A Hong Kong court has found a 24-year-old man not guilty of committing a spate of sexual offences against his younger sister a decade ago, ruling that prosecutors failed to prove the defendant knew what he did as a teenager was seriously wrong. A High Court jury of five men and two women acquitted the…
Hong Kong’s first astronaut Lai Ka-ying has conducted a live lesson for students of her alma mater from the Tiangong space station, showing them how chicken wings are cooked in zero gravity and how she locates the city’s lights from the darkness of space. In a livecast to teachers and students of Tsuen Wan Public…
Kazakhstan has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hong Kong’s transport authorities to establish a laboratory and discussed low-altitude economy initiatives to help manage traffic jams. Bakhtiyar Mukhametkaliyev, Kazakhstan’s vice-minister of artificial intelligence and digital development, told the South China Morning Post on Wednesday about discussions with the team of Hong Kong’s Secretary for Transport…
Biomedicine is set to feature in Hong Kong’s first five-year plan, due to be unveiled next week, as the city’s top officials signal closer medical cooperation across the Greater Bay Area. Lending weight to those ambitions, global pharmaceutical company GSK emphasised its interest in expanding its role in the region’s biotech development on Wednesday, at…
Hong Kong SAR–(Newsfile Corp. – September 9, 2026) – The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released its Global Innovation Index (GII) 2026 on September 8, revealing that the Shenzhen-Hong Kong-Guangzhou metropolitan cluster, located in Southern China, has once again secured the top position among the world’s 100 leading innovation clusters. This marks another triumph for…
Save the dates for Asia-Pacific’s leading B2B beauty event, connecting the entire beauty value chain from supply chain to branded finished products HONG KONG, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Cosmoprof Asia has launched its global “WANTED” campaign, an omnichannel initiative celebrating the creative disruptors, innovators and beauty visionaries shaping the future of Asia-Pacific’s beauty industry….
Students at Pui Kiu Middle School watch Hong Kong astronaut Lai Ka-ying conducting an experiment in Tiangong space station in a live-broadcast class on Sept 9, 2026. (ANDY CHONG/CHINA DAILY) Students from the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions were thrilled by science lectures and experiments from the in-orbit Shenzhou XXIII crew, including Hong…
KAREN JOY BACUDO Finance Editor Hong Kong children aged eight to 15 hold HK$4.1 billion in cash, bank accounts and piggy banks, according to a YouGov survey commissioned by banking technology company Hyperlayer. The findings suggest a large share of that money sits outside traditional banking channels. Hyperlayer estimated that 36% of children in that…
Hong Kong firms could look to Kazakhstan as a base for advanced manufacturing and as a gateway to Europe, while the city’s robust capital markets could attract businesses in the Central Asian country, a diplomat and business adviser has said. Sabr Yessimbekov, adviser to the chairman of the presidium of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs…
Beijing has recommended the largest-ever cohort of civil servants from Hong Kong for roles at United Nations agencies this year, expecting the deployments to broaden their global perspective and strengthen the city’s position as a bridge between the country and the international community. The 16 officers sent under the UN Junior Professional Officer (JPO) scheme…