China’s former agricultural minister was sentenced to death on Sunday on corruption charges, with a two-year reprieve, a court statement said. China’s former agricultural minister Tang …

A Hong Kong secondary school assistant principal and a parent have been charged by the city’s anti-corruption watchdog after the parent allegedly deleted phone messages that were evidence in …

Over a dozen police officers were deployed near Hong Kong’s government headquarters on the 11th anniversary of the pro-democracy Umbrella Movement protests on Sunday. Activist priest Franco M…

A Chinese court sentenced to death on Monday 16 members of a family-run criminal gang that established deadly scam centres in Myanmar’s Kokang region on the border with China, among other cri…

Hong Kong lawmaker Holden Chow has insisted he was telling the truth in his testimony against Lam Cheuk-ting, a former pro-democracy legislator on trial over clashes in the legislature in 2019. Hon…

Cardinal Stephen Chow said earlier this month that “religious persecution per se is not happening in Hong Kong” as he defended the state of civil liberties in the city. Reverend Stephen Chow. Photo…

Legislative Council (LegCo) President Andrew Leung has said he will not run for another term in the “patriots only” election in December. Legislative Council President Andrew Leung meet…

Hong Kong leader John Lee has not directly answered whether the city’s authorities had requested Singapore to extradite wanted activist Nathan Law before he was denied entry to the Southeast …

They were one of four families who turned a Myanmar town into a hub for gambling, drugs and scam centres.

Hong Kong has increased the base pay of foreign domestic workers to HK$5,100 a month, but a migrant workers group criticises that the new minimum wage is “a far cry” from a living wage.…

A former aide to German far-right lawmaker Maximilian Krah in the European parliament was jailed for four years and nine months on Tuesday on charges of spying for China. Defendant Jian Guo (right)…

A 47-year-old Chinese woman on Monday told a UK court that she played a leading role in a multibillion-pound fraudulent Bitcoin scheme. London’s Southwark Crown Court. File photo: Jorge Frang…

The 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Cebu City, causing power outages and damage to buildings.

Retired pro-establishment lawmaker Abraham Shek, testifying at the trial of ex-colleague Lam Cheuk-ting, has said that the former pro-democracy legislator posed no threat to him during a Legislativ…

Hong Kong now recognises animal health certificates issued by official veterinarians from all customs authorities in mainland China for the import of cats and dogs into the city. Pixel, the HKFP ne…

Taiwan “will not agree” to making 50 percent of its semiconductors in the United States, the island’s lead tariff negotiator said Wednesday, as Washington pressures Taipei to prod…

Hong Kong’s public spending watchdog has largely completed its report on a government drinking water contract scandal that has raised questions about the city’s tendering and due diligence procedur…

Tropical Cyclone Matmo is set to move across the Philippines on Friday and come within 800 kilometres of Hong Kong this weekend, the Observatory has said. The T1 storm signal may be issued on Frida…

The earthquake comes barely more than a week after the country was hit by back-to-back typhoons.

Canada on Wednesday denied a request from a controversial theme park to export 30 beluga whales to China, saying the refusal was necessary to protect the mammals from exploitation. Beluga whales in…