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A man in Hong Kong has been arrested for allegedly exposing an industry peer’s identity card information and signature across trade chat groups without the victim’s consent. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) said on Thursday that a 46-year-old man had been arrested in the New Territories on suspicion of doxxing. The victim […]

A Hong Kong delegate to China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) bought a luxury residential project in the seaside enclave of Stanley for 44 per cent less than the seller paid six years ago, in the latest sign that deep discounts are drawing wealthy buyers back into the city’s high-end property market. Bunny Chan Chung-ban, also the chairman of the […]

A Hong Kong court has remanded a 61-year-old man in custody after he was charged with allegedly posting seditious content on social media. Retiree Chong Wai-man appeared at West Kowloon Court on Thursday afternoon over one count of intentionally publishing seditious material in breach of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance. Prosecutors alleged that […]

LAS VEGAS, Nevada: Nvidia is moving from hype to hardware in its next phase of the AI boom, with its chief executive saying the company's latest generation of processors is already rolling off production lines and being tested by customers ahead of launch later this year. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said the company's next generation of chips is in "full […]

HARBIN, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- CNN correspondent Mike Valerio rang in the New Year among throngs of visitors at Harbin Ice-Snow World, braving sub-zero temperatures to showcase what he described as the "largest winter festival in the world" to audiences worldwide, underlining that this city has become yet another glitzy attraction boosting travel to China from […]

YINCHUAN, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- For most visitors, the Great Wall is something to walk along once and leave behind, but for Gao Wandong and Chen Jing, it was something they could not stop returning to, until after more than a decade and 100,000 photographs, it demanded a museum of its own.That museum sits in Changcheng Village, literally, "Great Wall Village," […]

KUNMING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Dawn had barely broken over Hekou Port on the China-Vietnam border on New Year's Day when long lines of Vietnamese tourists, luggage in hand, were already waiting eagerly to cross, their sights set on a winter escape.On Jan. 1 alone, more than 3,000 travelers from Vietnam entered China via Hekou in southwest China's Yunnan […]

The Office of the Ombudsman has raised concerns over frequent landslides occurring at government man-made slopes in Hong Kong, highlighting that one location had four landslides in different areas within five years. In a direct investigation report released on Thursday, the office reviewed nine serious landslides that occurred since 2008. It found that most […]

Many Hong Kong parents have expressed concern and a loss of confidence in Nestlé after the company recalled 21 batches of baby milk formula products over potential contamination, prompting hundreds of consumer inquiries. Some parents on Thursday claimed that their young children had fallen ill after consuming the affected products, while others called on […]

(260108) -- BEIJING, Jan. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- People visit the 2026 Beijing Book Fair in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 8, 2026. The 2026 Beijing Book Fair kicked off here on Thursday, with over 400,000 titles on display. This year's book fair features more than 10 themed zones as well as an exhibition area for various cultural products. (Xinhua/Ju […]

URUMQI, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- In the depths of winter, rows of vibrant green watermelon vines climb trellises, heavy with fruit, while bunches of plump, dark grapes and red dragon fruits hang from branches inside greenhouses built on the southern fringe of the Taklimakan, China's largest desert.Ayimak, a village in Moyu County, Hotan Prefecture of northwest […]

CHONGQING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- The pre-dawn chill of New Year's Day lingered over the Yangtze River as Captain Qin Dayi blew the whistle of the "Yu Zhong Ke 2180." On the deck, the cargo painted a picture of rural abundance: bright orange citrus, emerald-green vegetables, and plump white geese swaying gently."Anyone else coming aboard? We're setting sail," […]

Some applicants for test-free driving licences turned up at a Hong Kong government office on Thursday hoping to secure walk-in appointments, despite transport authorities having suspended the arrangement that had drawn long queues and scalpers. Following the announcement of the policy change, a Post reporter spotted three applicants attempting to book a […]

A Hong Kong independent bookstore owner will stand trial after he pleaded not guilty to managing an unregistered school by holding a Spanish class in his shop. Pong Yat-ming was accused of violating the Education Ordinance by allowing a Spanish class to be held on April 23 last year at Book Punch, a bookstore he founded in 2020. The bookshop located in Sham […]

Hearings to be conducted by an independent committee investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades will begin within the first quarter, with Victor Dawes, former chairman of the city’s professional barristers’ group, appointed as lead counsel in the inquiry, the Post has learned. Six weeks after the conflagration claimed 161 lives in Tai Po’s […]

