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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.
Chinese student numbers at Harvard rise despite Trump visa crackdown
South China Morning Post, Published on 14/01/2026
» WASHINGTON — Enrolment at Harvard for Chinese students rose in the autumn from a year earlier, even as the Donald Trump administration moved to rein in visas for them and limit foreign enrolment and funding at the prestigious university.
Lid lifted on Hong Kong bid-rigging rackets
South China Morning Post, Published on 24/12/2025
» Raphael Chan entered Hong Kong’s construction industry in the mid-1990s convinced that quality building work could improve people’s lives. But he quit more than two decades later, disillusioned by what he called rampant corruption in the industry.
China to host 2026 Apec meeting in Shenzhen, 'vigorously' push AI cooperation
South China Morning Post and Bloomberg, Published on 01/11/2025
» GYEONGJU — China will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meeting in its southern city of Shenzhen in November next year.
Hong Kong in fight for foreign university students as Singapore emerges as rival
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/10/2025
» The number of international first-year students at Hong Kong's public universities remained below pre-pandemic levels in the last academic year despite the government doubling quotas for non-locals, with an admissions official saying Singapore has emerged as a growing education powerhouse.
Hong Kong prepares for 'serious threat' from Super Typhoon Ragasa
AFP, Published on 23/09/2025
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong rushed to prepare for the arrival of Super Typhoon Ragasa on Tuesday, with officials warning of a "serious threat" comparable to some of the most destructive storms in the city's recent history.
88 postal operators suspend services to US over tariffs: UN
AFP, Published on 07/09/2025
» GENEVA - Postal traffic to the United States plunged more than 80 percent following Washington's imposition of new tariffs, with 88 operators worldwide fully or partially suspending services, the Universal Postal Union said Saturday.
Hong Kong records first imported case of chikungunya fever since 2019
South China Morning Post, Published on 04/08/2025
» Hong Kong has recorded its first imported case of chikungunya fever since 2019, involving a boy who returned from the mainland Chinese city of Foshan which is facing an outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease, the South China Morning Post has learned.
Hong Kong issues highest storm alert as typhoon Wipha moves in
Bloomberg, Published on 20/07/2025
» Hong Kong raised its storm alert to the highest level as tropical cyclone Wipha moved closer, with Cathay Pacific Airways delaying and cancelling flights in and out of the city on Sunday.
Philippines orders removal of gambling ads amid addiction fears
Bloomberg, Published on 11/07/2025
» The Philippines’ gaming regulator has ordered the immediate dismantling of all gambling billboards and advertisements across the country amid worries over a growing betting addiction in the Southeast Asian nation.