The driver of a goods truck lost control of his vehicle in Hong Kong’s Central Kowloon Bypass on Friday morning, causing two prefabricated housing components to fall onto the road and leading to lane closures. Police said they received a report about the accident at 9.44am on Friday. Two housing components fell from the truck…
I seldom, if ever, assume people in general do a particular thing, unless, of course, I do it too. But if it is a criminal act, then I assume in general that nobody would do it. There is a peculiarity, it seems, with taking office supplies home, like a pen, or a soda, or a…
Hong Kong’s heavy reliance on hiring workers from mainland China could lead to a “downgrade” of its status as an international hub, experts said, after data showed that 94.5 per cent of successful top talent scheme applicants came from across the border. Industry veterans and a lawmaker on Thursday called for a strategic shift towards…
Hong Kong’s finance chief has pledged to support the regional and global transition to a green economy by leveraging the city’s role as an international financial centre and a developing innovation and technology hub. Speaking at the China Development Forum in Beijing on Sunday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said Hong Kong could contribute to…
Hong Kong will step up efforts to bolster its global standing and strengthen links between mainland China and the West, enabling the city to better serve as a ‘superconnector’ and ‘super value adder’ for the nation amid growing geopolitical complexities, the financial chief has said. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po wrote in his weekly blog…
There is this old British chestnut that says justice must not only be done, but must be seen to be done. Justice has been amply served in the 20-year sentence handed down to former media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, but it has not been seen to be done in many quarters, especially in the West….
Hong Kong lawmaker Duncan Chiu owns 54 properties at home and overseas, more than any of the other 89 lawmakers, a review of their declaration of interests shows. But Chiu indicated that he is considering selling his properties in the West, citing geopolitical risks and his limited time for managing them. Chiu, the son of…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has given a strict warning about the Ukraine war, saying that Moscow will only end the operation “after achieving its goals”. Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during an interview at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday,(AP) In an interview with India Today, Putin criticised the West, saying that Russia did not…
December 01, 2025 8:53 AM EST | Source: China Newswire Beijing, China–(Newsfile Corp. – December 1, 2025) – On Monday, China News Service (CNS) promoted A Tour by a French Youth: Encountering Global Dreams on Shanghai West Bund, spotlighting his witness of the area’s remarkable transformation from the site of a century-old cement plant…
Hardeep Singh Nijja. (File Image) British intelligence intercepts reportedly helped Canada draw links between India and the killing of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, according to a new documentary released this week. The Bloomberg Originals documentary, Inside the Deaths that Rocked India’s Relations with the West, claims that a UK intelligence agency — believed to…