Hong Kong customs seizes 278 million cigarettes in tobacco smuggling crackdown
Hong Kong customs seized 278 million illicit cigarettes with an estimated market value of HK$1.25 billion (US$160.3 million) in more than 80 cases in the first half of the year as part of a cross-regional tobacco smuggling crackdown.
The Customs and Excise Department said on Thursday that it had strengthened cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region to curb the inflow of illicit cigarettes since November last year.
The 278 million contraband cigarettes seized in 84 large-scale cases during the…
Hong Kong police seek public’s help to find missing father and son
Hong Kong police have appealed for the public’s help to find a father and his 12-year-old son, who went missing in Hung Hom 10 days ago.
The force said on Thursday that Tong Kin, 49, and Theo Tong Mang-shun were last seen on Po Loi Street on Monday last week. Their family filed a report this Tuesday.
According to a police description, the father is 1.73 metres (5.67 feet) tall, weighs about 65kg (143lbs) and has a thin build. He is described as having a long face and short black hair.
Theo Tong…
China is turning away from Canadian canola. Will Australia fill the gap?
Canada’s status as the dominant supplier of canola to China appears to be under threat as shipments plunge amid a tit-for-tat tariff battle between the two nations. And Australia is already emerging a
Trump-Lee summit: what can a ‘turtle ship’ do for the US-South Korea alliance?
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung is set to meet US President Donald Trump for the first time next week, seeking to dispel doubts in Washington about his progressive government’s commitment to stre
Elon Musk must face lawsuit claiming he ran illegal US$1 million election lottery
Elon Musk was ordered on Wednesday by a federal judge to face a lawsuit by voters accusing the world’s richest person of defrauding them into signing a petition to support the US Constitution for a ch
COVID-19 & Flu Express (Volume 3), Number 33 (Week 33, 2025)
COVID-19 & Flu Express (Volume 3), Number 33 (Week 33, 2025)
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Why 9,000 men paid in crypto for upskirt photos in Hong Kong
21st August 2025 – (Hong Kong) Nearly 9,000 people willingly joined an underground network in Hong Kong to access upskirt photographs and videos, most of them filmed without consent in public spaces. The recent arrests of ten suspects, including the syndicate’s married ringleaders, may represent a victory for law enforcement, but the phenomenon raises questions […]
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XRP faces potential selloff following 93% profitability
21st August 2025 – (New York) XRP, the cryptocurrency powering Ripple’s blockchain, is trading near $2.91, with 93% of its circulating supply currently in profit. While this milestone highlights strong gains for investors, analysts warn that such high profitability levels may trigger significant selloffs, testing the token’s resilience. Market data reveals that since July, XRP […]
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New Chinese military hardware spotted during parade rehearsals
22nd August 2025 – (Beijing) Beijing is preparing for a grand military parade on 3rd September to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, and already the build‑up has gripped the region. Two full rehearsals have taken place in recent weeks, and what has caught most attention is not the […]
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Tseung Kwan O tops China’s rainfall charts as Hong Kong Observatory links surge to recent downpours
22nd August 2025 – (Hong Kong) Tseung Kwan O has unofficially earned the nickname “Rain City” after its weather station logged the highest total rainfall in China this year. According to the China Meteorological Administration, the district recorded 2,397 millimetres of rain between 1st January and 16th August, placing it first nationwide. Hong Kong’s Observatory […]
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Caucasian man spotted jumping over barriers to access toilet in MTR Mong Kok Station paid area
22nd August 2025 – (Hong Kong) A video circulating online has sparked heated discussions after capturing a foreign man jumping over barriers at MTR Mong Kok station to access the paid area for the restroom. The man was later seen leaping back over the barriers to exit, with his swift and athletic manoeuvre completed in […]
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Putin demands Ukraine abandon Donbas, NATO membership and Western troops for peace deal
22nd August 2025 – (Moscow) Russian President Vladimir Putin is said to have placed a stark set of conditions on the table in recent talks over the war in Ukraine. According to sources with knowledge of Kremlin thinking, Moscow now wants Kyiv to relinquish the remainder of the Donbas region, formally drop its bid to […]
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Scammers exploit rental platforms in Hong Kong amid rise in investment fraud
Online rental platforms have become scammers’ latest tool for swindling Hong Kong residents, as the number of online investment fraud cases rose by nearly a quarter in the first six months of 2025 compared with the same period last year, with losses surging 36.4 per cent to HK$1.48 billion (US$189.5 million).
Police Senior Superintendent Carmen Leung Oi-lam said that online rental platforms were a new channel that scammers were recently exploiting to establish contact with victims.
“When some…
