Ex-university student jailed for 7 years for rape, sexual assault and voyeurism
Published: 3:02pm, 9 Oct 2026Updated: 4:19pm, 9 Oct 2026 A Hong Kong court has sentenced a former university student to seven years in prison...
Bessent may skip Apec in Hong Kong to focus on Trump’s Shenzhen visit, sources say
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent may skip a meeting of Apec finance ministers in Hong Kong later this month to focus on preparing for...
Legal arguments delay trial over murder of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi again
Published: 2:59pm, 9 Oct 2026Updated: 4:37pm, 9 Oct 2026 The murder trial of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has been delayed again while...
11 premises raided over alleged bid-rigging to supply virtual reality systems to schools
Published: 2:25pm, 9 Oct 2026Updated: 4:19pm, 9 Oct 2026 Hong Kong’s competition watchdog has raided 11 offices and homes over alleged bid-rigging for contracts...
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: scientist’s soybean research pushes agricultural frontier
When Professor Lam Hon-ming returned to Hong Kong after completing postdoctoral work in the United States in 1997, he was fixated on one question:...
Hong Kong needs tougher inspection regime, experts say after CK Asset building fiasco
Published: 2:01pm, 9 Oct 2026Updated: 5:14pm, 9 Oct 2026 Lawmakers and engineering sector leaders have called for a review of Hong Kong’s building inspection...
Japan angry after Russia seeks extradition of ICC chief targeted by US
A senior Japanese government spokesperson said it was regrettable that the Russian Prosecutor General’s Office had requested that Dutch authorities extradite International Criminal Court...
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: youth-led charity supports young cancer patients
Timothy Chan Chi-fung was 19 when a testicular tumour sent him into a Hong Kong hospital system largely designed for children or much older...
Philippines thought Pogos were gone. Corruption and AI still power them
Published: 12:56pm, 9 Oct 2026Updated: 4:08pm, 9 Oct 2026 Two years after the Philippines banned its notorious offshore gaming hubs, or Pogos, a recent...