An expert in Korean affairs believes the number of defections from North Korea will increase as the government of Kim Jong-un becomes more unstable. Steve Chung from the Chinese University of Hong Kong says the numbers have been going up steadily as Py...

The environmental group, Greeners Action, has urged shopping malls to install umbrella dryers or racks instead of giving out plastic bags to shoppers to hold their dripping umbrellas on rainy days. Its Senior Project Officer, Widdy Fong, says although ...

RTHK’s London correspondent, Gavin Grey, says the earthquake that struck the central Italian region of Umbria was very, very serious. He says it effects were made worse by the fact that its depth was shallow. Grey says comparisons are being made to the...

The former president of Myanmar, Thein Sein, has handed over his leadership of the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) to a member of the party's executive committee. But he is not expected to step down. The surprise move came on the second d...

The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Sports Institute, Trisha Leahy, says the sector is very encouraged by the Chief Executive’s pledge to review the government’s sports policy. The Chief Executive, CY Leung, said the government would see how it could ...

A mediated settlement between the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and Japan’s whaling body is expected to do little to end confrontations in the Southern Ocean. The society agreed to stop disrupting Japan’s annual whale hunts – but those operations a...

The head of Hong Kong's Nursing College, Ellen Ku, has urged the government to come up with more comprehensive manpower planning for all types of staff working in the public healthcare system. Her suggestion came after the latest attrition rate of nurs...

The Olympic Games have officially ended with a colourful ceremony in the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. The President of the Rio organising committee, Carlos Nuzman, said he was proud of his city, his country and his people. The President of the I...