The government's being urged to clarify whether it intends to ban anyone who advocates independence or self-determination for Hong Kong from running in future district council elections. In a front page story, the pro-Beijing Singtao Daily quotes sourc...

Three-fifths of respondents to a recent Greenpeace survey say they don't believe flat prices will return to an affordable level even when the government finds more land for housing. The environmental activists spoke to about 1,000 people over the phone...

Stormy Daniels' lawyer says he has information showing that Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's longtime personal attorney, received US$500,000 from a company associated with a Russian billionaire within months of paying hush money to his client --...

A mainland court has sentenced former political high-flyer Sun Zhengcai to life in prison for taking over 170 million yuan in bribes. The former top Communist Party official was once considered in line for a leadership post, and is one of the biggest n...

The government's launching a pilot scheme to try to lure top talent from the mainland and overseas to come to Hong Kong to work for local tech companies. The scheme promises to make it faster and easier for IT companies to recruit people, amid a shorta...

India’s Supreme Court has moved the trial of a group of Hindu men accused of the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl from the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir to Punjab. The decision was taken amid communal tensions, saying fear and a f...

An expert on animal law with the University of Hong Kong, Amanda Whitfort, has called on the government to begin the legislative process for a new animal welfare ordinance that would impose a duty of care on owners. Her appeal follows a number of recen...