Five government health inspectors accused of stealing food meant for radiation tests were warned not to keep unused samples, a court has heard. West Kowloon Law Courts Building. File photo: Kelly H…

By Peter Catterall, with Beiyi Seow in Washington China said on Wednesday the door was “wide open” for trade talks with Washington, a day after US President Donald Trump signalled the p…

The University of Hong Kong’s medical school (HKUMed) has developed the world’s first AI model for diagnosing thyroid cancer, showing over 90 per cent accuracy and slashing clinicians&#…

By John Biers Boeing’s CEO confirmed Wednesday that China had stopped accepting new aircraft due to the US-China trade war, as the company’s shares surged following a smaller than expec…

A Thai dessert chain has announced it will exit Hong Kong this weekend, three years after its foray into the local market, amid the city’s ongoing retail slump. Thai dessert chain After You&#…

A former Hong Kong police inspector has been sentenced to 10 weeks in prison for molesting two female colleagues. The Hong Kong Police Force emblem. File photo: Tom Grundy/HKFP. Tito Yeung, 38, was…

A survey conducted by the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents Club (FCC) has found that the majority of its members said their working environment had changed for the worse over the past two years. Th…

Hong Kong’s Cardinal Joseph Zen has been allowed to leave the city to attend Pope Francis’ funeral at the Vatican. Zen, 93, left Hong Kong on Wednesday night after a court granted an applicat…

By Matthew Walsh A Chinese rocket carrying three astronauts to the country’s space station blasted off from its remote launch site Thursday, the latest milestone in Beijing’s race to be…

An increase in Hong Kong’s airport departure tax could hurt the city’s competitiveness, a lawmaker has said, after the government doubled down on plans to increase the levy from HK$120 …

A Hong Kong police officer, whose finger was partly bitten off by a protester during the 2019 protests, has agreed to a HK$250,000 settlement. To Kai-wa. Photo: Supplied. To Kai-wa confirmed in the…

A catering labour union has called on Hong Kong authorities to establish a mechanism to halt the controversial labour import scheme after finding that over 200 local employees reported being replac…

China’s top leaders called on Friday to step up support for the economy and oppose “unilateral bullying” in global trade, according to a meeting readout published by state media. …

Hong Kong’s equality watchdog has initiated legal action in the District Court on behalf of a secondary schoolgirl against her male classmate, accusing him of sexual harassment. Hong Kong stu…

Hong Kong’s oldest and largest psychiatric hospital has fired three staff members after one of them was placed on a ward by two colleagues despite being drunk, according to local newspaper Ming Pao…

Hong Kong’s pro-establishment lawmakers have criticised the government’s proposal to increase parking fines to HK$400, warning the move will cause “resentment” amid a shorta…

A US push to approve deep-sea mining in domestic and international waters “violates international law”, China warned on Friday, after a White House order to ramp up permits. “The …

The Hong Kong government is seeking to ban the possession of e-cigarettes and other alternative smoking products in public by the end of April next year, along with other proposed measures to curb …

Increasing Hong Kong’s Airport Express fares could drive passengers to choose other modes of transport instead, lawmakers have said. Hong Kong station. Photo: Wikicommons. Speaking at a Legis…

By Irene Chan & Hans Tse Hong Kong resident Chris Wong, his wife, and their kid travelled with two other families to Zhuhai on Easter Sunday. They crossed the border and checked into a resort h…