Ex-colleagues and friends of the former chief executive Donald Tsang have welcomed the decision by Hong Kong's top court to quash his conviction for misconduct in public office. Five Court of Final Appeal judges ruled unanimously that the trial judge d...

Council Front lawmaker Chu Hoi-dick says the government's apparent new strategy of laying low and avoiding any controversial issues to try to placate anti-extradition bill protesters is doomed to failure. Officials have repeatedly cancelled events such...

The government has been urged to protect mainland migrants from discrimination - by enacting new laws or amending the existing race discrimination ordinance. The Society for Community Organisation (Soco) says discrimination against mainland families is...

The government is set to launch a public consultation soon on a new producer responsibility scheme for plastic drinks containers. Local NGOs and drinks manufacturers are already preparing their ideas for how it could work – and have turned to Australia...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is visiting India, fresh from trips to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in an effort to build a global coalition to counter Iran. Other topics such as trade links, tariffs, and New Delhi's plan to buy an air d...

A prominent tree expert is warning that the government appears set to repeat its past mistakes as it prepares to plant thousands of trees to replace those felled by super-typhoon Mangkhut last year. Jim Chi-yung from the Education University says many ...

Now, perhaps it's not too surprising that a new study by the University of Hong Kong suggests that people who use the city's country parks are generally healthier and happier than those who don't. After all, hiking and other physical activity tends to ...

The opposition in Turkey is celebrating after a convincing win in the rerun of the mayoral election in Istanbul, which ended a quarter of a century rule of President Erdogan's pro-Islamist AK Party. In his victory speech, Ekrem Imamoglu said it wasn't ...