14 h. ago 4 arrested after chase of Tesla carrying drugs leaves 2 Hong Kong officers hurt

Three men and woman, aged between 20 and 23, arrested for allegedly trafficking suspected cannabis products and space oil.

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15 h. ago Hong Kong woman arrested over mishandling body, running gambling operation

Body of a 65-year-old man had been relocated from a nearby building to outside a hair salon on Yee Kuk Street in Kowloon.

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18 h. ago South Korea confronts unseen scars of AI sex crimes: ‘the law didn’t protect me’

Victims lament a lack of police help to resolve their cases, while sex educators call for a change in gender attitudes to tackle the scourge.

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35 h. ago Hong Kong police arrest 4, seize HK$38 million of cocaine in drug crackdown

Officers discover 48kg of suspected cocaine after raiding 2,000 sq ft drug storage warehouse in Ta Kwu Ling.

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38 h. ago Hong Kong police arrest 8 over deepfake scams bypassing bank security checks

Successful attempts to open bank accounts involved images created by merging scammers’ faces and those on stolen ID cards using artificial intelligence, force says.

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38 h. ago 8 arrested over running Hong Kong scam ring, opening bank accounts with deepfakes

Successful attempts to open bank accounts involved images created by merging scammers’ faces and those on stolen ID cards using artificial intelligence, force says.

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2 d. ago A ‘wild card’ emerges in South Korea’s presidential race: the prime minister

A new poll shows acting president Han Duck-soo, a 75-year-old technocrat, leading among conservative voters after Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment.

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3 d. ago Student pleads guilty to using fake US degree to get into University of Hong Kong

Magistrate says Li Sixuan’s actions will lead ‘inevitably’ to jail time when the 28-year-old mainland Chinese student is sentenced on May 8.

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3 d. ago Hong Kong police arrest 6 over HK$20 million government loan fraud

Three men and three women, aged between 29 and 45, applied for funds under the Special 100 per cent Loan Guarantee Scheme.

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3 d. ago Hong Kong to jail, fine national security offenders that hold office in unions

Under authorities’ proposed legal amendments, those in breach can be sentenced to three years in jail and fined HK$50,000.

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3 d. ago Hong Kong to jail, fine national security offenders who hold office in unions

Under authorities’ proposed legal amendments, those in breach can be sentenced to three years in jail and fined HK$50,000.

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3 d. ago Money lost to online shopping scams rises by 87% in Hong Kong to HK$356 million

Woman swindled out of nearly HK$1 million in concert ticket fraud among 11,559 online scam cases recorded last year.

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3 d. ago We must all speak up to defend judicial independence from any interference

It is unacceptable in any civilised society governed by the rule of law to seek to pressurise judges to reach a particular decision or to resign.

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4 d. ago Domestic helper in Hong Kong found guilty of murder after assault on girlfriend

High Court jury returns 6-1 guilty verdict on Bernie Macatangay Valencia, who punched Ivy Villaluz Quiabang till she fell into a coma in 2021.

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4 d. ago Domestic worker sentenced to life in jail for murdering girlfriend in Hong Kong

High Court jury returns 6-1 guilty verdict for Bernie Macatangay Valencia, who repeatedly punched Ivy Villaluz Quiabang and caused brain damage.

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4 d. ago Hong Kong police to use video at 4 traffic junctions to fine errant motorists

Black spots on Hong Kong Island to be monitored from April 22 using footage from Transport Department to tackle congestion and traffic offences.

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5 d. ago Hong Kong court rejects appeal by head of dissolved party over secession charge

Judges rule minimum sentences apply to all conspiracy offences under national security law even when penalty not explicitly provided.

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5 d. ago Hong Kong policeman cleared of molesting colleague but convicted on 2 other counts

Court convicts Superintendent Joseph Luk of dangerous driving and biting another colleague during incident after banquet in Fanling in 2022.

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5 d. ago Hong Kong policeman cleared of molesting colleague, convicted on 2 other charges

Court convicts Superintendent Joseph Luk of dangerous driving and biting another colleague during incident after banquet in Fanling in 2022.

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5 d. ago Hong Kong immigration officers arrest 43 in crackdown on illegal employment

The 35 suspected illegal workers and eight alleged employers were apprehended after officers raided dozens of premises, including restaurants and canteens.

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