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Hong Kong’s environment bureau says it’s not partaking in gov’t waste tax...
Hong Kong’s Environment and Ecology Bureau is not participating in a trial of the city’s waste charging scheme, saying that the way rubbish was collected from its location in the Central Government...
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Beijing calls reports on 23 Chinese swimmers failed doping test ‘fake news’
By James Edgar Beijing on Monday called reports about 23 Chinese swimmers testing positive for a banned substance ahead of the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 “fake news”. Silver medallists China’s Xu Jiayu,...
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2019 protests: 9 jurors chosen to serve in Hong Kong’s first trial under UN...
Nine jurors have been selected for Hong Kong’s first-ever trial under a United Nations anti-terrorism ordinance over an alleged conspiracy to commit bombings and shoot police officers to death in...
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Taiwan hit by dozens of strong aftershocks overnight weeks following deadly...
By Amber Wang and Yan Zhao Taiwan was shaken by dozens of earthquakes overnight and into Tuesday that left buildings swaying, with the government saying they were aftershocks from a huge deadly quake...
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Hong Kong gov’t vows to investigate after 2 killed in suspected gas leak at...
The Hong Kong government has vowed to launch an investigation into an industrial accident after two men died in a suspected gas leak at a construction site. Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin. Photo:...
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Hong Kong Cardinal Zen and 4 other activists to challenge conviction over...
Hong Kong Cardinal Joseph Zen and four other pro-democracy activists are set to appeal their convictions linked to a defunct fund that supported protesters during the unrest in 2019. (From left) Cyd...
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Germany arrests aide to far-right EU Parliament member on suspicion of spying...
By Michelle Fitzpatrick An aide to a German far-right member of the European Parliament has been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, German prosecutors said Tuesday, deepening concerns about...
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No need for ‘fake news’ law as long as media industry practices...
There is no need for Hong Kong to legislate against “fake news” as long as the media industry exercises self-discipline, the city’s leader John Lee has said. Chief Executive John Lee meets the press...
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Alleged Hong Kong bomb plot during 2019 protests could have caused heavy...
An alleged bomb plot to murder police officers during the 2019 protests and unrest in Hong Kong could have caused heavy casualties, the prosecution has said in the city’s first trial under an...
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Restaurants slow to adopt eco-friendly alternatives as Hong Kong’s ban on...
Hong Kong restaurants have been slow to switch to eco-friendly alternatives following the single-use plastics ban enacted on Monday, with many still using disposables. A customer’s takeout order,...
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Environmental report for planned Hong Kong tech hub given conditional...
A government advisory body has conditionally approved a report on the environmental impact of building a technology hub near the city’s border with mainland China, despite criticism from green groups....
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Taiwan vows to remove 760 remaining public statues of martial law-era leader...
Taiwan has vowed to remove 760 remaining statues of its late martial law-era leader Chiang Kai-shek, despite criticism that such moves “erase” the past. Statues of Taiwan’s late Chiang Kai-shek at the...
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US report claims evidence of arbitrary detention, rights abuses in Hong Kong,...
Beijing and Hong Kong have said that the US has “smeared” Hong Kong’s law enforcement actions after Washington published a report stating that the city had “significant human rights issues.” A US...
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Verdict for Hong Kong Stand News sedition trial postponed again to August
The verdict in the sedition trial of Hong Kong news outlet Stand News and two of its former chief editors has been further postponed to the end of August, according to the judiciary. (From left to...
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NGO urges delay in waste tax enforcement for disadvantaged tenants of ‘cage...
An NGO serving Hong Kong’s low-income residents has urged the government to delay the enforcement of a controversial waste charging scheme among disadvantaged tenants of “cage homes,” subdivided units...
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US Chief Sec. Antony Blinken in China to manage tensions and press Beijing on...
By Shaun Tandon US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due in China on Wednesday as the United States ramps up pressure on its main rival over its support for Russia, while seeking to manage...
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Hong Kong’s anti-terror hotline received over 28,000 messages since June 2022...
Hong Kong police have received over 28,000 tip-offs via the anti-terrorism hotline since its launch in June 2022, including reports of suspected possession of weapons and suspected harbouring of...
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Asia was hardest by climate and weather disasters in 2023 as temperatures hit...
By Robin Millard Asia was the world’s most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said Tuesday, with floods and storms the chief cause of casualties and...
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Arrest of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai’s was ‘heavy blow’ to activist...
Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai’s arrest dealt a “heavy blow” to pro-democracy advocacy group Stand With Hong Kong, causing it to lose its connections to US politicians, the media mogul’s national...
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2019 protests: Radical groups stole chemicals from Hong Kong universities for...
Radical groups broke into two university laboratories to steal chemicals for a bomb plot to murder police officers during the 2019 protests and unrest, the prosecution told a terrorism jury trial on...
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