16 h. ago China sanctions former Filipino lawmaker over South China Sea claims

China has sanctioned a former Filipino lawmaker, Francis Tolentino, who sponsored legislation that marks out the Philippines’ territorial claims in the disputed South China Sea

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18 h. ago Five years on, Hong Kong’s national security law extinguishes last standing pro

League of Social Democrats disbands amid ‘the omnipresence of red lines and the draconian suppression of dissent’, days before anniversary of Beijing’s imposition of NSLIn a cramped, dark office, in front of a wall adorned by some misshapen shelves, faded photographs, and a single fan battling against the summer heat, Hong Kong’s last active pro-democracy party admitted defeat.Behind them, a sticky-taped banner declared: “We’d rather be ashes than dust.” Continue reading...

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21 h. ago More hot and humid conditions in south and east after temperature tops 33C

It comes after the UK Health Security Agency extended amber heat health alerts for much of the country into Wednesday morning.

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35 h. ago ‘Joyous and uplifting’: why Chungking Express is my feelgood movie

The next in our series of writers on their go-to comfort watches looks back at Wong Kar-Wai’s unusual and profound romantic comedyChinese auteur Wong Kar-Wai is not a director you’d immediately seek out for a cosy feelgood experience. His films delve into loneliness, yearning and doomed love affairs, carried along by a melancholy undercurrent. Chungking Express, the story of two Hong Kong cops reeling from being dumped by their respective partners, doesn’t deviate from these obsessions of his but the quirky romantic comedy also manages to be his most joyous and uplifting offering.The film has a playful energy and is brimming with offbeat humour. Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Takeshi Kaneshiro play the heartbroken policemen, both deep in denial over the end of their relationships. We watch them cope in very different ways with their heartache. Kaneshiro’s Cop 223 pines outside his ex’s flat, buys cans of pineapple because they were her favorite food and goes on jogs so his body has no wate...

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40 h. ago Hong Kong's security net extends beyond arrests as small businesses pressured

It’s been years since Hong Kong’s mass arrests of activists devastated its pro-democracy activism

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5 d. ago The top US diplomat in Hong Kong criticizes China and the city for curtailing freedoms

The top U.S. diplomat in Hong Kong has criticized policies by China and Hong Kong for eroding freedoms

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6 d. ago Swarms of tiny nose robots could clear infected sinuses, researchers say

Chinese and Hong Kong scientists succeed in animal trials, but potential problems include risk of devices being left in body and public suspicionsSwarms of tiny robots, each no larger than a speck of dust, could be deployed to cure stubborn infected sinuses before being blown out through the nose into a tissue, researchers have claimed.The micro-robots are a fraction of the width of a human hair and have been inserted successfully into animal sinuses in pre-clinical trials by researchers at universities in China and Hong Kong. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Three jockeys rushed to hospital and one horse fatally injured in horror incident

Lyle Hewitson, Jerry Chau and Karis Teetan came down when the favourite suffered a fracture, bringing down two others, in a race at Happy Valley on Wednesday in Hong Kong

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6 d. ago GMP making 300 shoplifting arrests a month as businesses hit hard

Police have joined forces with store security to tackle persistent and problematic offenders

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6 d. ago Hong Kong pop star rescued after falling into sea while out jogging

Keung To of boy band Mirror says he is doing okay

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7 d. ago US consulate condemns Hong Kong's government for 'repression' of Independence Day celebrations

The U.S. consulate in Hong Kong has condemned the city’s government for what it is calling the repression of U.S. Independence Day celebrations

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8 d. ago A popular comic’s ‘catastrophe warning’ sparks mass trip cancellations and tourism slump in Japan

Japan bookings have dropped 50 per cent after a manga artist ‘predicted’ a natural disaster, says Hong Kong travel agency

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9 d. ago Inside Hong Kong's terrifying 'coffin homes' with 200,000 crammed into cage

More than 200,000 people in Hong Kong, China, live in partitioned shoebox apartments that offer just a few feet of space. They can barely fit a double bed and have become notorious for high rents.

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1 week ago Hong Kong teachers allegedly told to avoid US Independence Day events

Messages advise staff to also warn students off celebrations to avoid violating national security lawTeachers in Hong Kong have been warned to keep themselves and students away from any US Independence Day celebrations as they may breach national security laws, educators have alleged.A text message purportedly sent by the principal of a Hong Kong school to staff said the education bureau’s regional education office had reminded them “to be careful about Independence Day activities organised by the US consulate in Hong Kong, and not to participate to avoid violating the national security law and Hong Kong laws”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 'Highly contagious' Covid Nimbus variant cases more than double in one month

The new Covid variant has been flagged in the UK, US and Australia and is linked to spikes in cases in India, Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand. Officials say cases have doubled in a month

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1 week ago Asian shares are mixed and oil prices rise as escalating Iran

Asian shares are mixed and oil prices have advanced after the escalation of conflict in the Middle East hit Wall Street

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2 w. ago A Londoner's guide to Hong Kong: from superb street food to hidden temples

Ancient traditions blend seamlessly with modernity in this dynamic city. Here’s how to make the most of what’s on offer

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2 w. ago Police questioning millionaire over murder of student who went missing 32 years ago

Annie McCarrick disappeared in Dublin more than three decades ago. But this week, police arrested a respected businessman aged in his 60s in connection to her murder

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2 w. ago Hong Kong rights group shuts down after years of advocating for workers

A Hong Kong workers' rights group has announced the end of its operation after decades

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2 w. ago Millionaire businessman arrested over murder of student who disappeared 32 years ago

"This arrest is not a shot in the dark. It came about after the investigation team received new information."

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