Hong Kong is set for cold and dry weather ahead of the Year of the Snake, with temperatures expected to drop to as low as 11 degrees Celsius (52 degrees Fahrenheit) next Tuesday, the city’s meteorological agency has forecast. A fresh to strong easterly airstream would affect the coast of Guangdong in the next couple…
Four districts in southern China on Friday formed a pilot framework under which connected cars will be mutually recognised, a mechanism designed to allow autonomous robotaxis to travel across cities. The Nansha district of Guangzhou, Shenzhen’s Qianhai and Bao’an districts, as well as Hengqin, an island co-administered by Zhuhai and Macau, agreed to the connected…
Mercury levels in Hong Kong are expected to drop to 14 degrees Celsius next week as an intense monsoon approaches the city. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Friday that a fresh to strong easterly airstream would affect the coast of Guangdong in the next couple of days. But the weather over the weekend will…
Tropical cyclone Man-yi has been upgraded to a super typhoon but will weaken as it moves closer to Hong Kong on Monday. The Observatory said on Saturday the super typhoon was about 1,580km (982 miles) southeast of Hong Kong and about 490km east-southeast of Manila. “We expect Man-yi will enter within 800km of Hong Kong…
An aquarium in southern China has come under scrutiny for showcasing a robotic whale shark instead of a live one, igniting passionate debates around animal welfare and consumer rights. Videos circulating online depict a life-size robotic whale shark gliding through the waters of Xiaomeisha Sea World in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, following its reopening in October….
A rare wavelike cloud formation rolled across the sky over Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour in late October, its undulating curves bathed in gold and pink hues amid the glow of the setting sun. The Hong Kong Observatory shared the image on social media on Sunday, saying the short-lived atmospheric phenomenon was known as a fluctus…
The Hong Kong Observatory is expected to issue the No 1 standby signal between Thursday and Friday as Tropical Cyclone Trami gradually intensifies and edges closer to the city. The forecaster said on Tuesday that the tropical cyclone to the east of the Philippines will enter within 800km of Hong Kong later on Thursday to…
A tropical depression has developed to the east of the Philippines and might intensify further, skirting about 400km (248 miles) to the south of Hong Kong later this week, the Observatory has warned. The tropical depression was about 980km east of Manila on Monday evening and moving west or west-northwest at about 18km/h (11mph) towards…
A tropical depression has developed to the east in the Philippines and might intensify further, skirting about 400km (248 miles) to the south of Hong Kong later this week, the Observatory has warned. The tropical depression was about 980km east of Manila on Monday evening and moving west or west-northwest at about 18km/h (11mph) towards…
A child from a Japanese primary school in southern China died on Thursday morning after being attacked by a man with a knife the day before, the Japanese embassy in Beijing said. The 10-year-old was injured on the way to school in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, the embassy posted to its Weibo on Thursday morning. The…