A trade war is looming between China and the United States – as the Trump administration moves to impose sanctions against China for what Washington calls the "theft" of US intellectual property. Annemarie Evans asked China analyst Mark O'Neill why Don...

The Department of Health says new data suggests that the number of smokers in Hong Kong has fallen to a record low of 10-percent – down a half-percentage point from 2015. A government survey of 10-thousand households last year also found that smokers a...

The pro-government Federation of Trade Unions says new relief measures being considered by the government for the public don't go far enough. Reports say people could be given HK$2,000, but only those aged between 18 and 65 who don't get any other fina...

The government has named 36 non-official members to the newly-formed Council of Advisers on Innovation and Strategic Development. They include the incoming chairman of the CK group of companies Victor Li; businessman Allan Zeman; the head of the MTR Co...

Cambridge Analytica, the company accused of misusing Facebook information for political gain, has suspended its chief executive. Alexander Nix and the firm have been accused of exploiting the personal details of millions of Facebook users to influence ...

A China specialist says President Xi Jinping’s speech at the closing of the historic session of the National People’s Congress makes one wonder if military action by Beijing to achieve reunification with Taiwan is now a possibility. Mark O’Neill said t...

Private sports clubs that occupy government land may have to pay tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars in land premiums, if a government proposal finds support among the community. The Home Affairs Bureau has launched a six-month public consulta...