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US President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to hit the European Union with tariffs, adding that a 10 percent duty on Chinese imports could also come as soon as February 1. Trump, who was speaking to reporters at the White House a day after being sworn in, cited the need to rectify the EU’s trade imbalances […]

A 36-year-old man has been charged with sedition under Hong Kong national security legislation over social media posts. The man, who was arrested on Tuesday in Eastern District, will appear at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on Wednesday afternoon, the government has said in a statement. The man was apprehended on suspicion of committing “knowingly […]

Three siblings of wanted former pollster Chung Kim-wah have been taken in for questioning by national security police, local media has reported. Two of Chung’s brothers and a sister were taken to police stations on Tuesday morning to assist a national security police investigation. Chung, who formerly worked at the Hong Kong Public Opinion Research […]

Hong Kong should offer tax benefits to cross-border e-commerce platforms to attract such businesses and look at reviewing the civil service as ways to boost the economy, accounting firm Deloitte has suggested ahead of upcoming budget announcements. Deloitte on Tuesday made recommendations for Hong Kong’s upcoming Budget, including improving the business environment for e-commerce platforms, […]

A Hong Kong labour group has called workers to use step platforms after a worker died following a fall from a wooden ladder. The 58-year-old male worker fell from a wooden ladder while installing an air-conditioner at a house on Jardine’s Lookout, the Labour Department said on Monday night. He was sent to hospital and […]

China said Tuesday it hoped to cooperate with the United States to resolve trade issues, as President Donald Trump began his second term after threatening to impose biting tariffs on the Asian giant. Beijing is “willing to strengthen dialogue and communication with the United States, properly manage differences and expand mutually beneficial cooperation,” foreign ministry […]

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee has said Donald Trump’s new administration marks a “good start” for US-China relations, but he warned against attempts at political “interference.” Speaking to reporters on Tuesday shortly after Trump was sworn in, Lee said that the Hong Kong government would continue to “promote ties and exchanges” with the US […]

By Raziye Akkoc With Donald Trump back as US president with his confrontational style, Chinese, European and Ukrainian leaders are expected to defend global cooperation on Tuesday at the annual gathering of the world’s elites in Davos. There will no doubt be a Trump-sized elephant in the rooms at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in […]

Another Hongkonger has been rescued from a scam farm, leaving a total of 10 Hong Kong residents still detained in Myanmar, the city’s leader John Lee confirmed. “We’ve seen one more victim had been rescued from Myanmar recently, and we hope to further strengthen our work [in rescuing the victims], ” Lee said in Cantonese […]

Jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has denied he acted as a “middleman” to help Taiwan re-establish diplomatic ties with the US. During his national security trial on Monday, Lai – the founder of Hong Kong’s defunct Apple Daily newspaper – did not reject the prosecution’s assertion that he helped arrange a meeting between Hong […]

Hong Kong’s top judge has defended the city’s rule of law, saying its courts are not “an extension of prosecution authority.” It comes after high-profile national security cases have drawn international criticism over the judiciary’s independence. Chief Justice Andrew Cheung on Monday also addressed the departure of foreign judges from the city’s top court, saying […]

China on Monday executed a man who killed 35 people in a car rampage in the southern city of Zhuhai in November, in the country’s deadliest mass attack in years. On November 11, Fan Weiqiu, 62, deliberately drove a small SUV through crowds of people exercising outside a sports complex, also injuring 45 in China’s […]

By Alex Pigman TikTok restored service in the United States Sunday after briefly going dark, as a law banning the wildly popular app on national security grounds came into effect. The video-sharing platform credited President-elect Donald Trump, who retakes power on Monday, for making the reversal possible — though the outgoing administration of President Joe […]

A Hong Kong district councillor has been scheduled to appear in court on Monday following his arrest over his failure to attend a summons hearing in early January. Sai Kung District Councillor Sky Li is accused of not submitting his tax return on time. Li, who was apprehended earlier this month and was granted bail, […]

Nearly 100 students from two public universities, the University of Hong Kong and the City University of Hong Kong, have lost HK$75 million after falling victim to scams. In an internal email sent to students last Thursday, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) said “over 60 HKU students have been victims of scams in recent […]

Two Hongkongers were released on bail after they were arrested by customs officers in connection with the seizure of 1.1 kilograms of suspected “space oil” drug at Hong Kong International Airport. A 34-year-old woman and a 41-year-old man were apprehended on Friday over the newly emerging drug upon their arrival in Hong Kong from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, […]

TikTok disconnected access to its users in the United States late Saturday shortly before a national ban on the app was to take effect, with President-elect Donald Trump unable to intervene until he takes office. “A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US,” said a message to users attempting to use the app. […]

Built in just days as Covid-19 cases spiked in Wuhan in early 2020, the Huoshenshan Hospital was once celebrated as a symbol of the Chinese city’s fight against the virus that first emerged there. The hospital now stands empty, hidden behind more recently built walls — faded like most traces of the pandemic as locals […]

Jennyfer Camarillo spent Christmas Day the same way she has spent most Christmas Days for the past decade – at a prison. But she is not an inmate, nor does she work for Hong Kong’s correctional services. Jennyfer is a domestic worker from the Philippines who gives up her free time – Sundays, plus many […]

By Sam Davies Donald Trump is not typically known for his calm or reserve, but in a craftsman’s workshop in rural China the US president-elect sits in divine contemplation. Cross-legged with his eyes half-closed in a pose evoking the Buddha, this porcelain version of America’s divisive leader-in-waiting is the work of designer and sculptor Hong […]

“I almost, like, don’t know how to define myself without TikTok,” content creator Ayman Chaudhary sighed, reflecting the consternation of millions over US authorities’ scheduled banning Sunday of the hugely popular app. After months of legal tussles, the US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that would ban the video-sharing platform — used by […]

Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke by phone on Friday, days before the incoming US president returns to the White House, with both leaders vowing to take a positive approach to improving ties between the rival countries. Xi said he hoped for a “good start” to relations with Trump, who in turn said […]

A word of advice for policy secretaries: Do not, in your laudable efforts to communicate with the general public over social media, tell us all how tough your job is. This thought was first prompted by an end-of-the-year Facebook contribution from Chris Tang, Hong Kong’s secretary for security, in which he recalled a year full […]

The Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (PORI) made headlines after its office was raided on Monday and its CEO and president, Robert Chung, and two other staff members were taken to a police station to assist in a national security investigation. The developments came weeks after police issued arrest warrants and a HK$1 million […]