Education sector lawmaker Ip Kin-yuen says he's alarmed by remarks made by the mainland's Minister of Education Chen Baosheng about the need for Hong Kong to re-launch national education. Chen had earlier told RTHK that patriotic education must be stre...

The think-tank founded by former chief executive Tung Chee-hwa is urging the government to consider rolling out another subsidised housing scheme that it says can make it easier for buyers to eventually buy private flats. The 'Our Hong Kong Foundation'...

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has secured a decisive victory in the country's general election, with his ruling coalition maintaining its two-thirds majority in parliament. Mr Abe says he will use strong, resolute diplomacy and work with the US, Ch...

A green group says that it was shocked to learn that pollution was linked to nine million premature deaths worldwide in 2015. The founder and executive director of The Green Earth, Edwin Lau, says there were nearly two-thousand such deaths in Hong Kong...

Rights advocates are urging the Hong Kong government not to waste time debating whether legislation is needed to protect transgender people, saying the city is already lagging far behind other places on the issue. A government working group is now coll...

Malaysia has struck a "no find-no fee" deal with a US company to locate the wreckage of downed flight MH370. Australian Transport Minister Darren Chester says the Malaysian government accepted an offer from the Texas-based company Ocean Infinity. The f...

The swimmer, Simon Holliday, aims to make history next month by becoming the first man to swim around Hong Kong island non-stop. It's estimated that the 45-kilometre route will take 15 to 18 hours to complete. The goal is to raise money to provide free...

The chairman of LegCo's railways subcommittee, Michael Tien, who is also the convenor of Roundtable, says outdated MTR equipment should be replaced. His comments came as an investigation report by the railway giant blames a 10-hour service disruption o...