By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN US President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP / Getty Images North America / Kevin Dietsch President Donald Trump has said countries that do business with Iran will face a new 25 percent tariff. The announcement appears to mean goods from China, a major trading partner of both Iran and the United States,…
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Thousands of spectators once again visited the Bank of China Hong Kong Tennis Open (BOCHKTO) at the iconic Victoria Park Tennis Centre Court last week, capping an incredible year for the game in Hong Kong on and off the court. Reconfirming its’ position…
Three Hong Kong judges who found Jimmy Lai Chee-ying guilty in his national security trial have raised doubts about whether the former media boss is entitled to a reduced sentence on grounds of his health and arrangements in prison, as records showed he was in a stable condition and had requested solitary confinement of his…
Lawyers for a former newspaper publisher and two activists have called for less than 10 years’ imprisonment for their roles in attempts to instigate sanctions against Hong Kong and mainland China, saying they deserve additional reductions in securing Jimmy Lai Chee-ying’s conviction in his national security trial. Arguments over appropriate sentences for the former media…
Three counties in southeastern Pennsylvania were among those with the highest percentages in the state for retail theft charges filed from 2020 to 2024. Montgomery County had about 10% of the total retail theft charges filed during that period, according to data released by the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts. Delaware County had about 5%…
About a quarter of the runners for the coming Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon are from outside the city, a record for the annual race, the organiser has said. Authorities also warned that road closures for Sunday’s marathon will affect services along 269 bus and 40 minibus routes, and called on residents to plan their…
Three homeowners at Hong Kong’s Redhill Peninsula have received fines totalling HK$275,000 (US$35,270) for their involvement in illegal building works. The Buildings Department said on Monday that the fines were handed down by Eastern Court last Thursday after the owners of three detached houses in the affluent neighbourhood pleaded guilty to carrying out unauthorised building…
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) recently celebrated its 37th Congregation, awarding qualifications to 4,800 graduates. Along with this momentous occasion, the University conferred honorary doctorates upon Professor Sylvia Fung Yuk-kuen, Dr Ina Ho Chan Un-chan, Mr Benedict Sin Nga-yan and Professor Xu Bing,…
Former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying is set to return to West Kowloon Court alongside eight co-defendants, as three judges hear mitigation arguments from defence lawyers in his high-profile national security case on Monday. The 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily is the most prominent figure yet to be convicted under the…
Hong Kong will tighten declaration-of-interest rules after discovering that a surveyor arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over a deadly fire had failed to disclose his role at the estate ravaged by the blaze to the Housing Department, for which he worked as a service provider, the Post has learned. The Housing Department’s move to strengthen…