Judicial sources in France say former president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has been taken into police custody. He is being interviewed in connection with an investigation into alleged irregularities over political campaign financing. French media say the police...

A pro-democracy group has slammed Hong Kong’s sole member of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, Tam Yiu-chung -- accusing him of breaching the right to free speech in the territory. Tam had said that anyone who calls for the end of one-...

A psychiatrist, Dr May Lam, says that with increasing demand, the waiting time for youth psychiatry services at government clinics can take up to three years. According to government figures released last year, the demand for such services increased by...

RTHK’s Moscow correspondent, Fred Weir, says many Russians are celebration the re-election of Vladimir Putin as president. But he said the enthusiasm was low-key as there was nothing surprising or unexpected in the result. Weir also told Annemarie Evan...

Tycoon Li Ka-shing will step down from his business empire in May and will serve as a senior advisor. He made the announcement during the annual results announcement of his listed companies. Li will hand over the baton to his elder son Victor. Peter Ch...

The government's decided not to scrap controverisal assessments for primary three students, after two years of consultations and a review. But from now on, only 10 percent of the students will sit for the The Territory-wide System Assessment, or TSA, e...

The government has proposed making it illegal for anyone to alter or distort the national anthem. In a document outlining its plan to enact the local version of the national anthem law, the authorities also highlighted the importance for people to stan...

The US special counsel investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, Robert Mueller, has issued a subpoena demanding information from the Trump Organization. The New York Times reported that he has ordered it to hand ove...