Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma has dismissed concerns that mainland authorities have been interfering with judicial independence in Hong Kong. A Reuters report – published on Tuesday – quoted unnamed top judges as saying the territory's judicial system is u...

Education officials have confirmed that the delayed Diploma of Secondary Education examinations will go ahead starting next Friday, provided there's no significant change in the coronavirus situation. Tens of thousands of students are set to take the k...

South Korean voters have turned out in force to back President Moon Jae-in's handling of the coronavirus epidemic. Turnout was the highest for a generation, with people putting on compulsory face masks and gloves to give his Democratic party a parliame...

The head of Beijing’s liaison office has said Hong Kong needs to introduce national security laws as soon as possible. Luo Hui-ning said the anti-government protests which erupted last summer was orchestrated by pro-independence and radical, violent fo...

Pan-democratic lawmakers have accused Beijing of "blatantly interfering" with Legco business with its sharp criticism of the opposition's delaying tactics in the council. But the pro-government camp insists there's nothing wrong with Beijing's top body...

The Indian prime minister, Narendra Modi, on Tuesday extended his country's lockdown until May 3 because of the continuing impact of the coronavirus pandemic. In some places, essential economic activities could be allowed after a week. Modi said easing...

The Court of Appeal has ruled that the government's anti-mask law is largely unconstitutional... it says the ban is only valid when it comes to illegal gatherings, and police can't demand people to remove their masks. At the same time, the judgement is...