Olympic snowboarding champion Su Yiming becomes first Chinese winner of Big Air World Cup
Olympic snowboard champion Su Yiming has become China’s first overall winner of the FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup and has also added another Guinness World Record to his name as he builds towards de
UBTech’s US$237 million Fenglong deal tightens humanoid robot supply chain
Chinese humanoid robot maker UBTech Robotics is moving to lock down key manufacturing capacity, agreeing to pay nearly 1.7 billion yuan (US$237 million) in cash to take control of Shenzhen-listed mech
Exhibition traces China’s long links with Kenya, from Admiral Zheng He to belt and road
More than six centuries ago, roughly 80 years ahead of Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama, Chinese admiral Zheng He reached the eastern coast of Africa with a massive fleet and a crew of more than 20,0
Architect of Hong Kong’s Octopus card retires with dreams of ‘tap-free’ technology
Sammy Kam Chi-sum, the primary architect of Hong Kong’s contactless Octopus cards, is retiring after nearly 30 years with the company at the end of this month, before what he says is an inevitable tra
Maximalist cocktails are back as bartenders go beyond garish to create ‘something special’
After years of minimalist, pared-back cocktails, maximalism is back.
Drinkers are looking for more than just a simple serve, and bartenders are dreaming up bold colour palettes, layered flavours, over
With 1MDB verdict due, will Malaysia’s Najib have to ‘prepare for the worst’?
Malaysia’s High Court is poised on Friday to deliver its verdict in the final criminal trial of jailed former prime minister Najib Razak, bringing to a close one of Southeast Asia’s most far-reaching
China sharpens sales pitch for overseas investment with new list of sought-after sectors
China is taking steps to reshape the direction of its foreign investment, unveiling a revised catalogue of encouraged industries that steers overseas capital towards the advanced and technologically c
Trip.com suspends tourism partnership with Cambodia amid border clashes, cyber concerns
Trip.com Group, the biggest online travel agency in China, said on Thursday that its partnership with Cambodia’s tourism authority was suspended, in a move to address the Chinese public’s heightened s
‘I have more to give’: Hong Kong Christmas lighting designer still at it after 40 years
On a weekday night last week, passengers on an open-top double-decker bus jostled for a position to take selfies below a suspended lighting display at Mody Lane in Tsim Sha Tsui East, where Hong Kong
Ex-China table tennis player says clubs hold key to return of Wang Chuqin, Sun Yingsha
Former China table tennis player Ma Te said he believed that Wang Chuqin’s and Sun Yingsha’s participation at the Chinese Table Tennis Super League Finals would be decided by their respective clubs.
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Hong Kong’s role to be discussed in China’s top legislature annual session
China’s top legislative body will review the nation’s next five-year development plan in its annual session in March, where Hong Kong’s role in contributing to national development is also expected to be discussed, according to the city’s sole delegate to the body.
Starry Lee Wai-king, a member of the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, said on Saturday that the proposed agenda for the session – which includes the 15th five-year plan, as well as the government’s work report and…
Washington’s Taiwan arms bonanza is business first and a strategic trust wrecker
27th December 2025 – (Beijing) On 18th December, Washington unveiled what it described, in the language of routine bureaucracy, as another arms package for Taiwan—more than $11bn approved and pushed into the formal notification process. In scale it is anything but routine. It is the largest such package to date and the second since Donald […]
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HK actress Maggie Shiu’s androgynous Christmas look and close female friend stir online debate
27th December 2025 – (Hong Kong) Hong Kong actress Maggie Shiu has recently attracted intense online discussion after a Christmas photograph of her celebrating with friends began circulating on social media, with many internet users expressing concern over her noticeably thinner frame. Shiu, whose on-screen work has significantly decreased in recent years as she has […]
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Hong Kong records light tremor from deep 6.4-magnitude quake near Ryukyu Islands
27th December 2025 – (Hong Kong) The Hong Kong Observatory has reported that a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck northwest of the Ryukyu Islands at 11.07pm on Saturday, 27th December 2025. According to the Observatory’s initial analysis, the epicentre was located near 32.67°N, 126.50°E, approximately 92 kilometres south of Jeju and about 1,670 kilometres northeast of […]
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2 Hongkongers serving with Ukrainian forces reportedly killed in action, Immigration Department assisting families
27th December 2025 – (Hong Kong) As the war between Russia and Ukraine approaches its fourth year, reports emerged on Thursday (26 December) that two Hong Kong citizens have been killed in action in Ukraine. In response to media enquiries today (27th December), the Hong Kong Immigration Department confirmed that it has received requests for […]
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Historic Yau Ma Tei Police Station set to open for “Cinematic Journey” exhibition
27th December 2025 – (Hong Kong) The heritage Yau Ma Tei Police Station will partially reopen to the public next Friday (2nd January 2026) for the exhibition “Yau Ma Tei Police Station: A Cinematic Journey”. Online ticket sales began today (27th December). Visitors will be able to experience first-hand the original layout and ambience of […]
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Requests for help after 2 Hongkongers reportedly killed in Ukraine war
Immigration authorities are following up on requests for assistance after two Hongkongers were reportedly killed in Ukraine while volunteering in the country’s war against Russia.
In a reply to the Post, the Immigration Department said on Saturday that it had been following up on the requests and was providing support to the families of those involved.
“Upon receiving the relevant requests for assistance, the Hong Kong Immigration Department immediately sought information from the Commissioner’s…
Clip of 3 hikers scaling slope at Hong Kong’s Ocean Park goes viral
A video circulating online showing hikers scaling a section of a mountain connected to Hong Kong’s Ocean Park has prompted safety concerns.
The video from December 23, which appears to have been taken from a cable car at the park, shows three hikers climbing along a giant seahorse carved into the side of Brick Hill.
The identities of the hikers and how they accessed the slope were not immediately clear.
The side of the mountain appeared rugged and steep with no clear path. At least one of the…
Hong Kong’s bars are closing and 2026 could be worse without a hard reset
28th December 2025 – (Hong Kong) Hong Kong has long marketed itself as a city that moves at speed: deals clinched close to midnight, friendships cemented at last orders, and office towers that emptied straight into bars a lift-ride away. That image is fading. The string of prominent closures in Central this year—Liberty Exchange Kitchen […]
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