A US$2 billion Chinese-built airport in Cambodia opened its runways to the first planes on Tuesday, bringing hopes for a tourism revival but beset by accusations of land evictions. Techo Internatio…

A Hong Kong judge has ruled in favour of a same-sex couple and their child born via reciprocal in vitro fertilisation (RIVF), saying that the exclusion of the non-birth mother from their son’…

The Hong Kong government has praised its education, innovation and technology, and talent admission policies after the city ranked fourth in the World Talent Ranking 2025. People on a footbridge in…

A former police constable has been handed a 160-hour community service order for deceiving the Hong Kong Police Credit Union (HKPCU) into granting him a loan of over HK$57,000. The Hong Kong Police…

Hong Kong will host a 23-minute patriotic fireworks display on National Day, titled “Victoria Harbour Fireworks Shine Across the Motherland.” A Chinese General Chamber of Commerce press…

Tuen Mun District Councillor Kenneth Yip has been suspended from duty for a week after he was convicted of dangerous driving in May. Kenneth Yip. Photo: Kenneth Yip, via Facebook. Yip, who was conv…

Hong Kong’s correctional chief has written to the New York Post, saying that an op-ed published by the newspaper contained allegations against the city’s prison authorities that amounted to a “mali…

By Ben Strang Pacific Islands leaders will declare an “ocean of peace” urging powers to respect the region’s sovereignty, Australia’s prime minister said Wednesday at a summ…

The Hong Kong government’s proposed bill to recognise same-sex partnerships has failed to pass in the Legislative Council (LegCo), with just 14 out of 86 lawmakers voting in favour. Hong Kong…

Hong Kong has rejected an “unfounded and biased” European Commission report, which said the rule of law in the city remained under “severe strain” in 2024 due to the implementation of national secu…

A Briton and a Chinese citizen, accused by the United States of smuggling military technology and arrested in Serbia, have disappeared from house arrest, a Serbian court told AFP. The city view of …

The suicide rate among men aged 25 to 39 in Hong Kong showed a significant rise in 2024, with unmarried men affected the most, according to a study by a suicide research and prevention group. A man…

Seventeen green groups in Hong Kong have petitioned the city’s government for a more progressive carbon emission reduction target that would align with the Paris Agreement. Steven Chan of Gre…

The closely watched bill that proposed recognising same-sex partnerships was voted down in Hong Kong’s “all-patriots” legislature on Wednesday, with only 14 out of 86 lawmakers su…

Hong Kong has shelved a controversial project to create artificial islands, with the development minister saying the current administration does not have the “necessary conditions” to proceed with …

China’s internet regulator said on Thursday it had ordered “warnings and strict punishment” to bosses at popular social media app Xiaohongshu over its online content, slamming &#8…

The Philippines protested on Thursday against a Chinese scheme to create a “nature reserve” on the disputed Scarborough Shoal, the site of repeated clashes in the South China Sea. Scarb…

Hong Kong’s legislature has passed a bill that legalises basketball betting in the city, with most lawmakers voting in favour of the government’s proposal to impose a 50 per cent duty on net profit…

Hong Kong International School (HKIS) faces possible eviction from its Repulse Bay campus after its US-based founder sued the school for alleged financial mismanagement, accusing it of serving only…

The Hong Kong government has “made its best endeavours” to comply with a court ruling to legislate a framework for same-sex partnerships, a legal expert has said after the bill was vote…