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French voters began casting ballots for the presidential election Sunday in a tense first-round poll that's seen as a test for the spread of populism around the world. More than 60,000 polling stations opened at 6am for voters who will choose between 11 ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong police plan to step up awareness campaigns on university campuses of phone scams after a 23-year-old mainland student was conned out of 3 million yuan (HK$3.4 million). The plan and the latest case come after 11 people were scammed out of HK$12.4 ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong police plan to step up awareness campaigns on university campuses against phone scams after a 23-year-old mainland student was conned out of 3 million yuan (HK$3.4 million). The plan and the latest case come after 11 people were scammed out of HK ... ( read original story ...)

A former banker from Hong Kong who has founded two Montessori schools in mainland China hopes the innovative approach to education will further inspire educators in his home city. Eric Mak founded two branches of JJB International Montessori AMI Centre for ... ( read original story ...)

However as the defendant had previously pleaded guilty, he decided to reduce the sentence. The case is the second bestiality conviction in Hong Kong. In February 13, 2000, a 48-year-old man was caught having sex with a dog in a public toilet and was ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying on Friday sought to downplay the growing rivalry between the city and its mainland neighbours, insisting they would all benefit under Beijing’s “Greater Bay Area” integration plan. The chief executive said he did not ... ( read original story ...)

A dying mother whose desperate hunt for an organ donor aroused deep public sympathy across Hong Kong is showing signs of recovery after a second liver transplant, seven days after the first. Tang Kwai-sze, 43, could now open her eyes and nod, and the ... ( read original story ...)

The maximum penalty for bestiality in Hong Kong is 10 years imprisonment and a HK$50,000 fine. The case marked the second ever bestiality conviction in the city, after a 48-year-old man was caught in the act by a police officer in 2000. That man was jailed ... ( read original story ...)

A third of all Hong Kong’s licensed ivory retailers have actively encouraged buyers to smuggle ivory out of the city without an export permit, which is illegal under the city’s laws, a new report by the wildlife trade monitor Traffic has revealed. ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Thomson Reuters Foundation ... Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers humanitarian news, women's rights, trafficking, property rights and climate change. Visit news.trust.org to ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks edged lower in thin trading on Friday, as investors took to the sidelines ahead of the first round of a tight French presidential election on Sunday. Both the benchmark Hang Seng index and the China Enterprises Index lost 0.1 per cent at ... ( read original story ...)

THESE incredible pictures show Hong Kong from a whole new angle. French snapper Romain Jacquet-Lagrèze caught the Asian metropolis’ high-rise lifestyle with a series of stunning shots taken from the ground directly upwards. Romain was so taken aback by ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong King of Robbers Yip Kai-foon has died at the age of 55. He was certified dead at 1.02am on April 19 at Queen Mary Hospital in Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong. This was confirmed by a press release from the Hong Kong Correctional Services. Yip was serving ... ( read original story ...)

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