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Leung Chai-yan, the daughter of former Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying, has died at the age of 33. In a Facebook post early on Wednesday, the ex-leader said that his daughter had died suddenly, but peacefully, in bed. A few days earlier, she “took the initiative to get the flu vaccine,” he added. “Thanks […]

A 57-year-old Hong Kong man has been jailed for one year over posting seditious comments on three social media platforms under the city’s homegrown security law. On Tuesday, Chow Kim-ho, a former member of the pro-democracy group League of Social Democrats, pleaded guilty to one count of “knowingly publishing publications that had a seditious intention” […]

The United States and China hurtled towards an all-out trade war Tuesday, locked in a high stakes game of brinkmanship as President Donald Trump prepared to unleash a new wave of tariffs against dozens of partners. The global economy has been rocked since sweeping 10 percent US tariffs took effect over the weekend, triggering a […]

Most of the cases related to the 2019 anti-government protests and national security have been finalised by Hong Kong courts, according to the Judiciary. As of February, the city’s courts had concluded around 96 per cent of more than 2,350 protest-related cases and about 86 per cent of over 230 national security cases, the Judiciary […]

By Sam Davies, with Ben Sheppard and Beiyi Seow in Washington and Simon Sturdee in Tokyo China vowed on Tuesday to “fight to the end” against fresh tariffs of 50 percent threatened by US President Donald Trump, further aggravating a trade war that has already wiped trillions off global markets. Trump has upended the world […]

Hong Kong will “seize every opportunity” to assist influencers, Chief Executive John Lee has said, after American streamer IShowSpeed reportedly snubbed the city’s tourism board. “The tourism board actually approached Speed on various arrangements and indicated their willingness to provide assistance, but Speed did not approach the tourism board, so the government did not take […]

A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to seven years in prison over his involvement in the 2019 mob attack in Yuen Long, following his conviction in a retrial. District Judge Eddie Yip on Tuesday jailed Wong Chi-wing, 60, for rioting and wounding with intent on the night of July 21, 2019, when over a […]

Chief Executive John Lee has said Hong Kong will “fully seize” the opportunities in China and deepen regional ties amid uncertainties caused by “ruthless” US tariffs on the city’s goods. During a press briefing on Tuesday, Lee also called the imposition of an additional 34 per cent levy by the US on Chinese imports, including […]

Hong Kong’s Digital Policy Office has requested that government departments using Oracle Cloud services conduct an “urgent” precautionary review, amid reports of a data breach, HKFP has learned. The office, which oversees IT policy and digital security for the government, told HKFP on March 31 that it had noted reports of a possible data leak […]

US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened huge additional tariffs on imports from China if Beijing did not withdraw its retaliation plans, adding that Washington would begin talks with other countries that want negotiations. The fresh action would stack on an already steep US rate taking effect Wednesday, the White House told AFP, bringing the […]

Hong Kong’s national security legislation does not affect artistic creation, the city’s new police chief has said, days after warning of “soft resistance” in the media, arts and culture sectors. Many artists or performers understand the “boundaries of the law” and would not get involved in national security issues, Commissioner of Police Joe Chow said […]

Hong Kong’s home affairs minister has defended the city’s “patriots-only” district councillors after a newspaper found that six of them had never spoken during council meetings over the past year. Alice Mak, secretary for home and youth affairs, said on Monday that all 470 district councillors had achieved the government-set goals in the past year […]

Shares in Hong Kong plummeted more than 13 percent Monday on their worst day in almost three decades as China’s retaliation against Donald Trump’s tariffs ramped up a trade war and fuelled recession fears. The Hang Seng Index ended down 13.22 percent, or 3,021.51 points, to 19,828.30 — its heftiest drop since 1997 during the […]

Hong Kong has invited developers to submit proposals for three “eco-tourism” sites, including one on Lamma Island, which could be used for building resorts and other recreational facilities. The Development Bureau last week invited “the market to submit expressions of interest within three months” for developing the ex-Lamma quarry site; Tsim Bei Tsui and Pak […]

Concertgoers at British band Coldplay’s concerts in Hong Kong will be allowed to bring empty reusable plastic or silicone bottles into Kai Tak Stadium, organiser Live Nation has said. Empty reusable plastic or silicone bottles with a capacity of 600 millilitres or less will be allowed into the stadium, where Coldplay’s concerts will be held […]

By Simon Sturdee with Danny Kemp in Washington Panic selling gripped global markets on Monday, as US President Donald Trump refused to budge on his swingeing tariffs despite China retaliating and global recession warnings growing louder. Countries across the world have been scrambling to blunt the edge of the new US tariffs, but Beijing signalled […]

Hong Kong will maintain its status as a “free port,” the city’s finance chief has said, after the government slammed the new US tariffs on Chinese goods as “bullying” measures. Hong Kong will continue to implement free trade policies and ensure the “free and convenient” flow of goods, capital and information, Financial Secretary Paul Chan […]

In unleashing global tariffs, President Donald Trump has vowed to remake the world to benefit US workers. One beneficiary could be the country he sees as the primary adversary — China. Asia’s largest economy promptly slapped identical tariffs on the United States and said it would impose export controls on rare earth elements vital in […]

Panama hopes to maintain a “respectful” relationship with the United States, even as President Donald Trump has repeated threats to retake the Panama Canal, Foreign Minister Javier Martinez-Acha said Saturday. His comments came ahead of a visit next week by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a trip made more urgent against the backdrop of Trump’s […]

Ivy Ip was 41 years old when she was diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancer in July 2021.  The Hong Kong resident first noticed constant stomach pain, which she thought was triggered by stress from working in the jewellery sales industry. When she was admitted to a hospital for a thorough gastrointestinal check-up, nurses discovered […]

US agricultural exports, fuels and manufactured goods are set to take a hit from China’s blanket retaliation against President Donald Trump’s sharp tariffs, with both sets of measures due to take effect next week. After Trump announced a 34-percent new tariff on imports of Chinese goods — taking the added rate imposed this year to […]

Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison Holdings has made headlines in recent weeks since it announced in early March that it would sell over 40 of its ports to an American-led consortium. Two of the ports are located at the Panama Canal, a strategic waterway key to international trade that US President Donald Trump claims is […]

By Mary Yang Chinese tourists visiting the country’s closest point to Taiwan wished for the democratic island’s return to Beijing’s rule, as their leadership called its president a “parasite” and unleashed ships and jets in drills to encircle it. On a sunny Wednesday at a scenic park in Pingtan — just 130 kilometres (80 miles) […]

President Donald Trump said his administration was “very close” to a deal to find a buyer for TikTok, which faces a US ban if not sold by its Chinese owner by the weekend. “We’re very close to a deal with a very good group of people,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, adding that […]