Lebanon blasts: Hezbollah chief denounces Israeli attacks as sonic booms rattle Beirut
Hassan Nasrallah admits his group has suffered a major blow, saying the pager and radio explosions could be considered a declaration of war....
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EU and China trade negotiators fail to strike deal on electric vehicle imports
While both sides commit to further talks, European Commission plans to impose duties on Chinese EV imports to counter Beijing car subsidies....
read moreSAR signs cooperation deal to promote innovation
The SAR government on Thursday signed a cooperation agreement with the nation's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on developing new...
read moreWhy latest Philippine warning of South China Sea war may not be cause for serious alarm
Manila’s defence chief said towing away a grounded ship would be an act of war, but one analyst said that is ‘not a good option’ for China....
read moreTech war: Chinese memory chip maker YMTC achieves design breakthrough despite US sanctions
Chinese flash memory giant YMTC has made a small leap in its chip design architecture, thanks to closer ties with domestic semiconductor tool provider...
read moreMore to savour on? Hong Kong Wine and Dine Festival expands to 5 days, ditches plastic cups
Event held from October 23 to 27 at the Central Harbourfront, featuring more than 300 booths of food and drinks from dozens of countries, regions....
read moreUniversity of Hong Kong opens first clinical trials centre with private hospital; cancer a focus
Collaboration with Gleneagles will make use of university’s ‘100 years of experience’ in research, medical school dean says....
read moreCall for less emphasis on language skills for Hong Kong university admission
Hong Kong Association of the Heads of Secondary Schools seeks to balance English requirement with demands for city’s future....
read moreChina fears further Middle East fallout from deadly walkie-talkie explosions in Lebanon
Beijing says all parties in the regional conflict must work towards peace and stability....
read moreAlibaba CEO eyes greater AI research and development, as firm open sources 100 new LLMs
Alibaba Cloud on Thursday also launched a new text-to-video model, as CEO Eddie Wu reveals increased pace of AI development at Apsara event....
read moreCross-border voting push: authorities urged to set up electoral roll of mainland-based Hongkongers
Concern group, made up of lawmakers and Election Committee members, says proposal will pave way for voting from outside the city....
read moreMural artists in El Salvador paint over bullet holes to give a troubled neighbourhood hope
Civil war and gang violence left a Central American neighbourhood scarred. Painting huge murals on housing blocks heralds a brighter future....
read moreMan jailed for 10 months over seditious bus graffiti
A man was jailed for 10 months on Thursday for writing graffiti on the back of bus seats found to be seditious under the new domestic security law. Ch...
read moreChina official infamous for keeping 58 staff members as lovers, amassing illegal funds, jailed
Official was nicknamed ‘beautiful governor’ during her time in power....
read moreMan gets 14 months for wearing seditious T-shirt, mask
A man who wore a T-shirt and mask bearing protest slogans has become the first person to be sentenced under Hong Kong's homegrown national securi...
read moreWine and Dine expected to lure 150,000 people
The Wine and Dine Festival will make its comeback in Hong Kong from October 23 to 27 at the Central Harbourfront with over 300 booths featuring food a...
read moreJobless rate stays at 3 percent
Hong Kong's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3 percent in the three-month period ending in August. According to official data released on ...
read moreHong Kong customs seizes HK$10 million of smuggled platinum, its largest haul in 20 years
Officers find eight slabs of metal hidden inside Shenzhen-bound truck’s battery box during stop at checkpoint, arrest 48-year-old driver....
read moreByteDance denies reported plan to make self-designed chips and cut reliance on Nvidia
The Chinese company rejected reports that it aims to engage the world’s largest chip foundry TSMC to mass-produce advanced semiconductors....
read moreLate Harrods owner Al-Fayed accused of rape in BBC podcast, documentary
The allegations, made in a BBC documentary and podcast, are the latest to be levelled at powerful figures since the start of #MeToo in 2017....
read moreChina eyes sci-tech venture capital to boost industrial upgrade, economic growth
Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday the development of venture capital is critical to sci-tech innovation, industrial upgrading and the growth of the e...
read moreHK ranks ninth in World Talent list
Hong Kong has risen to ninth in an annual talent ranking, with the government crediting achievements in education and talent admission schemes for the...
read moreOmbusman launches probe into public flats recovery
The Office of the Ombudsman announced on Thursday it had launched an investigation into how the government recovers public rental housing flats, in a....
read moreOfficer in fatal shooting acted professionally: police
Police chief Raymond Siu on Thursday said an officer who shot dead a man who allegedly charged at officers while brandishing scissors and a chopper ex...
read moreChina court orders developer SRE to sell majority stake in Shanghai venture to repay loans
The action comes after units of SRE failed to pay 4.45 billion yuan (US$627 million) in debts, the company said in a Hong Kong filing....
read moreHong Kong jumps to ninth spot in global talent ranking but Singapore still top in Asia
City’s ranking leaps from 16th last year after improving in three assessment areas – investment and development, appeal, and readiness....
read moreHong Kong public housing providers to be investigated by watchdog over reallocation delays
Ombudsman’s Office says authorities largely keeping up with reclaimed flat refurbishment target, but some cases taking as long as 197 days....
read moreHong Kong probe finds Cathay Airbus A350 engine fault could have sparked major fires
Authorities urge European aviation body to demand that engine maker Rolls-Royce impose inspection requirements of such components....
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