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These are external links and will open in a new window Hong Kong police have successfully defused a "severely damaged" World War Two bomb found on a construction site in a busy commercial area. More than 4,000 people were forced to evacuate and streets ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A dozen members of the United States Congress have nominated Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement, and its most prominent student leader, Joshua Wong, for this year's Nobel Peace Prize, a move that is certain to provoke anger from Beijing. ( read original story ...)

Military historian Kwong Chi-man suspects the bomb was dropped 72 years ago by US Navy planes during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, which lasted from January 1942 to August 1945. “It was the biggest bombardment suffered by Hong Kong during the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong politicians decided on Wednesday to ban the sale of ivory, a move that is seen as an important step to protect elephants. The ban will be implemented in steps, with all sales prohibited from 2021 onwards. "We're thrilled that Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

These are external links and will open in a new window Hong Kong's lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to ban the trade in ivory, in a move campaigners termed "a lifeline for elephants". A similar ban was brought in across mainland China earlier this year. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong boasts glittering skyscrapers ... According to the Chinese state news agency Xinhua, the plan stated that the imports of 24 types of solid waste, including plastic waste, unsorted paper waste, crude textile waste and vanadium slag waste would ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong lawmakers gave final approval on Wednesday to a government proposal banning local ivory trading in the Chinese territory by 2021. Lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of amending the existing law to outlaw sales of ivory in ... ( read original story ...)

The Vatican has defended itself after a senior cardinal accused it of "selling out" to Beijing. Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong had criticised the Vatican for its attempts at diplomacy with China's government. He accused the Church of forcing bishops to ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s largest youth NGO has asked the government to hit the reset button on video games and recognise the pastime as a sport after a survey revealed 80 per cent of young people had no interest in pursuing the potential multibillion-dollar industry ... ( read original story ...)

Glass towers bristling on Hong Kong's skyline may be its most recognisable feature but the sight of yachts from the prestigious Volvo Ocean Race in its harbours shows the island metropolis is reasserting its maritime heritage. Hong Kong's debut as a host ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s leader on Tuesday rejected foreign interference in the city’s internal affairs and denied coming under any pressure from Beijing to bar Agnes Chow Ting from running in the March legislative by-election as the European Union criticised the ... ( read original story ...)

broke the news of Wright’s passing on the group’s Facebook page on Tuesday. Law, who first visited Wright in London in 2012, recalled how the former director of public works continued to keep an eye on Hong Kong affairs even though he had been retired ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s freshly appointed justice minister should have withdrawn ... arbitration work were mentioned two weeks ago in the Global Arbitration Review, a news website read by arbitrators around the world. “News spread quickly,” he said. ( read original story ...)

"China resolutely opposes any foreign government, organisation or individual interfering in Hong Kong's affairs," she told a daily news briefing. The United States firmly supports Hong Kong's respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, said a ... ( read original story ...)