Central bar packed as Hongkongers aim to raise HK$50,000 for Nepal flood relief
Five Nepalese operators and bartenders launch signature cocktails at Orchard to raise funds for flood relief as community rallies
Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong pleads guilty to foreign collusion
HONG KONG: Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong pleaded guilty to foreign collusion on Wednesday (Sept 2) in a second national security trial against him that could see him jailed for life, AFP journalists in court saw.
Activist jailed over royal motorcade livestream
A 25-year-old activist has been sentenced to two years in prison for violating the country's royal insult law, a rights group said, with her lawyer vowing to appeal.
Hong Kong exhibition draws 670,000 visitors, strengthens China-Egypt cultural exchanges
HONG KONG:The Ancient Egypt Unveiled: Treasures from Egyptian Museums exhibition at the Hong Kong Palace Museum attracted more than 670,000 visitor trips and generated over HK$33 million ($4.21 million) in revenue from related creative products over its nine-month-long run.
Chinese chipmaker Longsys eyes US$800mil in HK listing
SHANGHAI: Shenzhen Longsys Electronics Co is seeking to raise as much as HK$6.28bil (US$801mil) in a Hong Kong listing, extending the wave of Chinese companies along the artificial intelligence (AI) supply chain coming to the market after its onshore shares gained about 50% this year.
Hong Kong rules out Wang Fuk Court buy-back extension as 100 owners hesitate
Deputy finance chief Michael Wong warns of 'substantially lower' compensation at later stage if government uses legal means to acquire flats
Man hospitalised after bamboo scaffolding collapses in Sham Shui Po
Victim suffers head injuries after being trapped under scaffolding on Nam Cheong Street, police say
HK's independent bookstores, a refuge for Chinese readers, are under threat
Hong Kong's independent bookstores have long offered a refuge and a window to a freer world for readers
Hong Kong 2025 high-rise blaze: Nearly 98% of flat owners accept buyout offer
HONG KONG: Nearly 98 per cent of owners of apartments in Hong Kong's fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court have returned duly signed acquisition letters ahead of the Aug 31 deadline for them to accept the government's buyout plan.
Central Luzon residents wade through floods to protest flood-control corruption in the Philippines
MANILA: Around 500 residents, farmers and fisherfolk in Bulacan, Central Luzon on Monday (Aug 31) waded through floodwaters to protest corruption in "flood-control projects."
