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A week after Deliveroo announced its exit from the Hong Kong market in March, restaurant owner Chris Chow received an ultimatum from Keeta, a food delivery platform backed by Chinese retail giant Meituan. It demanded a higher commission fee on takeout orders, up from 25 to 28 per cent, unless his restaurant signed an exclusive […]

The amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10 percent with most new plastic still made from fossil fuels, a new study said Thursday. Researchers from Tsinghua University in China said the rate of recycling had barely budged even as plastic production had exploded, presenting a “pressing global environmental […]

On a sweltering spring day, workers at a Christmas tree factory in eastern China rhythmically assembled piles of branches, wiping away sweat as they daubed white-paint snow onto plastic pine needles. Like countless other companies in the manufacturing powerhouse of Zhejiang province, its products are geared largely towards export — a sector freshly menaced by […]

The trade wars initiated by US President Donald Trump could disrupt world trade in goods, meaning Europe could see its markets inundated with Chinese products, according to some analysts. The European Union may have expressed some relief at Trump’s decision on Wednesday to suspend his threat to slap swingeing customs duties on foreign goods entering […]

In a decade, Koon Chun Sauce Factory – Hong Kong’s 96-year-old soy sauce manufacturer – will move to a new home. Its 56-year-old Yuen Long facility will make way for private residential developments, part of the Northern Metropolis megaproject that the government says will modernise the rural north. Daniel Chan, director and fourth-generation co-owner of […]

Australian justice Robert French has stepped down from Hong Kong’s top court after serving as an overseas non-permanent judge since 2017. In a statement released on Friday, a Hong Kong government spokesperson “expressed regret” at French’s resignation from the Court of Final Appeal (CFA). His term was originally set to end in May 2026 after […]

By Sam Davies with Sebastian Smith in Washington China said Friday it would raise its tariffs on US goods to 125 percent in a further escalation of a trade war that threatens to bring exports to a halt between the world’s two biggest economies. Beijing’s retaliation sparked fresh market volatility, with European stocks seesawing following […]

Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has filed 30 new charges against a former police officer for allegedly accepting bribes and defrauding a credit union and 13 financial institutions into issuing loans totalling over HK$2.4 million. Former police constable Ma Kwok-hung, 50, faced the additional charges at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on Friday, the Independent Commission Against […]

Hong Kong prison authorities have produced two short films on protesters jailed in the wake of the 2019 pro-democracy protests and unrest to promote “law-abiding awareness” among young people. “Adapted from real cases, the microfilms feature stories of teenagers who were incited to commit illegal acts which endanger national security, and paid a heavy price […]

Hong Kong’s High Court has thrown out a legal challenge against the government’s approval of a tech hub development after rejecting a former district councillor’s application to take over the case. High Court judge Russell Coleman ruled on Friday that he denied an application for ex-district councillor Debby Chan to take over the judicial review […]

The Hong Kong government will “step up” and take on a leadership role in guiding the logistics, shipping and aviation sectors amid “ongoing instability” caused by the US-China trade war, the city’s transport minister has said. The trade war prompted by sweeping tariffs imposed by Washington has brought “ongoing instability and uncertainty” to Hong Kong’s […]

US President Donald Trump’s steep tariff hike targeting Chinese goods, which took effect Thursday, brings Washington’s additional rate on many products to 145 percent, the White House confirmed. Since returning to the presidency, Trump has imposed waves of tariffs on sectors like steel and aluminium imports, as well as autos. Most recently, he slapped a […]

A Hong Kong pilot union has expressed “serious concern” over Cathay Pacific executives’ pay hikes as the flagship carrier still “struggles with severe staff shortages, rising ticket prices, and diminishing service quality.” “Despite nearly HK$10 billion in profits, frontline workers, including pilots, cabin crew, and other staff groups, continue to face the effects of pay […]

Hong Kong has increased insurance support for the city’s small and medium-sized enterprises to tap into emerging markets amid an intensifying trade war between the United States and China. US President Donald Trump on Wednesday abruptly paused his tariffs on most of his country’s trading partners but doubled down on imposing duties on China, which […]

By Sam Davies with Danny Kemp in Washington China on Thursday urged the United States to meet it “halfway” as US President Donald Trump imposed more levies on Chinese goods but, in a huge relief to global markets, paused tariffs on other countries. Stocks on Wall Street, across Asia and Europe rocketed in reaction to […]

Three Hong Kong teenagers have been arrested in a police raid on a drug-manufacturing facility that allegedly produced “space oil” for sale online and at illegal entertainment venues. Hong Kong police said they arrested one girl and two male teenagers – aged between 14 to 18 – on Tuesday on suspicion of manufacturing dangerous drugs […]

Hong Kong’s national security police have taken in the parents of wanted US-based activist Frances Hui for questioning, according to local media reports. Citing sources, local media reported that the police force’s National Security Department took away Hui’s parents on Thursday morning to assist with an investigation. HKFP has reached out to police for comment. […]

Hong Kong’s Executive Council has approved the MTR’s Northern Link (NOL) Main Line, which will see the Tuen Ma Line linked to the East Rail Line in two phases. Phase one, which began in September 2023, involves the construction of Kwu Tung Station above the existing Lok Ma Chau Spur Line of the East Rail […]

US President Donald Trump abruptly paused tariffs on most countries Wednesday after admitting they made the markets nervous, but doubled down on a brutal trade war with superpower rival China. Following days of market turmoil, Wall Street stocks saw historic surges in reaction to Trump’s announcement that he was halting a levy hike for almost […]

China will impose 84 percent tariffs on US imports, up from 34 percent, the finance ministry said Wednesday, hours after similar levies by the United States came into force. US President Donald Trump’s latest salvo of tariffs came into effect on dozens of trading partners Wednesday, including punishing 104 percent duties on imports of Chinese […]

US President Donald Trump has raised planned tariffs on small parcels coming from China and Hong Kong to 90 per cent, tripling the rate he announced a week ago, amid an escalation of the trade war with Beijing. Last week, Trump announced the US would end a duty-free exemption for shipments valued at US$800 or […]

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Ukrainian troops had captured two Chinese citizens fighting alongside Russian forces, with Kyiv demanding an explanation from Beijing. Moscow and Beijing have in recent years boasted of their “no limits” partnership and deepened political, military and economic cooperation since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. “Our […]

Hong Kong social worker Jackie Chen has been jailed for three years and nine months, after a retrial found her guilty of rioting during the 2019 protests and unrest. Chen, 48, appeared before Deputy District Judge May Chung on Wednesday morning to face sentencing along with three co-defendants for taking part in a riot in […]

Hong Kong police have arrested five people over suspected ticket scalping outside Kai Tak Stadium, where British band Coldplay kicked off its concert series in the city on Tuesday. Three men and two women were arrested on Tuesday night outside the stadium, according to the police force. The five, aged 27 to 51, were visitors […]