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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.
Hong Kong authorities consider legal action after tooth found in Maxim's toast
South China Morning Post, Published on 29/01/2026
» Hong Kong authorities have said they may take legal action against a major bakery chain after a government laboratory confirmed that a foreign object found in its toast was a tooth.
Hong Kong shelter saves 351 animals in 6 months as trapping, smuggling cases surge
South China Morning Post, Published on 07/01/2026
» HONG KONG — Illegal dog trapping and cat smuggling have become alarmingly common, with an animal rescue group reporting that it saved 351 animals in Hong Kong over the past six months - an average of two per day.
Taipei attacker acted alone, police say after four die
Reuters, Published on 20/12/2025
» TAIPEI — The man suspected of carrying out an attack in Taiwan with a smoke grenade and knife acted alone, police said on Saturday of the incident that killed four, including the attacker.
14 killed by lake burst in Taiwan as Typhoon Ragasa wreaks havoc
AFP, Published on 24/09/2025
» HONG KONG — Fierce winds, pounding rain and high seas battered Hong Kong on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa headed into southern China after causing a lake burst that killed at least 14 people in Taiwan.
67 arrested in crackdown on triad-controlled prostitution ring in Hong Kong
South China Morning Post, Published on 11/08/2025
» Hong Kong police have arrested 67 people after an undercover operation found a triad group running membership clubs and bars that brought in sex workers from Thailand, Taiwan and mainland China.
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.
Phone scams in Hong Kong up 22% in first 5 months of year but losses down
South China Morning Post, Published on 14/07/2025
» The number of phone scam cases in Hong Kong rose by nearly 22% between January and May compared with the same period last year, but losses fell by almost two-thirds to HK$430 million (1.77 billion baht) as fewer mainland Chinese students were cheated, police said.
South Korea to send Jeju Air crash black box to US
AFP, Published on 01/01/2025
» SEOUL - South Korean investigators probing a Jeju Air crash which killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on its soil said Wednesday they will send one of the retrieved black boxes to the United States for analysis.
S. Korea starts releasing Jeju Air crash victims to families
AFP, Published on 31/12/2024
» MUAN (SOUTH KOREA) - South Korean authorities began releasing the bodies of plane crash victims to families Tuesday, as investigators raced to determine why the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crash landed and burst into flames.