6 m. ago HSBC moves to repossess Hong Kong flat of Abby Choi’s former father

Court summons for Kwong Kau is latest development in controversy over his subsidised flat, which has already prompted tightening of some rules.

Politics

15 m. ago Hong Kong judges doubt government to blame for lack of slavery law after sex case

Legal challenge by domestic helper who lost two sexual exploitation cases can’t force authorities to enact laws against forced labour, court says.

Politics

75 m. ago China confirms Japanese citizen has been jailed for spying in Shanghai

The foreign ministry did not reveal details of the case, but Japanese media reports said a man in his 50s had been given a 12-year sentence.

Events

12 h. ago UK man jailed for 38 years weeps as court overturns his murder conviction

Peter Sullivan, the UK’s longest-serving victim of a wrongful conviction, has been released after being exonerated by DNA evidence.

Events

19 h. ago Hong Kong doctor jailed for sex assault has licence suspended for 9 months

Sunny Li was jailed for two weeks in May 2023 after being convicted of assaulting 18-year-old girl in crowded train compartment.

Events

22 h. ago Kardashian relives Paris heist horror in dramatic court testimony: ‘thought I was going to die’

Kim Kardashian tearfully recounted a 2016 Paris heist, where robbers stole jewels worth millions, including her US$4 million engagement ring.

Events

29 h. ago Hong Kong enacts security law changes within 1 day amid geopolitical tensions

Six premises in the city designated as ‘prohibited places’, while maximum jail term of seven years imposed for providing false information.

Events

39 h. ago Fake passports, hidden cameras: 6 Bulgarians who led Russian spy ring are jailed in UK

Network had been ‘real threat’ to both targeted individuals and national security with tactics akin to plot from a ‘spy novel’, police said.

Sport

48 h. ago Singapore ministers Ong Ye Kung, Chee Hong Tat threaten legal action over corruption claims

Ong Ye Kung and Chee Hong Tat accuse a Facebook user of false corruption allegations about their relationship with convicted money launderer Su Haijin.

Politics

49 h. ago Hong Kong activist loses appeal over prison letter but gets lighter sentence

Court upholds Owen Chow’s conviction for unauthorised delivery of complaint letter against prison service, but replaces jail sentence with fine.

Events

53 h. ago China boss gets 4 years, 9 months jail for production, sale of ‘obscene’ undressable dolls

Toy factory sold 20,000 animation figurines which featured removable lingerie concealing ‘simplified’ genitals.

Economics

58 h. ago Chinese court rules security guard’s death during workplace sex an ‘industrial accident’

Appeal court says 60-something man’s right to have sex with girlfriend at work is same as entitlement to drink water, use toilet.

Events

5 d. ago South Korean prosecutors seek 30 years’ jail for man who killed wife, hid body in car boot

The man said he was ‘not sure’ why he murdered his wife, claiming he was depressed and not of sound mind at the time.

Events

5 d. ago New Zealand justice set to join Hong Kong’s top court as non

Sir William Gillow Gibbes Austen Young, 73, will serve at the Court of Final Appeal after his endorsement by city legislature.

Events

6 d. ago Mainland student jailed for using fake US papers to get into University of Hong Kong

Magistrate slams her ‘consistent dishonesty’, punishes her with 240-day prison term for using fake Columbia University certificates.

Events

6 d. ago Woman, 28, jailed for using fake US papers to get into University of Hong Kong

Magistrate slams her ‘consistent dishonesty’, punishes her with 240-day prison term for using fake Columbia University certificates.

Events

6 d. ago Woman, 28, jailed for using fake certificates to get into University of Hong Kong

Magistrate slams her ‘consistent dishonesty’, punishes her with 240-day prison term for using fake Columbia University certificates.

Events

6 d. ago Focus on Singapore cabinet reveal sidetracked by ministers’ photos with Fujian gang member

The city state awaits Prime Minister Wong’s government line-up amid controversy over images of Ong and Chee with a convicted money-launderer.

Politics

6 d. ago Boat involved in Hong Kong ferry disaster ‘was sailing at high speed’ before crash

Coroner’s Court hears Sea Smooth could have been travelling as fast as 20 knots, or about 37km/h, before the collision with Lamma IV in 2012.

Events

7 d. ago Belgian teenagers with 5,000 ants in Kenya get US$7,700 fine or 1

Authorities said the ants were destined for European and Asian markets in an emerging trend of trafficking lesser-known wildlife species.

Politics