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Over half of Hongkongers said they did not support the government’s public healthcare subsidy reform, a Liberal Party survey has found. According to survey results announced by the Liberal Party on Monday, more than 53 per cent of the respondents said they did not endorse the government’s plan to increase fees for non-critical Accident & […]

Prison authorities have defended their trousers-only rules for female inmates, telling a Hong Kong court that they are based on “inherent” gender differences. Detained activist Chow Hang-tung, 39, is challenging the Correctional Services Department (CSD) prison rules that mandate female inmates to wear trousers throughout the summer, while men may wear shorts. Representing the activist, […]

Hong Kong police have said they made three arrests during British band Coldplay’s final show in the city after a man who worked at the concert venue allegedly sneaked in his friends. Three men, aged between 21 and 23, were apprehended at Kai Tak Stadium on Saturday evening, police said in a statement on Monday. […]

Chinese exports soared more than 12 percent last month, according to data Monday, beating expectations as businesses rushed to get ahead of swingeing tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on his so-called “Liberation Day”. Beijing and Washington have been locked in a fast-moving, high-stakes game of brinkmanship since Trump launched a global tariff assault […]

By Alice Philipson with Mary Yang in Beijing Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned that protectionism “leads nowhere” and that a trade war would have “no winners”, state media said, as he arrived in Vietnam on Monday on the first leg of a Southeast Asia tour. Xi will visit Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia on his first […]

The Hong Kong government has said that it will review public broadcaster RTHK’s operations following lawmakers’ criticism over its budget. At a Legislative Council (LegCo) meeting on Friday, legislator Junius Ho urged RTHK to “reform” its operations because it only reached a small number of viewers despite having a big budget. RTHK has been allocated […]

Hong Kong Chief Secretary Eric Chan has slammed steep US tariff hikes on Chinese goods, calling them “blackmail” and suggesting they are a matter of national security. In an interview with local newspaper Sing Tao, published on Monday, Chan said the tariffs disregarded the law and did not comply with international practices. Chan’s remarks come […]

Hong Kong’s Air Quality Health Index (AQI) health risk category reached “very high” at 8 of the Environmental Protection Department’s (EPD) 18 monitoring stations on Sunday. The EPD warned that the risk may reach the “high” category or above at some stations into Monday. “Very high” is the second most severe AQI classification below “serious,” […]

Hong Kong’s Democratic Party has passed a motion bringing it closer to disbandment, following reports that Chinese officials warned its senior members to shut down the opposition party before the upcoming legislative elections. Democratic Party members on Sunday approved the motion to mandate the central committee to proceed with disbanding during an extraordinary general meeting, […]

British Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Sunday said that he was deeply concerned after a UK lawmaker was denied entry to Hong Kong, and that he would be urgently raising the issue with the Chinese authorities. Wera Hobhouse claimed she was the first British MP to be refused entry on arrival in Hong Kong since […]

A week after Deliveroo announced its exit from the Hong Kong market in March, restaurant owner Chris Chow received an ultimatum from Keeta, a food delivery platform backed by Chinese retail giant Meituan. It demanded a higher commission fee on takeout orders, up from 25 to 28 per cent, unless his restaurant signed an exclusive […]

The amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10 percent with most new plastic still made from fossil fuels, a new study said Thursday. Researchers from Tsinghua University in China said the rate of recycling had barely budged even as plastic production had exploded, presenting a “pressing global environmental […]

On a sweltering spring day, workers at a Christmas tree factory in eastern China rhythmically assembled piles of branches, wiping away sweat as they daubed white-paint snow onto plastic pine needles. Like countless other companies in the manufacturing powerhouse of Zhejiang province, its products are geared largely towards export — a sector freshly menaced by […]

The trade wars initiated by US President Donald Trump could disrupt world trade in goods, meaning Europe could see its markets inundated with Chinese products, according to some analysts. The European Union may have expressed some relief at Trump’s decision on Wednesday to suspend his threat to slap swingeing customs duties on foreign goods entering […]

In a decade, Koon Chun Sauce Factory – Hong Kong’s 96-year-old soy sauce manufacturer – will move to a new home. Its 56-year-old Yuen Long facility will make way for private residential developments, part of the Northern Metropolis megaproject that the government says will modernise the rural north. Daniel Chan, director and fourth-generation co-owner of […]

Australian justice Robert French has stepped down from Hong Kong’s top court after serving as an overseas non-permanent judge since 2017. In a statement released on Friday, a Hong Kong government spokesperson “expressed regret” at French’s resignation from the Court of Final Appeal (CFA). His term was originally set to end in May 2026 after […]

By Sam Davies with Sebastian Smith in Washington China said Friday it would raise its tariffs on US goods to 125 percent in a further escalation of a trade war that threatens to bring exports to a halt between the world’s two biggest economies. Beijing’s retaliation sparked fresh market volatility, with European stocks seesawing following […]

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has filed 30 new charges against a former police officer for allegedly accepting bribes and defrauding a credit union and 13 financial institutions into issuing loans totalling over HK$2.4 million. Former police constable Ma Kwok-hung, 50, faced the additional charges at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on Friday, the Independent Commission Against […]

Hong Kong prison authorities have produced two short films on protesters jailed in the wake of the 2019 pro-democracy protests and unrest to promote “law-abiding awareness” among young people. “Adapted from real cases, the microfilms feature stories of teenagers who were incited to commit illegal acts which endanger national security, and paid a heavy price […]

Hong Kong’s High Court has thrown out a legal challenge against the government’s approval of a tech hub development after rejecting a former district councillor’s application to take over the case. High Court judge Russell Coleman ruled on Friday that he denied an application for ex-district councillor Debby Chan to take over the judicial review […]

The Hong Kong government will “step up” and take on a leadership role in guiding the logistics, shipping and aviation sectors amid “ongoing instability” caused by the US-China trade war, the city’s transport minister has said. The trade war prompted by sweeping tariffs imposed by Washington has brought “ongoing instability and uncertainty” to Hong Kong’s […]

US President Donald Trump’s steep tariff hike targeting Chinese goods, which took effect Thursday, brings Washington’s additional rate on many products to 145 percent, the White House confirmed. Since returning to the presidency, Trump has imposed waves of tariffs on sectors like steel and aluminium imports, as well as autos. Most recently, he slapped a […]

A Hong Kong pilot union has expressed “serious concern” over Cathay Pacific executives’ pay hikes as the flagship carrier still “struggles with severe staff shortages, rising ticket prices, and diminishing service quality.” “Despite nearly HK$10 billion in profits, frontline workers, including pilots, cabin crew, and other staff groups, continue to face the effects of pay […]

Hong Kong has increased insurance support for the city’s small and medium-sized enterprises to tap into emerging markets amid an intensifying trade war between the United States and China. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly paused his tariffs on most of his country’s trading partners but doubled down on imposing duties on China, which […]