Most affected bus routes on Kowloon bound resume original routings in Tai Po
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Government announces updates on follow-up work on Tai Po fire
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TD steers to enhance public transport services to support Tai Po fire residents admitted into transitional housing
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Affected bus routes on Tai Po bound resumed original routings
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Hong Kong’s new LegCo skews younger with average age down to 50.9
8th December 2025 – (Hong Kong) Legislative Council election was held on Sunday (7th December), with the incoming chamber notably younger after all incumbents aged over 70 stood down. The average age of the new legislature has fallen to 50.9, a drop of 4.1 years from the current term. The youngest member is 31-year-old Vivian […]
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Vivian Kong’s smile signals a new generation for Hong Kong politics
8th December 2025 – (Hong Kong) The image that will linger from this Legislative Council election is not of an ageing power broker behind a lectern, but of a beaming 31‑year‑old fencer who once ruled the world stage and now strides into Hong Kong’s political arena. Vivian Kong — Olympic gold medallist, “smiling sword queen” […]
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Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy omits crypto, focuses on AI, biotech and quantum
8th December 2025 – (Washington) The Trump administration’s newly published 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) makes no reference to digital assets or blockchain technology, instead prioritising artificial intelligence, biotechnology and quantum computing across its 33 pages. Released on Friday, the NSS is a flagship White House document outlining the President’s assessment of global threats and […]
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Zelensky says U.S. peace talks ‘constructive but not easy’ as Europe meetings loom
8th December 2025 – (Kyiv) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that discussions with United States representatives over a prospective peace plan had been “constructive” yet “not easy,” ahead of planned meetings with European leaders this week. “The American representatives know the basic Ukrainian positions,” Zelensky noted in his nightly video address. “The conversation […]
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Japan’s real wages drop 0.7% in October as inflation outpaces pay
8th December 2025 – (Tokyo) Japan’s inflation‑adjusted wages fell 0.7 per cent in October from a year earlier, extending a run of declines to a tenth consecutive month as consumer price increases continued to outstrip income growth, government figures showed on Monday. Average nominal earnings per employee, encompassing base salary and overtime, rose 2.6 per […]
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Netanyahu to meet Trump on ‘tougher’ second phase of Gaza ceasefire plan
8th December 2025 – (Jerusalem) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he will meet U.S. President Donald Trump later this month to discuss advancing to the second phase of Washington’s ceasefire initiative for Gaza, where a full calm has yet to take hold. A U.S.‑brokered truce took effect on 10th October following a […]
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Hong Kong Legco poll: 8 things to know, from youngest to toughest lawmakers
The numbers were tallied overnight and 90 newly minted lawmakers will begin their term in January after winning in Sunday’s Legislative Council election.
The citywide poll which drew a turnout rate of 31.9 per cent – slightly higher than four years ago, at 30.2 per cent – delivered a few surprises as several new faces defeated incumbent lawmakers from leading parties.
The Post highlights the key takeaways from the election, the second held under Beijing’s “patriots-only” electoral overhaul in…
Families provide DNA samples to identify loved ones in Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire
Around a dozen families who lost their loved ones in Hong Kong’s Tai Po fire have given their DNA samples to authorities, hoping to help identify victims still missing more than a week after the deadly blaze.
Residents from Wang Fuk Court who visited the Kwong Fuk Community Hall near the estate on Monday morning were among about 100 families asked to take an oral DNA test to help with police investigations.
But most left hurriedly with their heads down in sorrow, as some said test results might…
Hong Kong insurers move to help fire victims claim payouts on 12,000 policies
The Hong Kong Insurance Authority has directed insurers to move quickly to assist victims of the Tai Po fire by directly contacting policyholders to help them claim compensation for about 12,000 insurance policies, according to CEO Clement Cheung Wan-ching.
Cheung on Monday updated the figures on insurance policies affected by the 43-hour blaze that started on November 26 at Wang Fuk Court, saying 35 life insurance companies – including AIA and Manulife – had identified 10,000 life, medical and…
