Hong Kong newspaper founder Jimmy Lai, a leading figure in the city’s pro-democracy movement and an ardent critic of the Chinese Communist Party, was convicted Monday on three charges of sedition and ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - January 1 in Hong Kong marks more than just the start of a new year, as it ushers in a stricter era of tobacco control. From the first day of 2026, smoking penalties officially ...

Shares of Shanghai Biren Technology Co. jumped almost 76% in their trading debut on Friday, marking the best first-day performance since early 2021 among Hong Kong listings that raised at least $700 ...

Disaster was averted at one of the world’s major international race meetings after a protestor breached heavy security to get onto the track on Sunday. The Longines Hong Kong International Races at ...

Fake sexually explicit letters have been sent to the neighbours of a high-profile Hong Kong activist who is living in exile in the UK. The images, which were delivered to addresses in Maidenhead, ...

After the spectacular and very public death of a charitable foundation’s CFO, a principled Hong Kong barrister finds himself untangling a complex money laundering conspiracy, and wrestling with ...

THE Hong Kong tower inferno has claimed further victims, as investigators say the search could take up to four weeks to complete. Officials say 146 bodies have now been found, bumping the death told ...

Not long before he was reportedly detained, Miles Kwan approached commuters outside a Hong Kong train station, urging them to demand accountability for the deadly inferno that tore through nearby ...

These are the terrifying scenes from the blaze that has killed more than 100 people on a housing estate in Hong Kong. The fire that spread across the high-rise tower blocks on Wednesday, November 26, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Hong Kong Security Bureau updated its travel advice on its website on Saturday, November 15, 2025, citing a rising trend of attacks against Chinese nationals in Japan since mid ...

Peter Ho-Sun Chan at TIFF Lounge Tokyo International Film Festival Hong Kong filmmaker Peter Ho-sun Chan talked through the many changes he’s seen in the Asian film business during his 35-year career ...