China has launched its first domestically designed and built aircraft carrier, as the country seeks to transform its navy into a force capable of projecting power onto the high seas. Adorned with colourful ribbons, the ship was "transferred from a dry ...

Demosisto lawmaker, Nathan Law, says the government’s decision not to reopen Civic Square at government headquarters in Admiralty because of security concerns is not valid. The Chief Executive, CY Leung, says the square won't be reopened during his rem...

A newly-set up bicycle sharing scheme in Sha Tin hasn't got off to the best start. Six bikes have been damaged or tossed into the Shing Mun River in the past few days. Police are looking into who's responsible. The service, from a company called Gobee ...

North Korea is marking the founding anniversary of its military, and South Korea and its allies are bracing for the possibility that it could conduct another nuclear test or launch an intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time. Pyongyang oft...

An employers’ group says its members welcome the option of hiring domestic helpers from Cambodia. Benny Lee, who is the chief operating officer of the Support Group for Hong Kong Employers with Foreign Domestic Helpers, says Cambodian people have a lot...

A 12-year-old boy who was apparently trying to drive across Australia has been stopped by police -- 1,300 kilometres into his journey. He was pulled over in Broken Hill in the New South Wales outback after a patrol noticed the car's bumper dragging on ...

An academic says i-Cable Communications might lay off more staff if it is unable to make ends meet in future. Grace Leung, who is a journalism lecturer at the Chinese University, says the broadcaster should give its news staff the freedom to decide its...