An academic says a seminar attended by Hong Kong officials on the recent Communist Party Congress has given a strong signal that Beijing is tightening its control over the city. The head of Government and Public Administration Department at the Chinese...

Nine people were killed and two injured in a suspected arson that swept through a residential building in New Taipei City last night. Police have taken a suspect into custody. He's a 49-year-old Chinese-Myanmarese man who's said to have been engaged in...

The director of asset management at Ample Financial Group Alex Wong says he expects the stock market rally in Hong Kong to carry on until the end of the year. He says he doesn’t expect the Hang Seng Index to have a major correction as it has been risin...

Labour Party legislator Fernando Cheung says the government should consider introducing a reimbursement system for NGOs to pay them for the services they provide, rather than giving lump sums as is presently the case. He says the current system doesn’t...

State media in Zimbabwe say the former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa will be sworn in as the country's new head of state on Friday. Mnangagwa was dismissed by former president Robert Mugabe over two weeks ago. His sacking triggered the momentous ev...

The Education Policy Concern Organisation says there should be no room for brainwashing students or hiding historical facts from them in a revised secondary school curriculum that’s the subject of a public consultation. Its chairman Mervyn Cheung told ...

A political analyst at the Chinese University Willy Lam says the reputation of the Hong Kong government would certainly be damaged if there is evidence that retired officials have been engaging in corrupt activities. He says the administration should i...