Auction of vehicle registration marks to be held on November 30
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Report on IPD (October 2025)
Report on IPD (October 2025)
Avian Influenza Report (Volume 21, Number 45 (Week 45))
Avian Influenza Report (Volume 21, Number 45 (Week 45))
15th National Games road cycling (men’s individual) event to be held tomorrow
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Hong Kong prices world’s first bonds with tokenised settlement
The Hong Kong government priced a record HK$10 billion (US$1.3 billion) tokenised green bond offering on Monday, completing the world’s first government issuance to allow settlement using digital-fiat currencies as the city pushes to burnish its standing as a global hub for digital assets.
“Hong Kong is uniquely positioned to connect traditional finance to the digital asset era,” said Christopher Hui Ching-yu, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, in an announcement published by the…
Islamabad courthouse suicide blast kills 12 and injures dozens
11th November 2025 – (Islamabad) A suicide bombing outside a district court in Islamabad has left 12 people dead and at least 27 injured, according to Pakistan’s interior minister, Mohsin Naqvi. He said the attacker intended to strike the courthouse but failed to gain entry before detonating the device near a police vehicle after waiting […]
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Mainland woman loses Hong Kong ID after concealment of divorce, judicial review dismissed
11th November 2025 – (Hong Kong) A mainland Chinese woman who divorced her Hong Kong husband months after marrying more than two decades ago has lost her bid to overturn the cancellation of her Hong Kong identity card, after a High Court judge ruled she lied to immigration authorities when applying to settle in the […]
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U.K. jobless rate climbs to 5 per cent as labour market cools
11th November 2025 – (London) Britain’s unemployment rate rose to 5 per cent in the three months to September, the highest level in nearly a decade outside the pandemic, according to figures published on Tuesday by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The jobless rate for those aged 16 and over increased over the quarter […]
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Taipei teen killed after alleged abduction and torture over message to woman
12th November 2025 – (Taipei) Prosecutors in Taipei have charged six adults with offences including causing death by ill-treatment after a 19-year-old man was allegedly abducted and tortured to death in July in Wanhua district. Seven additional suspects, all underage, have been referred to the juvenile court. The victim’s body was found in an upstairs […]
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Hair-raising: Hong Kong’s top officials style Cantonese puns into poll-day push
Hong Kong’s Security Bureau, police and customs have joined the government’s push to boost voter turnout in the coming Legislative Council election by releasing a series of lighthearted videos featuring top officials getting hair makeovers while using Cantonese puns to urge residents to vote.
These clips play on the shared Cantonese pronunciation for “hair” and “law”, encouraging residents to prioritise voting over styling their hair.
The campaigns feature Secretary for Security Chris Tang…
China’s He Lifeng meets KKR co-CEO Joseph Bae, touts stable growth and investment openness
12th November 2025 – (Beijing) Senior Chinese official He Lifeng held talks in Beijing on Tuesday with Joseph Bae, co‑chief executive of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR). He, a member of the Communist Party of China’s Politburo and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Financial and Economic Affairs, said the economy […]
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Witness alleges Hong Kong FC player touted cash for losing by four goals
12th November 2025 – (Hong Kong) The case alleging match-fixing at Hong Kong Football Club resumed at Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on Tuesday, with the prosecution calling expatriate player Marcus McMillan to testify. He told the court that team-mate Brian Fok Bun‑yan had sent him betting information and later suggested there was money to be made […]
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Hong Kong award on hold for ex-logistics chief until water scandal probe ends
The Hong Kong government has put on hold the presentation of a top honour to a newly retired official whose department was at the centre of a recent bottled water procurement scandal, saying it has to wait until a disciplinary probe reaches a conclusion.
The administration revealed the move on Tuesday evening in response to media questions on whether Carlson Chan Ka-shun would attend the 2025 honours presentation ceremony at Government House on Saturday.
Chan, the former director of the…
