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Chinese President Xi Jinping met the Cambodian premier in Phnom Penh on Thursday on the final leg of a Southeast Asia tour in which he sought to strengthen regional trade ties. Xi arrived in the Cambodian capital after visiting Vietnam and Malaysia, as Beijing seeks to build ties and offset the impact of huge tariffs […]

The Peak Tower is showcasing 24 miniature art pieces at a new exhibition “showcasing Hong Kong to the world through exquisite craftsmanship.” The show highlights landmarks, customs, and unique lifestyles from April 25 to June 23. Never-seen-before miniatures include the new Kai Tak Sports Park, Kowloon Walled City, the Night Vibes Temple Street market, Ngong […]

President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States was in talks with China on tariffs, adding that he was confident the world’s largest economies could make a deal to end a bitter trade war. “Yeah, we’re talking to China,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “I would say they have reached out a […]

As Hong Kong’s economic boom faded and manufacturing moved to China, some long-established, family-run companies preserved their traditions as others innovated to survive. In our new series, HKFP documents the craftmanship and spirit behind the goods that are still proudly “Made in Hong Kong,” as local firms navigate the US-China trade war. Inside an industrial building in […]

The Hong Kong government has proposed hiking parking fines from HK$320 to HK$400, with fines for other traffic offences, including speeding and running a red light, also suggested to be increased. According to a paper submitted to the Legislative Council’s Panel on Transport on Thursday, the city’s illegal parking penalty has remained unchanged since 1994. […]

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang arrived in Beijing on Thursday, state media said, days after the United States curbed sales of its H20 artificial intelligence chips to China. Nvidia this week said it expected a US$5.5 billion earnings hit this quarter due to a new US licensing requirement on GPUs (graphics processing units) with bandwidths similar […]

Five mainland Chinese visitors have been jailed for three weeks for breaching their conditions of stay in Hong Kong after they were arrested on suspicion of ticket scalping last week outside a concert by the British band Coldplay. Three men and two women from mainland China were convicted and sentenced to immediate imprisonment by the […]

Hong Kong police have arrested six people, including at least one director of independent media outlet Channel C’s parent company, for allegedly defrauding a government loan programme of HK$20 million in total. According to a police statement on Thursday, the six people arrested on Wednesday were linked to applications for the Special 100% Loan Guarantee […]

Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison should “take responsibility for its own mistake” over a deal to offload its overseas ports – including two at the Panama Canal – to a US-led consortium, a pro-Beijing politician has said. In an interview with state-backed newspaper Ta Kung Pao, published on Thursday, veteran pro-Beijing politician Tam Yiu-chung said […]

Amendments to Hong Kong’s trade union laws proposing jail terms of up to three years for national security infractions will go to the city’s legislature later this month. The amendments to the Trade Unions (Amendment) Bill 2025, which was gazetted on Thursday, will be introduced to the “patriots only” Legislative Council (LegCo) on April 30, […]

The Chinese embassy in the UK lambasted “anti-Chinese rhetoric” of some British politicians, who criticised Beijing after a Chinese group said it would shut down the UK’s last two steel furnaces. The UK has swooped in to prevent the closure of British Steel’s main plant in Scunthorpe, northeast England, after its Chinese owner Jingye said […]

Hong Kong’s Consumer Council has received 94 complaints related to obstructed views at British band Coldplay’s concerts last week at the new Kai Tak Stadium. Speaking on an RTHK radio programme on Tuesday, the Consumer Council chief executive, Gilly Wong, said the watchdog had recorded almost 100 complaints from concertgoers at Coldplay’s shows saying that […]

Hong Kong has imported more than 54,000 non-local workers over the past 18 months under the city’s “enhanced” labour scheme, according to the government. Chris Sun, the Hong Kong labour and welfare chief, told the Legislative Council (LegCo) on Wednesday that the government approved a total of 54,278 non-local workers between early September 2023, when […]

By Sam Davies with Danny Kemp and Beiyi Seow in Washington. China told Washington on Wednesday to “stop threatening and blackmailing” after US President Donald Trump said it was up to Beijing to come to the negotiating table to discuss ending their trade war. Trump has slapped new tariffs on friend and foe but has […]

China said Wednesday that it had appointed a new trade envoy, as the world’s second-largest economy pushes back against US President Donald Trump’s swingeing tariffs on imports that sent global markets tumbling. Li Chenggang has assumed the role of representative for international trade negotiations and vice minister of commerce, Beijing’s human resources ministry said in […]

Hongkong Post will halt the acceptance of parcels for delivery to the US, the city has said ahead of the imposition of fresh tariffs by American president Donald Trump that will kick in next month. The government said in a statement on Wednesday that Hongkong Post would reject US-bound surface mail parcels with immediate effect, […]

A Hong Kong court has blocked an independence activist jailed under the national security law from appealing for a shorter sentence. The High Court’s Court of Appeal on Tuesday denied Joseph John, also known as Wong Kin-chung, permission to challenge his five-year jail term. The activist was the leader of the now-dissolved Hong Kong Independence […]

By Alice Philipson China’s President Xi Jinping urged Vietnam to join forces in upholding free trade, before wrapping up a visit to Hanoi on Tuesday which President Donald Trump said was aiming to “screw” the United States. Xi visited Vietnam as part of a Southeast Asia tour that will include Malaysia and Cambodia, with Beijing […]

Hong Kong’s education minister has said that schools are on the “frontline” of preventing the spread of “soft resistance,” as students may develop “extreme, biased” values due to online rumours. Schools in Hong Kong should cultivate patriotism among students and step up training for teachers to prevent “hostile forces from infiltrating schools,” Secretary for Education Christine Choi […]

Beijing’s top official on Hong Kong affairs has taken aim at the United States, warning that the country “is after our survival” and calling the imposition of steep tariffs on Chinese goods “arrogant and shameless.” Xia Baolong, the director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office (HKMAO), made the remarks during a televised keynote […]

Chinese security officials said Tuesday they had implicated three US “secret agents” in cyberattacks during February’s Asian Winter Games in the northeastern city of Harbin, offering a reward for information on the alleged spies. Harbin police released a statement on Weibo accusing three US National Security Agency (NSA) agents of attacks on “key information infrastructure”. It […]

Hong Kong’s current predicament amid the US-China trade war “is unfortunate” because the city has a trade deficit with Washington, an American chamber of commerce has said. “The recent U.S. trade policy decisions and worldwide reactions have had great ramifications on the global economy. Hong Kong, a long-time supporter of free economy and trade, is […]

Hong Kong authorities have defended their immigration policy after a British lawmaker said she was refused entry to the city last week. “The Immigration Department will deal with each case in accordance with the relevant law and immigration policy,” the government said in a statement on Monday night. “It is the duty of [an] immigration […]

Amnesty International’s Hong Kong office has reopened overseas after it pulled out of the city in 2021, citing the onset of the Beijing-imposed national security law. Ex-lawmaker Fernando Cheung and former student activist Joey Siu are among the board members. Siu is one of 19 “wanted” Hong Kong activists with HK$1 million bounties placed on […]