‘I never felt ready’: Elizabeth Lim on writing her Chinese grandmother’s story and soy milk
Elizabeth Lim reveals why it took her 10 years to write Fishbone Cinderella about her grandmother’s journey from Hong Kong to San Francisco
· Charmaine Yu
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Newest first · UTC+11:00UK VAT on private schools triggers record decline in Hong Kong students
Hong Kong student numbers at UK private schools hit a five-year low, with enrolment down 17 per cent and new admissions plunging 26 per cent
· William Yiu
UK VAT on private schools triggers record decline in Hong Kong students
Hong Kong student numbers at UK private schools hit a five-year low, with enrolment down 17 per cent and new admissions plunging 26 per cent
· William Yiu
65 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown targeting illicit triad-linked income sources
Officers raided five gambling dens, four brothels and shut down illegal petrol station in two-day operation
· Fiona Sun
65 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown targeting illicit triad-linked income sources
Officers raided five gambling dens, four brothels and shut down illegal petrol station in two-day operation
· Fiona Sun
Chinese delivery worker uniform wins top French Design Award
It marks the first time the Gold Award has been given for workwear design in its 11-year history
· Xiaofei Xu
Chinese delivery worker uniform wins top French Design Award
It marks the first time the Gold Award has been given for workwear design in its 11-year history
· Xiaofei Xu
China celebrates 65th anniversary of treaty with N. Korea
BEIJING, July 11 (Yonhap) -- China has marked the 65th anniversary of its friendship treaty with North Korea with a celebratory event.
· Yoo Jee-ho
China-India diplomats are shaking hands, but it’s no holds barred for web users. Why?
As economic and travel links recover, digital battles threaten to undermine official efforts to repair ties six years after deadly clashes
· Khushboo Razdan
China-India diplomats are shaking hands, but it’s no holds barred for web users. Why?
As economic and travel links recover, digital battles threaten to undermine official efforts to repair ties six years after deadly clashes
· Khushboo Razdan
Ethan Brown looks to remain unbeaten aboard Endued when signing off at Sha Tin on Sunday
Australian jockey aims to go out with a bang when riding at his final meeting for his three-month stint in Hong Kong
· Olivia O'Sullivan
Ethan Brown looks to remain unbeaten aboard Endued when signing off at Sha Tin on Sunday
Australian jockey aims to go out with a bang when riding at his final meeting for his three-month stint in Hong Kong
· Olivia O'Sullivan
China evacuates nearly 2M people as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards coast
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· Reuters
Hundreds of thousands evacuated as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards China
More than 600,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in China as Typhoon Bavi barrels towards the country after hitting Japan’s Sakishima islands and grazing northern Taiwan.
· Al Jazeera
Hong Kong police chief backs plan to deny pay rises to bottom 5% of performers
Commissioner of Police Joe Chow pledges more communication on new policy as officers warn of ‘shoe-shining culture’
· Ng Kang-chung
Hong Kong police chief backs plan to deny pay rises to bottom 5% of performers
Commissioner of Police Joe Chow pledges more communication on new policy as officers warn of ‘shoe-shining culture’
· Ng Kang-chung
Typhoon Bavi: more than 130 flights connecting Hong Kong to region axed
MTR Corporation also says 10 high-speed services connecting Hong Kong with mainland have been cancelled
· Connor Mycroft
Typhoon Bavi: more than 130 flights connecting Hong Kong to region axed
MTR Corporation also says 10 high-speed services connecting Hong Kong with mainland have been cancelled
· Connor Mycroft
BYD showcases battery, charging technology in 15,000km journey from Rome to Hong Kong
Chinese electric vehicle maker says journey was inspired by travels of Marco Polo more than 750 years ago
· Daniel Ren
BYD showcases charging technology in 15,000km journey from Rome to Hong Kong
Chinese electric vehicle maker says journey was inspired by travels of Marco Polo more than 750 years ago
· Daniel Ren
Volkswagen China deliveries see 26% drop year on year to lowest point since 2010
The European carmaker is losing ground to domestic EV rivals as it sees its lowest delivery volume in over a decade and half
· Daniel Ren
Volkswagen China deliveries see 26% drop year on year to lowest point since 2010
The European carmaker is losing ground to domestic EV rivals as it sees its lowest delivery volume in over a decade and half
· Daniel Ren
‘Sealed in blood’: Where does the China-North Korea alliance stand today?
Chinese leaders often describe Beijing’s relationship with North Korea as close “as lips and teeth”, but as warm as bilateral ties appear, this is a relationship underscored above all by strategic necessity.
· Katrina Yu
Taiwán y el este de China se preparan para el tifón Bavi mientras azota el sur de Japón
En esta fotografía difundida por la agencia de noticias Xinhua, un agente de seguridad acordona la zona costera ante la inminente llegada del tifón Bavi a la ciudad de Shitang, el viernes 10 de julio de 2026, en Wenling, provincia de Zhejiang, en el este de China. (Xu Yu/Agencia de Noticias Xinhua vía AP)
· The Associated Press
Chinese student sets up a will bequeathing US$2.9 million estate to childhood friend
Teenage extreme sports enthusiast from Shanghai received a flat from parents who divorced and remarried
· Fran Lu
Chinese student sets up a will bequeathing US$2.9 million estate to childhood friend
Teenage extreme sports enthusiast from Shanghai received a flat from parents who divorced and remarried
· Fran Lu
Beyond Claude Code: the Chinese AI tools poised to benefit after back-door alert
As Beijing flags a security risk in Anthropic software, domestic tech firms are rapidly embracing local alternatives such as ByteDance’s Trae and Alibaba’s Qoder
· Minxiao Chang
Beyond Claude Code: the Chinese AI tools poised to benefit after back-door alert
As Beijing flags a security risk in Anthropic software, domestic tech firms are rapidly embracing local alternatives such as ByteDance’s Trae and Alibaba’s Qoder
· Minxiao Chang
Why Korea is watching Erling Haaland's hair ties
To soccer fans, Erling Haaland is Norway's prolific striker. In China, AI-generated memes and parody videos have turned him into an internet celebrity. In crypto circles, his World Cup popularity has even inspired a meme token.
