The four pro-democracy legislators who are appealing to the public for donations to fight their legal battle with the government hope they would be able to raise most of the money during the annual pro-democracy rally on New Year’s Day. One of the trus...

The vice-chairman of the Labour Party, Lee Cheuk-yan, has accused the Lands Department of colluding with property developers by allowing them to rent out public spaces in shopping malls. He says an independent research commissioned by his party found t...

China analyst, Mark O'Neill, says US president-elect, Donald Trump, couldn’t have picked a more hawkish person on China by naming Peter Navarro as the person who will head a new White House National Trade Council. The University of California-Irvine pr...

DAB party legislator, Horace Cheung, says he and three other pro-establishment lawmakers have written an open letter to the Justice Secretary to follow up on comments made by Occupy Central co-founder, Benny Tai, in order to uphold the integrity of the...

The Director of Conservation at WWF-Hong Kong, Gavin Edwards, says the government has demonstrated some real leadership by trying to end the ivory trade in Hong Kong that has been going on for more than 26 years. He also welcomed proposals to increase ...

Taipei-based journalist Cindy Sui says the small African state of Sao Tome and Principe had reportedly asked Taiwan for more than US$200 million. But when Taipei refused to pay, it severed ties with the island. Sao Tome’s decision leaves Taiwan with fo...

University of Hong Kong virologist, Professor Malik Peiris, says he is not alarmed by the first human case of bird flu this winter. The 75-year-old man is believed to have been infected on the mainland after travelling to Changping in Dongguan last mon...

The Hong Kong Shark Foundation says it will go to restaurants one-by-one and urge them to stop serving shark fin soup. Its Head of Campaign, Prentice Koo, says the dish is being served at more than 323,000 tables at Chinese wedding banquets each year, ...