- December 8th, 2025
China’s national security office in Hong Kong has issued an unusually direct warning to foreign media, accusing several outlets of spreading “false information” and “smearing” the government’s response to the city’s deadliest fire in nearly eight decades. The statement, released...
Hong Kong went to the polls on Sunday (Dec 7) in its second Legislative Council election under Beijing’s “patriots only” framework, a vote unfolding under the shadow of a catastrophic blaze that claimed at least 159 lives and left the...
The death toll from a catastrophic fire that ripped through multiple high-rise residential blocks in Hong Kong has risen to at least 146, authorities confirmed on Sunday, marking the city’s deadliest blaze in more than seven decades. Police warned the...
Hong Kong awoke to an unexpected quiet on Thursday morning as the city’s usually bustling financial and commercial districts slowed under the shadow of Typhoon Toraji. After authorities raised the third-highest typhoon warning overnight, schools and many businesses were instructed...
Lui Che Woo, the Hong Kong-born casino magnate whose vision helped Macao overtake Las Vegas as the world’s gambling capital, has died at the age of 95. Galaxy Entertainment, his company, confirmed that Lui passed away on November 7 in...
The Hong Kong government announced a cash reward scheme that will offer HK$3,000 (US$386) to residents who provide verified information about tenants abusing public housing privileges, resulting in the reclamation of these units. The Housing Bureau made the announcement on...
As China's economy grapples with sluggish growth, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has called on Hong Kong’s elite families to spearhead an economic revival. However, the city’s wealthiest appear hesitant to answer this call, raising questions about the effectiveness of...
A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to 14 months in prison after pleading guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a protest slogan. This is the first case of its kind under a new local law passed...
Hong Kong's Chief Executive John Lee announced that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will introduce its own national security law in 2024, a surprise given the effectiveness of the 2020 Beijing-imposed law. The 2020 law has been central...
Hong Kong has experienced a decline in democracy since 2023, largely due to the introduction of the National Security Law by the Chinese government in 2020. This led to the arrest of at least 284 people and has resulted in...
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