A non-governmental organisation – Society for Community Organisation – says the setting up of a system to monitor conditions for people detained temporarily in cells at police stations would allow unannounced inspections to ensure they are being looked...

Transparency campaigner, Global Witness, says jade mining companies connected to the army in Myanmar may have carried out "the biggest natural resources heist in modern history". Their report claims jade valued at almost US$31 billion was extracted fro...

The 2015 Rugby World Cup is down to a four-nation battle, as the semi-finals taking place this weekend. Reigning champions New Zealand take on South Africa on Saturday, and on Sunday, Australia face Argentina. RTHK’s World Cup correspondent, Justin Sam...

An academic says that the Chief Executive, CY Leung, appears to be laying the groundwork for a second term in office after his first five-year term ends in 2017. Dr Chung Kim-wah, an Associate Professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University's Department ...

The environmental group WWF has warned that pollution caused by discarded plastic in Hong Kong has already entered the marine life and the food chain in Hong Kong, and could start harming human health if nothing is done about it. The warning comes afte...

A group of South and North Korean family members who reunited after being separated for more than 60 years, have parted ways once again. Thousands of families were torn apart by the Korean War, and have had next to no contact since the fighting stopped...

Labour Party lawmaker, Cyd Ho, says she is planning to move a bill in the Legislative Council to bring chief executives under anti-graft legislation. She says she is taking the initiative to do this because the current Chief Executive, CY Leung, would ...

Canadian voters reclaimed their country's liberal identity sending Justin Trudeau - the son of one of the country's most dynamic politicians - to the prime minister's office and ending nearly a decade of conservative leadership under Stephen Harper. Th...