The Filipino domestic worker who fought for her life to escape from Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades with her employer’s three-month-old baby is spending Christmas with her family back home after being treated for pneumonia. While 28-year-old Rhodora Alcaraz’s time in intensive care is long behind her, she is still recovering from pneumonia and…
Hong Kong customs has intercepted more than 83,000 counterfeit items worth about HK$36 million (US$4.62 million) as part of a recent crackdown, warning that criminals are using the heightened seasonal demand as a “smokescreen” to move illicit goods to Europe and the Americas. The Customs and Excise Department said on Wednesday that the operation ran…
The emergence of a so-called “super flu” has gripped global headlines, prompting authorities in Hong Kong to urge residents to get vaccinated. Amid the spate of infections, a local research team also found that 99 per cent of residents lacked sufficient antibodies needed to protect themselves from the new strain. With many people travelling for…
(Gilberto Tadday/TED) A leaked memo sent Sunday to senior producers shows CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss arguing that the completed 60 Minutes segment she pulled this week’s show, covering Trump administration deportations, required more context and balance and was not broadcast-ready. The segment, which focused on the deportation of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador’s high-security…
Members of an independent committee created to investigate Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades inspected the scene of the blaze on Tuesday morning to get a better understanding of the actual environment and conditions at Wang Fuk Court. Judge David Lok Kai-hong, the group’s chairman, was joined by fellow committee members such as Executive Council…
Since taking office, Gov. Ron DeSantis has taken two different approaches when a member of Congress or the Florida Legislature resigns or dies. Sometimes he acts speedily to call a special election to fill the vacancy and get a replacement in office quickly, especially if it’s a district in which voters are likely to elect a…
A Hong Kong court handed down a four-week jail sentence to a tram driver earlier convicted for careless driving that killed a three-year-old girl and injured three others, with the punishment significantly reduced due to the accident being deemed “inevitable”. Deputy Magistrate Chung Wing-sze of Eastern Court on Tuesday cited a probation officer’s report that…
Education has long been considered one of the strongest forces for social progress, shaping safer, healthier and more equitable societies. But as the world changes, learning must evolve with it – a belief that is at the heart of the Yidan Prize, which recognises innovations with the power to transform education and bring lasting change…
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Hong Kong’s first Research Grants Council (RGC) Research Summit, held at Hong Kong Science Park on December 11, arrived at a watershed moment when technological breakthroughs such as AI are no longer simply scientific discoveries within ivory towers but are directly impacting our…
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Hong Kong’s first Research Grants Council (RGC) Research Summit, held at Hong Kong Science Park on December 11, arrived at a watershed moment when technological breakthroughs such as AI are no longer simply scientific discoveries within ivory towers but are directly impacting our…