Dozens of outbound flights from Hong Kong to Taiwan, mainland China and Japan originally scheduled for later this week have been cancelled due to Super Typhoon Bavi, with some local carriers offering special arrangements for affected passengers. A South China Morning Post check found that more than 40 flights – operated by Cathay Pacific Airways,…
A Hong Kong man has pleaded guilty to inciting subversion under the national security law for promoting a pro-Taiwan party and disseminating anti-Communist messages in 2024 and last year. The District Court heard on Thursday that Chan Ho-hin, a 23-year-old waiter, had proclaimed that the Taiwanese government was the only legitimate regime in the country,…
By Ben Blanchard and Yi-Chin Lee ON BOARD THE TAIWAN COAST GUARD SHIP PP-10081, Taiwan Strait, July 9 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s government took a small group of foreign lawmakers on a Coast Guard ship around sensitive Taiwan-controlled islands next to the Chinese coast on Thursday, pushing back against China’s Coast Guard whose patrols have angered…
(Provided by masterSergeant/iStockPhotos) Ships flying under Taiwan’s flag off the island country’s east coast should ignore requests from China’s coast guard to come aboard, Taiwanese officials said. If necessary, Taiwan will act to prevent inspection by the Chinese military, Reuters reported. China has recently deployed coast guard ships off the Taiwanese coast as part of…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The Hong Kong Observatory issued a red rainstorm warning for an hour on Monday night, while a suspected waterspout was spotted off…
TAIPEI, July 8 (Reuters) – China’s gradually increasing pressure tactics risk creating an entirely new status quo in the Taiwan Strait, which the international community may not realise until it is too late, a senior Taiwan official said on Wednesday. Speaking at a forum in Taipei, Kuan Bi-ling, head of Taiwan’s Ocean Affairs Council, which…
Nearly 60 per cent of Hong Kong parents mistakenly believe that invasive meningococcal disease is no different from a common cold, a survey has found, prompting doctors to urge greater public awareness of the potentially fatal infection ahead of the summer travel season. The warning follows a survey by the Hong Kong Early Childhood Educators…
BEIJING, July 5 (Reuters) – The Chinese and Russian navies will hold joint exercises in the waters and airspace off the Chinese city of Qingdao next week, China’s defence ministry and Russian state media said on Sunday. “Following the exercises, some of the forces from both sides will proceed to relevant areas of the Pacific…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The Hong Kong Observatory has cancelled the No 1 typhoon signal but warned the city will still be hit by strong winds, swells and heavy showers, with unsettled weather expected to continue until mid…
Australia has raised concerns about Beijing’s maritime activities near Taiwan directly with Chinese officials, as reports suggest a changing strategy in the region. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, sent coast guard ships last month into the waters off Taiwan’s east coast for what it called a “special maritime traffic law-enforcement…