About 10 students reportedly fell ill after drinking free beverages that were found with suspicious pinhole marks near a sports ground in Hong Kong, prompting a police investigation. Students reportedly posted messages on social media claiming that free bottles of a sports drink had been handed out during lunch on Wing Ting Road, a short…
Foreign investors continue to pile into Hong Kong’s commercial real estate, with a unit of online retail giant Amazon and Singapore-headquartered Shorea Capital among the latest to snap up assets, according to agents. Shorea won the tender for The Pemberton, a mixed office and retail property in Sheung Wan, for an undisclosed amount, Colliers said,…
A former acting chief editor of the now-defunct Stand News was fulfilling his duty to publish articles and had no intent to undermine national security in Hong Kong, his lawyer has said while appealing his conviction for sedition. A panel of High Court justices pointed out on Tuesday that the presiding trial judge had ruled…
Hong Kong Air Cargo Industry Services Limited (Hacis) has launched a road operation to Vietnam to expand the catchment area of its Hong Kong operation. The Hactl-owned logistics firm said the expansion of its SuperLink China Direct will bring additional cargo flows to Hong Kong International Airport and offer Vietnamese enterprises and overseas shippers a…
Hong Kong is becoming an increasingly important gateway for international startups seeking to enter the Chinese market while maintaining access to global markets. As part of the Kazakhstan-China & Hong Kong Innovation Bridge, organized by Khan Tengri Innovation Hub, we spoke with Anita Chau, Director of Ecosystem Development at the Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology…
Zhonghua Yao works on both terrestrial and giant planetary space sciences, especially on comparative investigations between the two communities. (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG) Zhonghua Yao, director of the University of Hong Kong’s Laboratory for Space Research (LSR), has been elected to the 11th Council of the Chinese Society of Space Research…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top leaders sent condolences from Beijing as Hong Kong bade farewell to the city’s first postcolonial leader, Tung Chee-hwa, at a sombre yet poignant state funeral on Sunday. A report by the official Xinhua News Agency praised Tung, who died on September 8 at the age of 89, as…
Aichi-Nagoya 2026: Qatar Handball Team Opens Asian Games Campaign With Big Win Over Hong Kong Nagoya (Japan), September 20 (QNA) – Qatar’s handball team opened its campaign at the 20th Asian Games, Aichi-Nagoya 2026, with a 40-17 victory over Hong Kong on Sunday in the opening round of Group A. Qatar, seeking its fourth consecutive…
Hong Kong firms will benefit from expanded non-discriminatory treatment and investment guarantees in 10 Asean states after a protocol amending an investment agreement with the bloc was signed on Sunday. The protocol was signed in Manila – where Asean economic ministers are meeting – ahead of dedicated trade consultations between Hong Kong and the bloc….
3 men also arrested at airport for concealing cannabis inside luggage on flights from Bangkok Customs officers display the seized cannabis at the department headquarters in North Point, Hong Kong. (Photo: South China Morning Post) HONG KONG – Customs has made the largest seizure of drugs shipped by sea in Hong Kong’s history, discovering HK$125…