China accused the United States of “double standards” on Sunday, after President Donald Trump threatened an additional 100 percent tariff on the world’s second-largest economy. US…

At least nine legislators in Hong Kong have announced that they will not take part in the “patriots-only” legislative election in December, including Tik Chi-yuen, currently the council…

The European Parliament has called on China to release Swedish publisher Gui Minhai, ten years after he went missing in Thailand. The bookseller was later seen in China “confessing” to …

Sun Shangwu, former deputy editor-in-chief at the state-run news outlet China Daily, has been appointed deputy director of Beijing’s Liaison Office in Hong Kong. Sun Shangwu. Photo: Liaison O…

The Department of Health has urged all vulnerable Hongkongers – including schoolchildren and the elderly – to get the Seasonal Influenza Vaccination (SIV) as soon as possible. It comes …

The Philippines said a Chinese ship deliberately rammed one of its government vessels in the disputed South China Sea on Sunday, although Beijing blamed Manila for the incident. This handout photo,…

Veteran Hong Kong lawmaker Regina Ip has said her party, the New People’s Party, will announce its plan for December’s Legislative Council (LegCo) elections “in due course,” as more legislators opt…

The founder of a prominent Chinese underground church has been detained along with more than 20 of its members in a sweeping national crackdown, according to his daughter and one of its pastors. Th…

Children face increased risks of being overweight or obese as young adults if their mothers had high blood sugar levels during pregnancy, a study by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has f…

PETA has urged Hong Kong’s Ocean Park to remove fish and shellfish from its restaurants – a move that the animal rights NGO said could align the marine-themed amusement park with its conserva…

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has rejected “several hundred” applications with suspected fake credentials during this year’s application period, a school official sai…

Hong Kong leader John Lee has dodged questions about an age limit for running in the “patriots-only” legislative elections, after several septuagenarian lawmakers announced they would n…

Hong Kong’s summer flu season is expected to continue into November and reach a peak in the coming weeks, a top health official has warned after a 13-year-old girl died from a severe case of paedia…

China said Tuesday it was ready to “fight to the end” in a trade war with the United States after President Donald Trump said he would slap additional 100 percent tariffs on goods from …

The authorities will strengthen the management of popular eco-tourism sites, Hong Kong’s leader has said, after a large number of visitors overwhelmed Sharp Island in Sai Kung during this yea…

Around 20,000 Hongkongers are among nearly six million customers of Qantas Airways whose personal data were leaked after hackers attacked the Australian airline in July, the city’s privacy watchdog…

China imposed sanctions on five American subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean on Tuesday, accusing them of supporting a US government investigation into the shipping industry, as t…

Hong Kong has appointed a new government logistics director, replacing former chief Carlson Chan, after the department he led awarded a water supply contract to an allegedly fraudulent company. Inc…

Quite the mind-boggling headline of the week announced – with wording varied in different places, of course – that the government of Norway was bracing itself for some retaliation from …

A Hong Kong lawyer has been denied a bid to overturn her conviction over an unapproved prison complaint she received from jailed activist Owen Chow at the city’s top court. Hong Kong activist Owen …