The MTR says it will raise fares by 3.14 percent in June – the maximum allowed under its agreement with the government – after ticket prices were left unchanged last year. But the railway operator said it will also offer an almost-identical rebate of t...

Tycoon Ricky Wong's decision to pull the plug on his years-long bid for a TV licence is a 'smart business decision' and another sign of the shrinking appetite for traditional TV, according to Sonia Yeung, from the Department of Media and Communication ...

Speculation that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited Beijing on his first-ever foreign trip as North Korea's leader was rife after media outlets reported the arrival and departure of a special train met by an honour guard. Heightened security at po...

LegCo's Finance Committee chairman Chan Kin-por says his committee may have to deal with more controversial items than expected before the legislature's summer break. Speaking after meeting with pan-democratic lawmakers, Chan said they have reached a c...

The Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung was greeted by about 30 demonstrators as he attended a district council meeting in Tsuen Wan on Monday afternoon. Some urged him to suspend the proposed national anthem law in Hong Kong because it would hurt the freed...

There’s been a generally positive reaction the news that the government will give cash handouts of up to HK$4,000 to around 2.8 million residents. The Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, had come in for criticism for failing to offer enough benefits to peo...

China says it’s considering levying import tariffs on a range of American products – a move that came after an announcement by President Donald Trump that the US would impose new tariffs on Chinese goods. The rumblings of a global trade war – which thi...

Former diplomat John Bolton, known for his conservative stance and hawkish statements, will become US President Donald Trump’s new National Security Adviser. He’ll replace HR McMaster – the latest adviser to be ousted by the White House. Bolton says hi...