Hong Kong’s Scameter app gets upgrade, AI tools to tackle social media scams
Hong Kong police are expanding the functions of the Scameter app to cover suspicious social media content, as online employment and investment ploys have...
‘We have a deal’: Trump reveals breakthroughs after ‘12 out of 10’ Xi talks
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How gold standards ensure Hong Kong’s barristers are on their best behaviour
A young, handsome and up-and-coming barrister one night stumbled upon his girlfriend’s chat messages. The messages led him to pay a surprise visit to...
How ‘smart cities’ can protect communities from climate risks
Floods are becoming more severe across the Asia-Pacific, driven by the mounting effects of climate change. Nine of the 15 nations most affected by...
US says strike on another alleged drug boat in Pacific kills 4
Published: 9:13am, 30 Oct 2025Updated: 9:15am, 30 Oct 2025 The US military on Wednesday struck another boat in the eastern Pacific it claimed was...
Chinese man still wed to US woman with PhD 20 years after massage parlour meeting
The story of a moderately educated man from rural China who has been married to an American woman with a PhD degree for 20...
Hong Kong customs seizes HK$9 million of ketamine hidden in buckets, arrests 2
Hong Kong customs has arrested two men in connection with the seizure of 20kg (44lbs) of suspected ketamine worth HK$9 million (US$1.2 million) concealed...
HKEX’s Riyadh office will act as ‘bridge between mainland China and Middle East’
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing’s (HKEX) new office in Saudi Arabia, which opens this year, reflects its determination to expand in the Gulf and...
Hong Kong family offices launch US$100 million fund to tap global investors
Five local family offices will jointly launch a US$100 million fund on Thursday to capture the new business opportunities arising from the government’s newly...