A Hong Kong court has sentenced a foreign domestic helper to 12 weeks in jail for assaulting her employers’ two young children, including forcefully throwing an 11-month-old infant on a bed and hitting him while he was crying. At her hearing at West ...
Don’t help Russia evade sanctions, Ukraine tells Hong Kong
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged Hong Kong to prevent Russia from using the Asian financial hub to bypass Western sanctions during a visit to the city on Thursday. The United States and ...
5 markets and shopping pop-ups to visit in Hong Kong this weekend July 26-28
A seaside market in Sai Kung, Instagram-friendly spots in Yuen Long, thrift shop heaven in Mong Kok – here are five markets and shopping pop-ups to visit in Hong Kong this weekend.
Like Hong Kong, US must heed lesson that corrosive politics breeds hate
Many people in Hong Kong have been closely following the US presidential election. The hostile and venomous nature of the Democratic and Republican campaigns came as no surprise. The campaigns appear ...
Hong Kong’s longest flu season comes to an end after more than 6 months
Centre for Health Protection confirms that flu season, which started in mid-January, had reached its end, but warned Covid-19 infections had increased.
Children of bipolar parents 7½ times more likely to develop social anxiety: Hong Kong study
Children with at least one bipolar parent are 7½ times more likely to develop social anxiety, an early sign of the condition, researchers say.
7 Ways Coworking Spaces in Hong Kong Are Transforming Work Culture
In recent years, coworking spaces have surged in popularity worldwide, with Hong Kong emerging as one of the leading cities embracing this trend. These shared office environments offer flexible working solutions and are particularly appealing to freelancers,
Hong Kong and Peru conclude talks on free-trade pact, finance minister says
Deal, which would be ninth such pact Hong Kong has in place, also covers investment and intellectual property.
Sotheby’s bets on Chinese spending with Hong Kong retail outlet
Sotheby's embarks on a new kind of selling in Hong Kong on Saturday, with its first retail outlet, stocking anything from collectable trainers to dinosaur fossils, with prices starting at several ...
The Illicit Flow of Technology to Russia Goes Through This Hong Kong Address
Defying sanctions, Russia has obtained nearly $4 billion in restricted chips since the war began in Ukraine. Many were shipped through a cluster of shell companies in Hong Kong.
Thirty corporations from Hong Kong seek investment opportunities in Vietnam
A delegation of 30 companies led by John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), will visit Hanoi from July 31- August 1 and Ho Chi Minh City from August 1-August 2.
Hong Kong’s first online shopping festival banks on mainland Chinese consumers
HONG KONG – Hong Kong will in August hold its first shopping festival on online platforms like Taobao and Xiaohongshu to help its local businesses make inroads into mainland China. This comes as Chinese consumers have been increasingly tightening their ...
Man jailed for 1 year in Hong Kong for importing HK$620,000 worth of endangered shark fins illegally
A 36-year-old man has been jailed for a year after he pleaded guilty to illegally importing endangered shark fins valued at around HK$620,000 from Brazil to Hong Kong. Lin Yufeng appeared before Deputy District Judge Veronica Heung for sentencing on Wednesday,
Hong Kong court dismisses tycoon Jimmy Lai’s bid to end trial
A Hong Kong court dismissed on Thursday a bid by the legal team for jailed democrat Jimmy Lai to end his national security trial, saying prosecutors appeared to have sufficient evidence to support all ...