Hong Kong seizes HK$13 million of illicit cigarettes, as culprits flee in boats
Hong Kong marine police and customs have seized about HK$13 million (US$1.6 million) worth of illicit cigarettes in two anti-smuggling operations that saw the...
Abbot of China’s world-famous Shaolin Temple under criminal investigation
Published: 8:30pm, 27 Jul 2025Updated: 9:15pm, 27 Jul 2025 The abbot of China’s famous Shaolin Temple is under investigation for criminal offences including embezzling...
Landmark US Chinatown survived Covid, hate crimes – but tariffs pose new threat
Published: 8:00pm, 27 Jul 2025Updated: 8:03pm, 27 Jul 2025 Oakland Chinatown, one of the oldest in the United States, almost feels as lively as...
Hong Kong slams Western countries over criticism of bounties for second day
The Hong Kong government has hit out at “irresponsible remarks” by Western countries for the second straight day following its decision to pursue overseas-based...
Worker dies after being trapped in lift shaft at Hong Kong site for 2 hours
Published: 7:35pm, 27 Jul 2025Updated: 10:22pm, 27 Jul 2025 A Hong Kong worker has died in hospital after being trapped in a lift shaft...
Mainland China says Taiwan recall vote shows how ‘political manipulation’ failed
Published: 7:01pm, 27 Jul 2025Updated: 7:18pm, 27 Jul 2025 Beijing has criticised Taiwan’s failed recall vote as a “political manipulation” that was “completely contrary”...
Spouses, children of top talent unhappy with life in Hong Kong: university study
Most of the spouses and children of top talent, mainly from mainland China, are struggling to adapt to life in Hong Kong and are...
Hong Kong visit by No 2 man at Beijing office linked to megaproject: analysts
A recent visit to Hong Kong by the new executive deputy director of the central government’s top office for the city’s affairs was likely...
No more Achilles’ heel? Huge find boosts China’s zirconium reserve five-fold
In a discovery that could reshape the global balance of strategic mineral supply, Chinese geologists have uncovered a huge zirconium deposit in the Kubai...