Police probe suspected poisoning of 4 dogs, with 2 more canines missing
Hong Kong police are investigating the suspected poisoning of four dogs on farms in the northern New Territories, with an animal welfare group saying...
Law firm asks court to block access to files seized in ‘crash-for-cash’ probe
A law firm has asked a Hong Kong court to bar police from inspecting privileged documents seized during a raid earlier this month as...
Water prisons, torture: UN urges crackdown on brutal Southeast Asia scam centres
The UN human rights agency on Friday called on governments to clamp down on scam centres, which have mushroomed in Southeast Asia and where...
Hong Kong’s jobless rate edges up by 0.1 percentage point to 3.9% over past 3 months
Hong Kong’s jobless rate edged up by 0.1 percentage point over the past three months to 3.9 per cent after holding steady in the...
How Chinese artificial intelligence put a new spin on Winter Olympics action
As American figure skater Ilia Malinin launched into a quad – a jump with four airborne revolutions – at this month’s Winter Olympics, millions...
10 arrested over Russian plot to kill top Ukrainian officials
Kyiv said on Friday that 10 people were arrested in Ukraine and Moldova on suspicion of planning to assassinate senior Ukrainian political figures on...
North Korea’s Kim opens rare party congress with pledge to fix economy
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un vowed to lift living standards as he opened a landmark congress, state media said on Friday, offering a glimpse...
Hong Kong’s property market to build on gains in the Year of the Horse, agents say
Hong Kong’s residential property market made gradual and steady gains in the Year of the Snake, with the momentum set to continue in the...
PLA, Chinese firm release satellite images showing US military build-up around Iran
China’s military and a tech firm have released high-resolution satellite imagery showing the US military build-up around Iran, amid reports that Washington may strike...