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Cambodia’s Prince Group, China-born businessman targeted by US-UK sanctions
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Cambodia’s Prince Group, China-born businessman targeted by US-UK sanctions
US and UK authorities unveiled sanctions this week against Chen Zhi, a British-Cambodian tycoon accused of running cyberscam operations where workers, some trafficked, carry out transnational fraud…
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Hong Kong court jails man for 6 months for bomb hoaxes to frame girlfriend’s ex
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Hong Kong court jails man for 6 months for bomb hoaxes to frame girlfriend’s ex
A Hong Kong court has sentenced a man to six months in prison for making false bomb threats in May to frame his girlfriend’s Taiwanese ex-boyfriend and attempting to pervert the course of justice a…
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HKFP Lens: Top-down views of Hong Kong, as captured by photographer Derry Ainsworth
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HKFP Lens: Top-down views of Hong Kong, as captured by photographer Derry Ainsworth
Hong Kong-based photographer Derry Ainsworth’s debut photobook, Highs & Lows, documents top-down views of the city over a span of more than a decade. An aerial photograph of North Point, taken …
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HKFP Monitor Oct 18, 2025: Exodus of Hong Kong lawmakers; city’s leader preaches ‘effective democracy’
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HKFP Monitor Oct 18, 2025: Exodus of Hong Kong lawmakers; city’s leader preaches ‘effective democracy’
Welcome back to HKFP Monitor. This week, 15 members of the “patriots only” Legislative Council (LegCo) announced they would bow out of the upcoming race – including eight who are in their 70s…
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Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown – using Elon Musk’s Starlink
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Myanmar scam cities booming despite crackdown – using Elon Musk’s Starlink
By Isabel Kua with Matthew Walsh in Lincang, China; Nalini Lepetit-Chella in Paris; and AFP teams in Mae Sot, Thailand They said they had smashed them. But fraud factories in Myanmar blamed for sca…
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A yacht economy, yes; subsidies for rich men’s toys, no
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A yacht economy, yes; subsidies for rich men’s toys, no
That pitter-patter of little feet you heard after the policy address came from a herd of hogs heading for the public money trough, which naturally follows the announcement of a new hub. Consider th…
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In China, climate litigation starts with the state, shutting out NGOs, activists
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In China, climate litigation starts with the state, shutting out NGOs, activists
By Sam Davies With thousands of dedicated courts and more than a million recent cases, environmental and climate litigation is booming in China, but it often looks different to the trend seen elsew…
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Four hospitalised, dozens evacuated after fire rips through Central building’s scaffolding
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Four hospitalised, dozens evacuated after fire rips through Central building’s scaffolding
Four people were hospitalised and dozens were evacuated after a fire ripped through a building’s scaffolding in Central on Saturday. A blaze at Chinachem Tower on Connaught Road Central on Sa…
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China accuses US of waging cyberattacks on national time centre
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China accuses US of waging cyberattacks on national time centre
China on Sunday accused the United States of conducting cyberattacks on Beijing’s national time centre that could have caused severe damage to critical financial and telecommunications infras…
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West Kowloon Cultural District axes LGBTQ play after complaints it ‘defames Hong Kong’
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West Kowloon Cultural District axes LGBTQ play after complaints it ‘defames Hong Kong’
The managing body of the West Kowloon Cultural District cancelled an LGBTQ-themed play on Saturday, hours before tickets went on sale, after complaints alleging the drama “defames Hong Kong.” The X…
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2 dead as Boeing 747 cargo plane crashes off runway into sea at Hong Kong airport
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2 dead as Boeing 747 cargo plane crashes off runway into sea at Hong Kong airport
A cargo plane veered off the runway and into the sea at Hong Kong’s airport on Monday, leaving two ground workers dead. Emirates SkyCargo Flight EK9788 crashed into the sea on October 20, 202…
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No distress signal from cargo plane crashing into sea at Hong Kong airport, killing 2, official says
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No distress signal from cargo plane crashing into sea at Hong Kong airport, killing 2, official says
Airport officials did not receive a distress signal from a cargo aircraft that veered off the runway into the sea during landing at Hong Kong International Airport on Monday, killing two ground wor…
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China’s key trade negotiator Li Chenggang removed from WTO post
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China’s key trade negotiator Li Chenggang removed from WTO post
Senior Chinese trade negotiator Li Chenggang has been removed from his post as China’s permanent representative to the World Trade Organization, state media reported on Monday, just days afte…
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Central building ‘structurally sound’ after fire ripped through scaffolding; 4 people remain in hospital
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Central building ‘structurally sound’ after fire ripped through scaffolding; 4 people remain in hospital
The Buildings Department has said the Chinachem Tower in Central is structurally safe, after a fire left four people hospitalised on Saturday. A blaze at Chinachem Tower on Connaught Road Central o…
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Hong Kong Education Bureau orders school to investigate after student accuses teacher of sexual advances
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Hong Kong Education Bureau orders school to investigate after student accuses teacher of sexual advances
Hong Kong education authorities have ordered a school to probe an alleged incident involving a teacher who reportedly invited a student to a hotel for sex, after a social media post went viral. St.…
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Chipmaker Nexperia tells Chinese staff to ignore orders from Dutch HQ
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Chipmaker Nexperia tells Chinese staff to ignore orders from Dutch HQ
Management from chipmaker Nexperia’s Chinese unit told employees they can ignore instructions from overseas, according to a company statement, escalating a recent row over control of the Dutc…