Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has called on the "global community" needs to intervene to protect Myanmar's Muslim minority. She urged Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi to speak up for the Rohingya. The human rights activist is about to beco...

Prominent experts and activists from a wide range of different fields have banded together to create a new group, aimed at giving a fresh voice to the debate on land development. The 27 members of the Citizens Task Force – led by District Councillor Pa...

Local researchers have developed a new drug compound they say could be developed into an entirely new way to fight the antibiotic-resistant bacteria MRSA. Microbiologists from the University of Hong Kong say their drug can effectively de-weaponise the ...

Foreign minister Wang Yi says China will support the United Nations taking further measures against North Korea following its sixth nuclear test on Sunday. But Wang says sanctions and pressure are only half of the key to resolving the issue. The other ...

An academic has urged the government, and local universities, to take a lenient approach to students who advocate independence for Hong Kong. Professor Timothy O’Leary – a member of the University of Hong Kong’s governing council – was speaking after s...

The Equal Opportunities Commission says schools across Hong Kong haven't been doing enough to crack down on sexual harassment on campus. The watchdog's director of policy, research and training, Ferrick Chu, says while many schools have basic policies ...

Activists, politicians and journalists are demanding a full investigation into the murder of Gauri Lankesh, a newspaper editor and outspoken critic of the ruling Hindu nationalist party. The 55-year-old was shot dead by three unknown gunmen on a motorc...