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A senior mainland official has said that all the people sent to what China calls 'vocational education centres' in the western region of Xinjiang have now completed their courses and graduated. He suggested that the massive network of camps had largely...

Activists have accused the police of being insensitive in their handling of sexual violence reports. They pointed out that some alleged victims have had to repeat their accounts more than 7 times during the police investigation. The Association Concern...

A new index measuring the green, social and sustainability impact of investment bonds in Asia will be launched on Tuesday - with its creator saying it will have strict screening criteria to ensure the bonds it tracks have high green integrity. The loca...

The Confederation of Trade Unions says employers should offer a 5 percent pay rise to their staff in the new year, despite Hong Kong's first recession in a decade. The unionists say many of the territory's biggest firms remain vastly profitable and can...

A Legco panel has passed a non-binding motion calling on the Education Bureau to take stern action against teachers who incite hatred or encourage pupils to join illegal rallies. The motion was proposed by DAB lawmakers Elizabeth Quat and Horace Cheung...

Four men who were accused of the rape and murder of a woman in a case that caused outrage across India, have been shot dead by police. Her father expressed thanks for what he called "speedy justice", although police said they killed the suspects in Hyd...

The Law Reform Commission has proposed major changes to sexual-offences legislation - including making the age of consent uniform at 16, abolishing several gay-specific crimes, and ending the use of the term "rape" and replacing it with a new offence c...

A group of district councillors are making a last-minute push to urge the Town Planning Board to reject plans by the local Anglican Church to build a 25-storey private hospital at Bishop Hill in Central. The board is scheduled to discuss the controvers...