Hong Kong MTR track intrusion prompts calls for tougher penalties, education
Hong Kong railway experts have called for tougher penalties and stronger public education to prevent the misuse of emergency exits on trains following a...
‘Like a horror movie’: Hongkonger rescued after forced labour ordeal in Myanmar
A Hongkonger has been rescued from Myanmar and transferred to Thailand after being held captive and forced to do illegal work, in an ordeal...
Beijing tightens drone rules, citing ‘low-altitude security’ concerns
Citing security concerns, Beijing will significantly restrict drone sales, storage and transport after tightening regulation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in the Chinese capital’s...
Hong Kong police seize 1,600 litres of diesel, arrest 1 in raid of illegal fuel site
Hong Kong authorities seized 1,600 litres (423 gallons) of diesel from an illegal fuel station in Sai Wan on Saturday as part of a...
AI ‘collusion’ forcing down wages a bigger threat than job-stealing robots: ILO economist
The threat to employment posed by artificial intelligence was not a “robot apocalypse” that would steal jobs, but “algorithmic collusion” that could quietly erode...
Cambridge top architect Francois Penz relocates to China from UK
Francois Penz, former head of the department of architecture at the University of Cambridge and a pioneer in the interdisciplinary field of architecture and...
Why Chinese pour leftover TCM medicine onto roads, hoping others will walk, drive over it
While walking along China’s roads, it is not uncommon to see leftover herbs scattered on the surface. This is not some random dumping problem,...
Singapore seizes record Asian pangolin scales disguised as ‘dried fish skin’
Singapore has seized over 830kg (1,800 lbs) of Asian pangolin scales hidden in a shipment bound for Cambodia, authorities said on Saturday, calling it...
Singapore’s Lawrence Wong meets tycoons, leaders as he wraps up Hong Kong visit
Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong has met Hong Kong political heavyweights and business leaders – including former Chief Justice Andrew Li Kwok-nang and Richard...