3 h. ago Hong Kong medical device maker to expand China facility amid US, EU barriers

Vincent Medical Holdings, a Hong Kong-based medical device maker, has doubled down on manufacturing in China by investing in automation and digitalisation, instead of moving operations abroad amid rising trade barriers in the US and Europe. The maker of disposable radiology products and respiratory devices is building a factory in Kaiping in the western part of the Greater Bay Area, CEO Raymond Choi Cheung-tai said in an interview. Trial operations could start before the end of the year, he...

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5 h. ago Hong Kong Observatory may raise No 1 typhoon signal on Wednesday morning

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The Hong Kong Observatory is expected to issue the No 1 typhoon warning signal on Wednesday morning at the earliest and assess the need to raise the alert to a higher level the following day. The forecaster said a broad area of low pressure over the central part of the South China Sea was...

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5 h. ago Hong Kong Observatory could issue No 1 typhoon signal on Wednesday morning

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The Hong Kong Observatory is expected to issue the No 1 typhoon warning signal on Wednesday morning at the earliest and assess the need to raise the alert to a higher level the following day. The forecaster said a broad area of low pressure over the central part of the South China Sea was...

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14 h. ago Despite military purges, China’s next war ‘could be imminent’ and spread fast

Despite military purges, China’s next war ‘could be imminent’ and spread fast  The Hill

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15 h. ago Slain Hong Kong model Abby Choi ‘took advantage’ of rich husband, court hears

The former mother-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung feared the model’s disappearance two years ago would expose how the deceased had financially exploited her wealthy husband, a court has heard. Jenny Li Sui-heung, 65, told the District Court on Monday that she thought it was “shameful” to talk to police about the “chaotic” relationship between Choi, her husband Chris Tam and ex-husband Alex Kwong Kong-chi after the model went missing on February 21, 2023. The defendant, who...

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16 h. ago Disinformation, China and Indonesia’s Viral Battleground After Trump’s Tariffs

Disinformation, China and Indonesia’s Viral Battleground After Trump’s Tariffs  Fair Observer

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18 h. ago Philippine senators split over legality of delaying Duterte’s impeachment trial

Mounting calls from legal scholars, civil society and protest groups are putting the Philippine Senate under pressure to launch an impeachment trial against Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio – even as her allies move to have the case dismissed. Duterte-Carpio was impeached by the House of Representatives on February 5 on a wide range of serious charges that include large-scale corruption and plotting to assassinate President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, his wife and the speaker of the house –...

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27 h. ago Hongkongers to swelter in coming days as mercury to hit 34 degrees Celsius

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong will experience very hot weather over the next few days under the influence of a high-pressure area, with temperatures expected to hit 34 degrees Celsius (93.2 Fahrenheit) on Tuesday, according to the forecaster. “An anticyclone aloft [area of high pressure] is bringing generally...

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27 h. ago Hong Kong to issue No 1 typhoon warning signal as early as Tuesday night

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will issue the No 1 typhoon warning signal as early as Tuesday night, as an area of low pressure is expected to develop into a tropical cyclone and move towards the city amid sweltering heat. The Observatory said on Monday the tropical cyclone was expected to...

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69 h. ago Hong Kong’s top judge urges new senior counsels to defend rule of law

Hong Kong’s top judge has called for newly minted senior counsels to defend the rule of law when it is under threat and ensure “unimpeded” access to the city’s courts for every individual to safeguard public trust in the legal system. Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok, who spoke separately at the senior counsel admission ceremony on Saturday, urged the new silks to tackle three challenges facing the profession: the use of artificial intelligence, synergy with mainland China’s legal system...

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69 h. ago Hong Kong’s top judge urges new senior counsel to defend rule of law

Hong Kong’s top judge has called for newly minted senior counsel to defend the rule of law when it is under threat and ensure “unimpeded” access to the city’s courts for every individual to safeguard public trust in the legal system. Secretary for Justice Paul Lam Ting-kwok, who spoke separately at the senior counsel admission ceremony on Saturday, urged the new silks to tackle three challenges facing the profession: the use of artificial intelligence, synergy with mainland China’s legal system...

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4 d. ago Indonesian villagers urge China to stop funding mine project after permit loss

An Indonesian community in North Sumatra is calling on Beijing to withdraw financial backing for a China-linked zinc and lead mine in the earthquake-prone region after the project lost its environmental permit. On May 23, Indonesia’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry formally revoked the approval it had granted in 2022 to Dairi Prima Mineral (DPM), an Indonesian joint venture seeking to build an underground mine in the Dairi regency. The move was in line with a Supreme Court ruling ordering...

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4 d. ago China to ban owning Bitcoin? Gate.io to pay $30M over liquidations: Asia Express

China to ban owning Bitcoin? Gate.io to pay $30M over liquidations: Asia Express  Cointelegraph

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4 d. ago China Has A Big Appetite for Pig's Feet, Tails, Ears, Offal and Neck Bones But Tariffs Slow Trade

China Has A Big Appetite for Pig's Feet, Tails, Ears, Offal and Neck Bones But Tariffs Slow Trade  Pork Business

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4 d. ago Indonesia beat China to boost World Cup hopes in AFC qualifying

Indonesia beat China to boost World Cup hopes in AFC qualifying  Al Jazeera

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4 d. ago Hong Kong producer Raymond Wong to plead not guilty to insider trading

Film producer and actor Raymond Wong Pak-ming planned to plead not guilty to the alleged insider trading offences brought by Hong Kong’s securities watchdog, according to his legal representative. Wong, 79, is being prosecuted by the Securities and Futures Commission for alleged insider trading concerning shares in Transmit Entertainment, a television series production company previously known as Pegasus Entertainment Holdings. The watchdog alleges that the defendant, who was Pegasus...

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5 d. ago Chef at Hong Kong monastery admits to cruelty after tying 2 dogs up in bags

A chef at a prominent Buddhist monastery in Hong Kong has pleaded guilty to three counts of animal cruelty after dragging and stuffing two dogs in nylon bags and releasing them on grounds far away from the kitchen, saying he wanted to maintain the facility’s hygiene. West Kowloon Court heard on Thursday that the two stray mongrels were fed by staff at the Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island, with the 65-year-old defendant Ng Sing-yiu committing the offences outside the premises’ Hung Uk Dormitory...

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5 d. ago Chef at Hong Kong monastery admits cruelty after tying 2 dogs up in bags

A chef at a prominent Buddhist monastery in Hong Kong has pleaded guilty to three counts of animal cruelty after dragging and stuffing two dogs in nylon bags and releasing them on grounds far away from the kitchen, saying he wanted to maintain the facility’s hygiene. West Kowloon Court heard on Thursday that the two stray mongrels were fed by staff at the Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island, with the 65-year-old defendant Ng Sing-yiu committing the offences outside the premises’ Hung Uk Dormitory...

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5 d. ago 4 Lingnan University students in Hong Kong arrested over HK$1 million theft

Four student union members of Lingnan University in Hong Kong have been arrested for allegedly stealing over HK$1 million (US$127,463) from their organisation, the Post has learned. According to a source, the alleged theft took place between 2024 and 2025, and the students were detained by police on Wednesday for investigation. The four core members of the union, three male and one female, aged from 21 to 24, were arrested for theft and conspiracy to steal. They allegedly stole over $1 million...

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5 d. ago Michigan graduate student from China charged with conspiracy, smuggling

Michigan graduate student from China charged with conspiracy, smuggling  The Center Square

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