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Ex-media boss Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years under national security law
South China Morning Post, Published on 11/02/2026
» Hong Kong's High Court jailed former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying for 20 years on Monday for national security crimes, in what mainland Chinese authorities described as a "powerful declaration" that severe punishment awaited those who dared to challenge the law.
Imported chikungunya cases will rise steadily in Hong Kong, leading expert warns
South China Morning Post, Published on 08/08/2025
» Hong Kong is expected to experience an increase in imported chikungunya fever cases, a leading infectious disease specialist has said, calling on the public to avoid travelling to high-risk areas after the city recorded three more infections.
Hong Kong girl, 15, arrested over 'space oil' after dad alerts police
South China Morning Post, Published on 15/06/2025
» Hong Kong police have arrested a 15-year-old after her father reported she was smoking an e-cigarette containing "space oil" at home with her classmate, who is wanted by the force, the Post has learned.
How can Hongkongers protect themselves from Southeast Asian job scams?
South China Morning Post, Published on 14/01/2025
» HONG KONG — Hong Kong's Security Bureau has dispatched a task force to Thailand to meet local authorities amid a resurgence in residents being lured to Southeast Asian countries under false pretences and forced into illegal work.
US 'Pizzagate' conspiracy theory gunman killed by police: media
AFP, Published on 10/01/2025
» WASHINGTON — A man notorious for shooting up a pizzeria in the United States capital where he wrongly believed Hillary Clinton and other Democrats were running a child sex ring has been killed in a traffic stop police shooting, local media reported Thursday.
Hong Kong police arrest 2 men over thefts on planes arriving from Vietnam
South China Morning Post, Published on 16/12/2024
» Hong Kong police have arrested two men in a week for allegedly stealing cash from passengers' overhead luggage on two inbound flights from Vietnam.
Hong Kong to ban emerging 'space oil' drug
South China Morning Post, Published on 25/10/2024
» Hong Kong is set to ban a newly emerging drug known as "space oil" next year by adding it to the existing narcotics law, the security minister has said.
Taiwanese flock to China festival despite tensions
Reuters, Published on 12/10/2024
» MEIZHOU, China - More than a thousand Taiwanese pilgrims have flocked to Fujian province in southeastern China for a religious festival, a rare instance of cross-strait cultural exchanges that are sometimes overshadowed by political tensions.
Philippines Senate holds ex-mayor Alice Guo in contempt a second time
Reuters, Published on 09/09/2024
» MANILA - Former Philippine town mayor Alice Guo was held in contempt for a second time on Monday after refusing to answer senators' questions on suspected ties to Chinese criminal syndicates and how she escaped the country two months ago.
‘Chinese spy mayor’ faces grilling in Philippines
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 07/09/2024
» A Philippine court has allowed a former small-town mayor to attend a Senate hearing on Monday about her alleged illegal activities linked to online casinos serving Chinese bettors, days after she was arrested in Indonesia.