Insufficient evidence to charge basketball coach filmed slapping student: police
Police will not charge a prominent Hong Kong basketball coach filmed slapping a student two years ago, citing insufficient evidence. In a reply to...
Cambodian jobseekers fear debt trap over Thailand’s border reinforcement
Vin Lors used to earn about US$20 a day working on construction sites in Bangkok, nearly twice what he now makes in Cambodia. After...
Cathay Pacific tail strike in early July classified as ‘abnormal runway contact’
Hong Kong’s air safety watchdog has classified a tail strike involving a Cathay Pacific Airways passenger jet during an aborted landing at the city’s...
Beijing to impose exit bans for export control, tech transfer breaches
Published: 9:05pm, 31 Jul 2026Updated: 9:27pm, 31 Jul 2026 Under new regulations, the Chinese government will soon be able to ban citizens from leaving...
Need a robo pet buddy? Feline ginseng? The Hong Kong Cat Expo has got you covered
Published: 8:52pm, 31 Jul 2026Updated: 11:03pm, 31 Jul 2026 Thousands flocked to the opening day of the annual Hong Kong Cat Expo despite Friday’s...
Huanggang’s stone-like facade inspired by rock-solid Shenzhen, Hong Kong ties
Published: 8:37pm, 31 Jul 2026Updated: 10:43pm, 31 Jul 2026 Aeons before Hong Kong and Shenzhen became bustling metropolises separated by a border and checkpoints,...
China is making a great leap forward in food production – this time for real
In June 1958, as China’s Great Leap Forward campaign gained traction, state media began reporting astronomical agricultural yields, including claims from central Henan province...
Despite immense power, the US delivers neither butter nor bullets
In America today, many low-income workers and households can’t get adequate healthcare or pay for food. Depending on who you ask, medical costs are...
Residents sign directives as Hong Kong’s new end-of-life law takes effect
Hong Kong octogenarian Chan Yiu-kuen is ready to let death take its course when the time comes. The 89-year-old said she would sign an...