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Air cargo demand between mainland China and the United States is expected to drop due to the ongoing trade war between the world’s two largest economies, Hong Kong’s flagship airline Cathay Pacific has said. “We expect a softening of general air cargo demand between the Chinese Mainland and the United States due to the ongoing […]

Hong Kong’s Democratic Party chairperson Lo Kin-hei has said that there is no alternative but to dissolve the opposition party. Appearing on a talk show hosted by former Democratic Party chairperson Emily Lau on Tuesday, Lo said that the party had originally hoped to continue its work after it elected its central committee in December. […]

The Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong has announced that a condolence service will be held until Saturday for the late Pope Francis, followed by a requiem mass next Monday. Seen as a radical pontiff and champion of the underdogs, Pope Francis died on Monday at the age of 88. Francis, dubbed “the people’s pope,” suffered […]

A judge on Tuesday ordered President Donald Trump‘s administration to restore funding to Voice of America and other US-funded media, saying its abrupt shutdown of the outlets broke the law. The federal judge in Washington agreed to a request led by the outlets’ employees for a preliminary injunction, a temporary order as a court examines […]

Hong Kong’s overall unemployment rate in the first quarter of this year remained at 3.2 per cent, but the figure increased in some sectors, the government has said. Provisional data released by the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) on Tuesday showed that the seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for January to March 2025 was unchanged from […]

A European journalist organisation has condemned the detention of two reporters in Macau, calling it “a serious attack on press freedom.” The Society of European Journalists & Communication Professionals in Asia (JOCPA) issued a statement on Tuesday after police detained two journalists from online news outlet All About Macau, who tried to report on a […]

Hong Kong should step up management of indoor air quality in schools, an environmental group has said, after the city’s air pollution was deemed “serious” earlier this month due to a dusty airstream. The levels of respirable suspended particulates (PM10) and fine suspended particulates (PM2.5) exceeded Hong Kong’s statutory air quality standards during the city’s […]

Hong Kong railway operator, the MTR Corporation (MTRC), has proposed increasing Airport Express fares by 9.4 per cent. They will come into effect in June if approved. According to the proposal submitted to the legislature on Tuesday, an adult Octopus holder will have to pay HK$120 per trip between Hong Kong Station and the airport […]

China’s foreign ministry expressed condolences on Tuesday following the death of Pope Francis. The Vatican on Monday announced the death of the 88-year-old pontiff, who inspired devotion but riled traditionalists during 12 years leading the Catholic Church. “In recent years, China and the Vatican have maintained constructive contact and carried out friendly exchanges,” foreign ministry […]

The United States on Monday announced its intention to impose tariffs of up to 3,521 percent on solar panels from Southeast Asia, a move aimed at countering alleged Chinese subsidies and dumping in the sector. The tariffs on companies from Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia and Vietnam will still need to be ratified at a meeting of […]

China will enact retaliatory sanctions against members of US Congress, government officials, and heads of NGOs who have “acted egregiously” on Hong Kong-related issues, Beijing has announced. “In response to the U.S.’s illegal unilateral sanctions against Chinese officials in Hong Kong, China decided to impose sanction[s] on the U.S. [C]ongress members, government officials and heads […]

Hong Kong police have announced the arrests of 34 people and the seizure of suspected drugs worth around HK$170,000 in an anti-crime operation during the Easter holiday. The suspects, aged between 13 and 71, were apprehended between Saturday night and the early hours of Sunday when police officers set up roadblocks at various locations in […]

One of the interesting consequences of the way the law has worked since 2020 is the arrival in Hong Kong prisons of many inmates rather different from the usual inhabitants. A large influx of young, articulate and educated criminals whose offences are – if not explicitly political, well off the usual sex, violence and greed […]

Hong Kong authorities have fined 21 restaurants for breaching the city’s disposable plastic ban in the year since the policy came into effect. Under the first phase of the citywide plastic ban, which began in April last year, restaurants are prohibited from using styrofoam tableware, as well as most single-use plastic items such as utensils, […]

Pope Francis, who died Monday aged 88, will go down in history as a radical pontiff, a champion of underdogs who forged a more compassionate Catholic Church while stopping short of overhauling centuries-old dogma. Dubbed “the people’s Pope”, the Argentine pontiff loved being among his flock and was popular with the faithful, though he faced […]

China on Monday hit out at other countries making trade deals with the United States at Beijing’s expense, promising countermeasures against those who “appease” Washington in the blistering tariff war. While the rest of the world has been slapped with a blanket 10 percent tariff, China faces levies of up to 145 percent on many […]

By Peter Catterall Sky-high tariffs imposed on China by US President Donald Trump have triggered a slump in factory orders, manufacturers told AFP — with some fearing business may never return. China’s vast southern province of Guangdong, crisscrossed with factories making everything from clothing to electronics, has long been the country’s biggest manufacturing hub. For […]

After more than three and a half years of running a vegetarian restaurant in Sham Shui Po, with the shop also functioning as a space for cultural events, the people behind Hong Kong collective Black Window were exhausted – for good reason. The now-shuttered, unorthodox eatery, located in one of the city’s poorest districts, was […]

By Glenda Kwek and Qian Ye with Luna Lin Step by mechanical step, dozens of humanoid robots took to the streets of Beijing early on Saturday, joining thousands of their flesh-and-blood counterparts in a world-first half marathon showcasing China’s drive to lead the global race in cutting-edge technology. The 21-kilometre (13-mile) event held in the […]

By Mary Yang and Isabel Kua While China’s leaders use their economic and political might to fight Donald Trump’s trade war “to the end”, its army of social media soldiers are embarking on a more humorous campaign online. The US president’s tariff blitz has seen Washington and Beijing impose eye-watering duties on imports from the […]

It has been almost three years since Hong Kong director Ho Cheuk-tin last worked on a film production. The 38-year-old was regarded as one of the most notable rising filmmakers in the city when his debut feature, The Sparring Partner, earned him the Best New Director prize at the Hong Kong Film Awards in 2023. […]

By James Pheby “This is the best three weeks I’ve ever had,” steelworker Kian Hopkins told AFP of his new job at a Scunthorpe plant, even though locals fear its potential closure would turn their home into a “ghost town”. Smeared in soot, 18-year-old Hopkins said after his shift at the British Steel plant: “I […]

As Hong Kong steps into the warmer months, African tulips, golden trumpets, and chinaberries blossom on tree branches that were once bare during the cool winter months. Amid the concrete high-rises, glass skyscrapers and bamboo scaffolding, flowers have turned Hong Kong neighbourhoods into a riot of colour. Evergreen bougainvilleas’ translucent magenta petals, aptly nicknamed “paper […]

The White House on Friday unveiled a revamped Covid-19 website that promoted the contentious theory that the virus leaked from a Chinese laboratory, framing it as the pandemic’s “true origins.” The Covid.gov website, previously focused on promoting vaccine and testing information, now includes a full-length image of President Donald Trump and criticizes the pandemic policies […]