Hong Kong sets ride-hailing permit cap at 10,000 under regulatory push
Published: 7:48pm, 26 May 2026Updated: 10:24pm, 26 May 2026 Hong Kong authorities have set a cap of 10,000 vehicles for ride-hailing service permits, marking...
57-year-old Hong Kong school to merge after third closure threat in 2 decades
Published: 7:20pm, 26 May 2026Updated: 7:36pm, 26 May 2026 A Hong Kong primary school facing its third closure threat in two decades due to...
Shanxi mine disaster casts shadow over province’s shift from coal to culture
Shanxi, China’s top coal-producing province, has attempted to rebrand from a polluting, high-risk mining hub into a cultural and tourist destination. However, the country’s...
Senior police officer gets 2½ years’ jail for taking HK$1.1 million in cash, gifts
Published: 6:58pm, 26 May 2026Updated: 8:19pm, 26 May 2026 A Hong Kong police chief inspector has been jailed for 2½ years for accepting more...
‘Extremely violent’: 2 students among 4 dead in Belgium after train hits school bus
Published: 6:41pm, 26 May 2026Updated: 9:49pm, 26 May 2026 A crash between a bus and a train travelling at high speed in northern Belgium...
Hong Kong woman duped out of HK$1 million by fake AI investment app
Published: 6:10pm, 26 May 2026Updated: 7:59pm, 26 May 2026 A Hong Kong woman has lost more than HK$1 million (US$127,636) after being lured into...
CLP Power to raise electricity price for third straight month in June
Published: 6:04pm, 26 May 2026Updated: 9:23pm, 26 May 2026 Customers of Hong Kong’s CLP Power are facing higher electricity bills in June, with the...
Indonesia’s offer to host US military aircraft repair hub tests non-aligned foreign policy
The Indonesian government’s decision to accept a US proposal to turn an underused airport into a maintenance hub for Lockheed C-130 Hercules military aircraft...
China ex-train driver creates US$440 short film, receiving Hollywood director praise, job offer
A moderately educated young man in China spent 10 days and just 3,000 yuan (US$440) to make a short film using artificial intelligence (AI)...