Chinese task forces to investigate goji berry contamination claims
Two local governments in China have vowed to crack down on the use of illegal additives in goji berries after media reports revealed widespread...
China insists survey ship’s passage close to Japanese island was ‘completely legal’
China has confirmed that one of its naval surveying vessels sailed close to Japanese territory over the weekend, but insisted it was a “legal...
Hong Kong tourism sector should adopt innovative ideas like esports, AI: Beijing official
Published: 8:34pm, 2 Sep 2024Updated: 8:38pm, 2 Sep 2024 A top Beijing official in Hong Kong has urged the city to adopt innovative concepts...
US swing voters await Harris, Trump answers on big questions
As America’s two candidates prepare for the final phase of the US presidential election, the unfolding process will be marked by day-to-day trench warfare...
Former Hong Kong opposition leader makes political U-turn, says he regrets defying government
A former opposition party leader has disavowed his political beliefs and lamented his “naive and blind” defiance of the Hong Kong government during the...
Xi Jinping speech was call to action against foreign forces ‘westernising’ Chinese youth
The Communist Party’s top theoretical journal has highlighted the threat from “subversive” “foreign forces” trying to influence China’s youth, by releasing excerpts of a...
Anti-whaling activist laughs off Japan charges: ‘they can’t extradite me’
Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson’s detention in a Greenland prison pending his possible extradition to Japan has not prevented him from continuing his fight to...
Hongkonger, 73, in wheelchair escapes death after falling onto train tracks
A 73-year-old Hong Kong man in a wheelchair has narrowly escaped death after accidentally reversing off a train platform and falling onto tracks in...
Manhunt under way after man robs woman of HK$15,000 at knifepoint in Hong Kong hotel room
Hong Kong police have launched a citywide manhunt for a middle-aged man who robbed a mainland Chinese woman of HK$15,000 (US$2,000) at knifepoint in...