· Tammy Park
Hong Kong may adjust tunnel tolls as traffic surpasses pre-reform peak
Traffic at Western Harbour Crossing jumps 34 per cent to 116,900 vehicles daily, while Cross-Harbour and Eastern Harbour crossings see declines of 9 and 8 per cent, respectively
· Lam Ka-sing
Hong Kong may adjust tunnel tolls as traffic surpasses pre-reform peak
Traffic at Western Harbour Crossing jumps 34 per cent to 116,900 vehicles daily, while Cross-Harbour and Eastern Harbour crossings see declines of 9 and 8 per cent, respectively
· Lam Ka-sing
Stratbase urges PH to keep arbitral ruling at center of sea code talks
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines should insist that the 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling serve as the legal basis for any future Code of Conduct with China and other claimant states, Stratbase Institute President Victor Andres “Dindo” Manhit said on Friday.
· Gabryelle Dumalag
Why the West Philippine Sea ruling still matters
MANILA, Philippines — Ten years ago, an arbitral tribunal affirmed the Philippines’ sovereign rights in its exclusive economic zone and continental shelf in the West Philippine Sea and invalidated China’s nine-dash-line claim in the South China Sea.
· Joyce Ann L. Rocamora
Taiwan and eastern China brace for Typhoon Bavi as winds and rain hit Japan's southern islands
In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a security person cordons off the coastal area ahead of Typhoon Bavi’s expected arrival in Shitang Town of Wenling City, eastern China’s Zhejiang Province, Friday, July 10, 2026. (Xu Yu/Xinhua News Agency via AP)
China has poured funding into flood defences. Has the investment paid off?
Chinese authorities have ramped up spending on disaster prevention in recent years, but some worry local debt levels could hinder the campaign
· Emma Ma
China has poured funding into flood defences. Has the investment paid off?
Chinese authorities have ramped up spending on disaster prevention in recent years, but some worry local debt levels could hinder the campaign
· Emma Ma
How overlapping US and China sanctions are complicating business in Africa
Compliance inquiries surge as broad range of industries at risk, spanning mining, banking, telecoms, technology, energy and infrastructure
· Dulue Mbachu
How overlapping US and China sanctions are complicating business in Africa
Compliance inquiries surge as broad range of industries at risk, spanning mining, banking, telecoms, technology, energy and infrastructure
· Dulue Mbachu
Ambition outguns capacity in US plan to deter China
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· Gabriel Honrada
Panic over China’s missile test is born of Western bias
Every nuclear power routinely tests its arsenal. The outcry over Beijing’s launch reveals a glaring double standard
· James Dwyer
Panic over China’s missile test is born of Western bias
Every nuclear power routinely tests its arsenal. The outcry over Beijing’s launch reveals a glaring double standard
· James Dwyer
Chinese chip start-up aims to build 5-nanometre equivalent chips without using EUV by 2029
The company says the production line launch marks a critical step towards China’s drive for tech self-sufficiency
· Ben Jiang
Chinese chip start-up aims to build 5-nanometre equivalent chips without using EUV by 2029
The company says the production line launch marks a critical step towards China’s drive for tech self-sufficiency
· Ben Jiang
No public subsidies needed for Pak Shek Kok MTR station: Hong Kong minister
Minister Bernadette Linn says MTR to get development rights for Pak Shek Kok and Ma On Shan sites as government awaits station design and cost details
· Cannix Yau
No public subsidies needed for Pak Shek Kok MTR station: Hong Kong minister
Minister Bernadette Linn says MTR to get development rights for Pak Shek Kok and Ma On Shan sites as government awaits station design and cost details
· Cannix Yau
Hong Kong’s Dot Cod restaurant scores big with World Cup screenings
The reopened seafood restaurant has turned early morning World Cup kick-offs into a before-work draw and has plans for further events
· Veronica Qi
Hong Kong’s Dot Cod restaurant scores big with World Cup screenings
The reopened seafood restaurant has turned early morning World Cup kick-offs into a before-work draw and has plans for further events
· Veronica Qi
Surge in abandoned animals amid land clearance for Northern Metropolis development
Pets and guard dogs left to fend for themselves due to lack of government rehoming policy, with animal welfare group’s clinic ‘overwhelmed’
· Vivian Au
Hong Kong brace themselves for hostile Chile Rugby World Cup dress rehearsal
City team ready for Vina del Mar encounter with South Americans, with both sides due to do battle again at World Cup in Australia next year
· Paul McNamara
Hong Kong brace themselves for hostile Chile Rugby World Cup dress rehearsal
City team ready for Vina del Mar encounter with South Americans, with both sides due to do battle again at World Cup in Australia next year
· Paul McNamara