A Hong Kong court sentenced a former teacher on Monday to 18 months in prison for molesting a student, aged 15 at the time, on two occasions in 2020. District Judge Gary Lam Kar-yan described defendant Cheng Hon-sze’s case as serious and said there was no room for a reduced sentence, even if it was…
Beijing has slammed Western nations for interfering in China’s internal affairs over their criticism of the conviction of the now-disbanded alliance that organised Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigils and its former leaders for inciting subversion. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian used a regular press briefing on Monday to hit out at “certain countries…
US President Donald Trump’s administration has said it aims to sever “every” economic lifeline sustaining Iran in what officials have warned will be the toughest sanctions campaign ever seen. The threat, if followed through, would mean putting China, Iran’s biggest trade partner, squarely in the crosshairs of US sanctions. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend…
Hong Kong has launched its first countryside real-name reservation system, capping daily visitors to a popular trail in Sai Kung at 2,000 on select dates, with a lawmaker and a district councillor saying the move could gather data to help shape formal arrangements. The trial reservation system for visits to the Po Pin Chau trail…
When Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) opened in 1998 to replace its predecessor, the iconic Kai Tak Airport, the world was amazed by its engineering and architectural marvels. HKIA’s construction transformed the geography of northern Lantau Island, adding 1 per cent to the city’s total land mass by reclaiming land to connect two other islands,…
Make us your preferred source on Google New MG sedan arrives with electric and plug-in hybrid powertrains and up to 1745km claimed range The News MG has officially launched its new 07 mid-size sedan in China, offering both battery-electric and plug-in hybrid variants priced from 108,900 yuan ($A22,600). According to CarNewsChina, the MG 07 combines…
At least one top executive of the Hong Kong operator of UK-based beauty chain Opatra London has resigned, it emerged on Thursday, after customs officers arrested two of the company’s managers over alleged coercive and misleading sales practices. Meanwhile, the Lux Boutique outlet at Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui, which is operated by the…
Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are planning to move back to the United Kingdom, ABC News has confirmed. A source familiar with the matter said Wednesday that the couple will remain private individuals and non-working royals, as they have been since stepping down from their senior royal roles in 2020….
“True friends stab you in the front?” This is a quote most likely to be misattributed to Oscar Wilde. What he wrote instead in The Devoted Friend was: “But what is the good of friendship if one cannot say exactly what one means? Anybody can say charming things and try to please and to flatter,…
article FILE-In an aerial view, the Pentagon, headquarters for the United States Department of Defense is seen on August 13, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images) The Department of Defense is ordering 30 universities in the United States to audit the partnerships with Chinese universities and military training institutions. Pentagon officials told…