Education sector lawmaker Ip Kin-yuen says he's not satisfied with certain aspects of the revised Chinese History and History curriculums for junior secondary students. He said the way the subjects would be taught was not very desirable. Ip also said e...

The Chief Executive of the Housing Society Wong Kit-loong says he does not believe there was criminal intent behind the use of substandard steel at a housing project in Shau Kei Wan. A subcontractor was found to have used tons of reinforced rods that w...

North Korea has declared that it is up to the United States whether the two countries now meet at the negotiating table -- or engage in a nuclear showdown. In its sharply-worded statement, Pyongyang said it would not beg for a US dialogue. It described...

A new study charting Hong Kong's social and economic development suggests that the territory has stopped progressing, and may even have gone backwards. The Council of Social Service updates its "Social Development Index" every two years, and takes obje...

The Chief Executive Carrie Lam has promised financial support to flat owners to upgrade lifts in old buildings, following a spate of lift accidents. DAB lawmaker Gary Chan called for a HK$2 billion fund, saying statistics show more than half of the 65,...

The most senior Roman Catholic priest to be convicted of covering up child sexual abuse has announced he will step aside from his official duties, but won’t resign. Philip Wilson, the Archbishop of Adelaide in Australia, was accused of concealing abuse...

The Chief Executive of the Conservancy Association, Ken So, says he's concerned that hundreds of Hong Kong's iconic stone-wall banyans could face the same fate as two trees felled on Bonham Road on Sunday. The government's Tree Management Office said s...