New Zealand's police commissioner, Mike Bush, said on Friday a man had been charged with murder after 49 people were killed in gun attacks at two mosques in the city of Christchurch. The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, said it was one of New Zealand's ...

Legal sector lawmaker Dennis Kwok on Friday said a rare move by Washington to invite pan-democrats to the US capital to talk about Hong Kong, shows the US government is highly concerned about what is happening in the SAR. Former chief secretary Anson C...

The Securities and Futures Commission has fined four major investment banks more than HK$780 million for flouting listing rules, when they helped three companies go public in Hong Kong. Swiss banking giant UBS got the biggest fine of HK$375mn for faili...

The Hospital Authority is launching a pilot scheme offering flexible working hours to new doctors, to try to attract talent who don't want to put up with the long working hours of full-time staff. It's also planning to hire more than 400 clerks over th...

The Consumer Council is warning parents that some cot mattresses on sale in Hong Kong could put babies at risk of suffocation. It says it tested eight brands recently and three failed to meet European safety standards because they were too soft. The wa...

One of China's most prestigious high schools has been the target of public anger after piles of expired food were found in its canteen kitchen. Mouldy bread, as well as rotting meat and seafood were discovered at the Chengdu number 7 Experimental High ...

The Hospital Authority is adding 19 drugs to its list of subsidised medicines, which will give more than 50,000 patients access to more effective medication at a nominal fee starting next month. Pricey chemotherapy drugs, as well as medicine for heart ...

Cathay Pacific has swung back into the black after two years of losses. Profit for last year came in at more than HK$2.34 billion, compared to a loss of more than HK$1.2bn in 2017. Revenue rose 14 percent to more than HK$111bn last year. And fuel-hedgi...