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African swine fever is a highly contagious disease affecting domestic and wild pigs. However, it is not a zoonotic disease and does not infect humans, hence does not cause any ... ( read original story ...)

Daniel Chan Ho-yuen loses thriller against Japan’s Daiki Kajiwara but makes light work of Britain’s Martin Rooke in quarters while Chu Man-kai loses to world No 1 Jack Shephard but moves on to final ... ( read original story ...)

Health authorities in Hong Kong said Friday that they have seen three new cases involving the Mu coronavirus variant -- a strain that experts say could possibly be more infectious and ... ( read original story ...)

Two of the patients – a 19-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman – had flown in from Colombia and were confirmed as infected in early June. ( read original story ...)

Fox to disappear from Hong Kong cable screens on October 1 as uncertainty remains over UFC, Moto GP and other sporting events. ( read original story ...)

Extraterrestrial chat with astronauts Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo will highlight 80-minute seminar; Hong Kong was chosen for event as a gesture of goodwill, analysts say. ( read original story ...)

Plans to resume travel  between the two regional hubs are on hold as Hong Kong sticks to a COVID-19 elimination goal, and Singapore vows to live with the virus. ( read original story ...)

The number of biotech listings in Hong Kong looks set to surge this year compared to 2020, putting the city on track to challenge the Nasdaq’s dominance in the sector. ( read original story ...)

Suspects were allegedly part of a syndicate that found old, vacated flats and forged new ownership documents, police say. ( read original story ...)

Both of Hong Kong’s teams seal two wins each as the world No 2s search for city’s second-ever Paralympic boccia pairs medal 17 years on. ( read original story ...)

A major tech conference has dropped plans to move to Malaysia and will remain in Hong Kong, organisers said Thursday, as the Southeast Asian nation faces a serious coronavirus outbreak. ( read original story ...)

Deutsche Bank has regained its Hong Kong Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) sponsors licence after it was suspended in June following the departure of key staff, according to a notice on the website of ... ( read original story ...)

RISE, one of Asia’s largest tech conferences, is returning to Hong Kong in March 2022 as an in-person event, and will be held there for at least five years, announced organizer Web Summit today. Last ... ( read original story ...)

Valley Rugby Football Club programme, in conjunction with Integrated Brilliant Education, is trying to help Hong Kong’s underprivileged girls get interested in sport. ( read original story ...)