World’s first intergovernmental mediation body launched in Hong Kong
Published: 5:46pm, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 8:19pm, 20 Oct 2025 A newly established international mediation body headquartered in Hong Kong can contribute to improving the...
Hong Kong officials involved in water procurement fiasco face disciplinary probe
Hong Kong authorities will launch a disciplinary investigation into officials involved in a bottled water procurement scandal after an initial probe by the audit...
Hong Kong’s social work, construction sectors hit as jobless rate rises to 3.9%
Published: 5:19pm, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 5:38pm, 20 Oct 2025 Hong Kong’s jobless rate rose to 3.9 per cent between July and September, with higher...
Mainland Chinese buyers fuel 25% of Hong Kong home sales last quarter: Centaline
Published: 5:15pm, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 5:26pm, 20 Oct 2025 Mainland Chinese homebuyers remain a strong driving force in Hong Kong’s residential property market, spending...
‘Weirdest alliance’: Japan’s new ruling coalition tipped for collapse
Japan’s centre-right opposition Innovation Party (JIP) has thrown its support behind a controversial new ruling coalition led by Sanae Takaichi, paving the way for...
Will Zelensky join Trump and Putin in Budapest for peace talks? Only if invited
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he would be ready to join Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump at their summit...
China’s Communist Party kicks off fourth plenum amid tight security in Beijing
China’s ruling Communist Party kicked off a key four-day conclave on Monday that will determine the country’s development over the next five years. Advertisement...
India’s capital celebrates Diwali cloaked in a blanket of acrid smog
India’s capital New Delhi was shrouded in a thick, toxic haze on Monday as air pollution levels soared to more than 16 times the...
Hong Kong education authorities demand probe into teacher misconduct allegation
Published: 3:07pm, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 5:54pm, 20 Oct 2025 Hong Kong’s education authorities have asked a girls’ secondary school to thoroughly investigate a case...