China analyst Mark O’Neill says the mainland government’s priority for economic growth will continue causing fatal accidents similar to the one in Shenzhen yesterday when a large amount of waste that was stacked too steep came crashing down, burying 33...

The Hong Kong Green Building Council is broadening its campaign to promote environmentally-friendly building products. The scheme, HK G-Pass, is a five-tier rating system that aims to help the public compare the performance of green building products, ...

There have been protests in New Delhi against the release of one of those convicted for a deadly gang-rape three years ago. The man, who was 17 at the time of the assault, was freed after serving the maximum sentence for a juvenile. Hundreds of people,...

Housing adviser Fred Li says he thinks the government has slashed its 10-year public housing production target by 10,000 to 280,000 at least partly due to political reasons. The government says census data shows a dip in projected demand, but Li – a me...

Pan-democratic legislators have again appealed to the government to amend its controversial copyright legislation, which critics fear will be used to clamp down on freedom of expression. The second reading of the bill will not take place until January ...

Pope Francis has recognised a second miracle attributed to Mother Teresa, clearing the way for the Roman Catholic nun to be made a saint next year. The Vatican has confirmed the miracle involved the inexplicable healing of a Brazilian man with multiple...

The Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce’s senior economist, Rocky Tung, says he expects borrowing costs to go up only moderately towards the latter half of 2016. He also said he didn’t think the US interest rate hike would have much impact on the loc...

The president of the Medical Association, Dr Louis Shih, says they welcome lawmaker Ann Chiang’s apology for comments she made on Wednesday about people with psychiatric illness, and again called for those who comment on these issues to be careful with...