Six universities in Hong Kong have finished in the top 50 of a closely watched league table in Asia for the first time since 2017, with the city’s two oldest tertiary education institutions ranking among the 10 best in the region. The 2025 Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings, published on Thursday, saw Baptist University…
Hong Kong has the potential to become a high-profile art-dealing hub for global collectors due to its low taxes and location, which can be enhanced with more museums, infrastructure and talent, according to academics. Unlike many overseas markets that require buyers and sellers to pay taxes, Hong Kong has no sales tax or capital gains…
A mainland Chinese student who admitted using a fake certificate from a US Ivy League university to get into a top Hong Kong tertiary institution will “inevitably” face jail time, a magistrate has said. Acting principal magistrate Cheang Kei-hong on Thursday convicted Li Sixuan, 28, of two crimes after she pleaded guilty to obtaining services…
A mainland Chinese student who admitted using a fake certificate from a US Ivy League university to get into a top Hong Kong tertiary institution will “inevitably” face jail time, a magistrate has said. Acting principal magistrate Cheang Kei-hong on Thursday convicted Li Sixuan, 28, of two crimes after she pleaded guilty to obtaining services…
As part of his daily routine, Hong Kong retiree Yiu Po-tai, 81, has to rummage through a plastic bag full of medicine and gulp down 16 different pills to manage his chronic illnesses. “I suffer from hypertension and had shingles two years ago, but I still have not recovered from the nerve pain,” said the…
As part of his daily routine, Hong Kong retiree Yiu Po-tai, 81, has to rummage through a plastic bag full of medicine and gulp down 16 different pills to manage his chronic illnesses. “I suffer from hypertension and had shingles two years ago, but I still have not recovered from the nerve pain,” said the…
The Li Ka Shing Foundation and Singapore’s state investment fund have donated two machines that can remove cancerous tumours with ultrasound waves to the city state, with the Hong Kong tycoon making a rare video appearance during the gifting ceremony. The 96-year-old tycoon showed up via video link on Thursday and was thanked by the…
Beijing has signalled it will turn to its anti-monopoly law to review Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings’ controversial deal to sell its strategic Panama and other ports but legal academics told the Post it could be challenging for it to prove a “real risk” to competition. Experts and observers warned that the move could also…
The Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament and other mega-events being held during a month-long “Super March” campaign will boost the local economy but they are unlikely to generate a multiplier effect similar to concerts by US pop star Taylor Swift, experts have said. The Sevens, which run from Friday to Sunday, along with Art Basel…
The stars will literally align on February 28 when seven planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Mercury – will be visible in the night sky, although you will need a telescope to see Uranus and Neptune. Also known as the “planetary parade”, this celestial phenomenon is rare and brief and is not…