ng Hon-mun dies aged 100
Published: 4:10pm, 18 Oct 2026Updated: 6:31pm, 18 Oct 2026 Ng Hon-mun, an influential pro-Beijing educator and long-serving Hong Kong deputy to the National People’s...