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An enormous oval diamond named the "Pink Promise" was sold Tuesday for an eye-watering US$32.16 million at auction in Hong Kong. The 14.93-carat pink gemstone went to an unidentified phone bidder as applause filled the room. Auctioneers Christie's said it ... ( read original story ...)

The UK government was called upon to fulfil its “very special duty” to Hong Kong, as a British political grandee said on Tuesday that the city’s interests are “non-negotiable” when London speaks to Beijing about post-Brexit trade deals. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong recently finalized a series of agreements that, taken together, shift Asia’s trade and investment landscape. The agreements come amid distress in Hong Kong that the city is losing its traditional advantage as the premier location in Asia for ... ( read original story ...)

"This is raw political persecution," said Law, 24, who was jailed in August on an unlawful assembly charge linked to Hong Kong's pro-democracy "Occupy" protests in 2014, but who is out on bail pending an appeal. "It's preposterous," Law added at a news ... ( read original story ...)

Competition for a seat at Hong Kong’s primary schools located near the mainland has eased slightly this year after Shenzhen relaxed admission policies for cross-border pupils. School principals said they were receiving fewer applications from mainland ... ( read original story ...)

An explosion killed two people and injured at least 30 others as it knocked down buildings and left streets littered with damaged cars and debris in a port city south of Shanghai, the government and news reports said. The early Sunday morning explosion ... ( read original story ...)

The 54-year-old woman from Fujian province arrived in the city on Wednesday. On Friday her relatives contacted Hong Kong police to say the kidnappers had called them demanding HK$4 million for her release. After an investigation, police raided a flat in ... ( read original story ...)

A collection of French artist Claude Monet's personal belongings, including a pair of round-rimmed wire spectacles, have fetched almost $11 million at an auction in Hong Kong, Christie's said. The dainty glasses, made from gold-coloured metal, went to an ... ( read original story ...)

The event's star names, Justin Rose and Sergio Garcia, ended on seven-under and five-under respectively after failing to shine on the short but challenging Hong Kong Golf Club course. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. ( read original story ...)

KOWLOON: PV Sindhu's gallant fight ended in agony as she suffered a second successive loss to world no. 1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei at the summit clash of the $400,000 Hong Kong Super Series ... Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (AP) — Australia's Wade Ormsby won the 2017 Hong Kong Open in dramatic fashion for his first European Tour win on Sunday. Ormsby was 12 under and two shots ahead heading into the last, but bogeyed the final hole to head into the clubhouse at 11 ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s rival political camps won one district council seat each in Monday’s early hours, in the first electoral showdown between the pan-democrats and the pro-establishment bloc since six opposition lawmakers were disqualified from the Legislative ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s economic future increasingly lies in being the springboard propelling mainland Chinese companies into the global arena, the associate director general of the government’s investment promotion body has said. With China’s “belt and road ... ( read original story ...)

About 2,000km away, in the heart of Hong Kong, a similar story unfolds each morning. A hunchbacked 89-year-old woman goes from shop to shop in Causeway Bay, hauling piles of used cardboard that she can sell later. It is her only source of income. ( read original story ...)