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Several Hong Kong teachers and pupils have been punished after being involved in bullying the children of police officers, education authorities revealed on Wednesday. The Education Bureau said it had ... ( read original story ...)

BERLIN (AP) - A 22-year-old university student from Hong Kong says she has been given refugee status by Germany after demonstrating against the city's extradition law. Germany's Federal Office for ... ( read original story ...)

Key points: Cathay Pacific to axe 8,500 posts: 5,900 staff made redundant worldwide, 5,300 jobs lost in Hong Kong, 2,600 unfilled roles eliminated Cathay Dragon brand to stop operating with immediate ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong recorded another eight Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, all with traceable sources of infection. The Centre for Health Protection said all but one were imported, with the local case involving a ... ( read original story ...)

The final minutes of a Hong Kong girl's life were played in court on Wednesday as bus security footage showed how she was stabbed repeatedly by her boyfriend as other passengers ran to the back of the ... ( read original story ...)

Cathay Pacific has announced a major restructuring plan as it struggles to deal with travel restrictions and a big drop in demand. ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong government has drawn flak from across the political spectrum for considering putting the brakes on its plan to extend a HK$2 travel scheme for those aged between 60 and 64. Lawmakers ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong police on Wednesday were poring over surveillance camera footage in an effort to track down thieves who stole HK$1.5 million (about US$194,000) worth of mobile phones from a truck in the car ... ( read original story ...)

There are strong similarities between the Thai and Hong Kong protests, and not just with youth borrowing tactics from the city-state's protest movement. ( read original story ...)

A modestly sized, low-key art gallery has just opened in The Repulse Bay arcade, far from the popular art districts in urban Hong Kong and rather different in atmosphere, too. Brightly coloured, ... ( read original story ...)

If you believe everything you read, Hong Kong and Singapore have long enjoyed a healthy rivalry, battling it out for financial supremacy in Asia. In February, The Financial Times reported that ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's top orchestra is consulting stakeholders - including its own musicians - as part of a review of its infection control measures at rehearsals and performances after a clarinettist tested ... ( read original story ...)

Plans by the government to allow Hongkongers living in mainland China to vote in next year's Legislative Council elections without the need to return to the city have prompted some living overseas to ... ( read original story ...)

Shares of Cathay Pacific in Hong Kong jumped more than 3% in early trade after the company on Wednesday announced that about 5,900 employees will be laid off as part of a restructuring plan. The ... ( read original story ...)