By Kaushal Verma New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): Land availability, electricity pricing for industry and education and skilling remain key issues for India's manufacturing sector, even as the Indian economy has done remarkably well to cope with prolonged global uncertainty, Arvind Virmani, member of Niti Aayog told ANI. 'Land is one of the most […]

Hong Kong police are searching for a 47-year-old mainland Chinese man who has gone missing for three days. The force said Ye Zhihui was last seen at Tai Au Mun in Tseung Kwan O on Monday morning. His family reporting him missing later that day. According to police, Ye is about 1.65 metres (5.4 feet) tall, weighs 63 kilograms (139lbs) and is of medium build. […]

New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): The domestic equity benchmarks opened lower on Thursday as negative sentiment weighed on markets amid fresh threats of 500 per cent tariffs from the United States, continued foreign portfolio investor (FPI) outflows and rising geopolitical tensions.The Nifty 50 index opened at 26,106.50, down 34.25 points or 0.13 per […]

Veteran Hong Kong lawmaker Starry Lee Wai-king has been elected president of the Legislative Council, narrowly defeating Ronick Chan Chun-ying by a five-vote margin in the first-ever race between two pro-government contenders for the post. Lee secured 47 votes against Chan’s 42. One member of the 90-seat legislature was absent from the vote. Election […]

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. The humidity in Hong Kong on Thursday dropped to the lowest level ever recorded for the month of January, the local forecaster said, while warning […]

New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): Akhil Bhartiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a protest on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) campus over the sloganeering against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.ABVP Vice President Manish Chaudhary strongly criticised Left-affiliated student groups, accusing them of repeatedly making […]

Washington, DC [US], January 8 (ANI): US President Donald Trump claimed that he had 'single-handedly ENDED 8 WARS' and maintained that although the Nobel Peace Prize 'doesn't matter,' he believed he had been unfairly denied the award by Norway, the country that hosts the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the central issue for […]

Hong Kong’s banking sector is set for a landmark transformation as thousands of Hang Seng Bank shareholders vote on HSBC Holdings’ bid to take the lender private on Thursday morning. Analysts expected an overwhelming approval for the proposal, which offers shareholders HK$155 a share – 30 per cent higher than Hang Seng Bank’s HK$119 closing price on […]

(260108) -- DOHA, Jan. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Lin Shidong of China hits a return during the men's singles Round of 32 match against Flavien Coton of France at the WTT Champions Doha 2026 in Doha, Qatar, on Jan. 7, 2026. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

The viral gaming metaphor "kill line" strips away the illusions of the American Dream, exposing how thin financial buffers and policy choices leave ordinary lives vulnerable to unexpected shocks.BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- In online gaming, a "kill line" refers to the health threshold below which a character can be instantly defeated -- no recovery, no […]

People who passed by Hong Kong’s Christmas Town attraction at Statue Square Gardens in Central over the past month or so may have noticed that one of the buildings onto which cascading festive animations were projected was slightly more historic than the others. That building, which is a declared monument, houses the Court of Final Appeal (the […]

This article was first published on January 8, 2016 By Nikki Sun and Ben Westcott Netflix enters HK pay TV market with bargain offers Internet streaming pioneer Netflix has rolled out its over-the-top (OTT) service in Hong Kong for as low as HK$63 a month hoping to making inroads into the city’s pay TV market. Hong Kong is among 130 new markets – which […]

by Nurul Fitri RamadhaniJAKARTA, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- "I never thought there would be a baby panda inside," said Rina, a 32-year-old visitor from Jakarta on Tuesday, after learning that a giant panda cub had been born at Taman Safari Indonesia, an animal theme park, in Bogor, West Java Province.She was among hundreds of visitors who came to the park to see […]

(260108) -- DOHA, Jan. 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Kuai Man (top) of China hits a return during the women's singles Round of 32 match against Elizabeta Samara of Romania at the WTT Champions Doha 2026 in Doha, Qatar, on Jan. 7, 2026. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)

Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog is investigating risks to early users of HSBC’s popular PayMe mobile app after the Post discovered some remain unaware their personal details may have been exposed. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) told the Post on Monday that the compliance review would “look into all relevant issues, […]

Offshore bondholders of distressed developer China Vanke could face near-total losses in a worst-case scenario, according to Barclays, underscoring the deepening risks in mainland China’s property sector. In a base-case scenario, bondholders may recover just 10.1 per cent of what they were owed, roughly half what already deeply distressed market prices […]

Washington DC [US], January 7 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the intergovernmental military alliance, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), claiming that the alliance depended entirely on Washington for its survival, shortly after European leaders pushed back against his remarks on taking over Greenland and […]

New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): Olympian and Asian Games gold medalist Jinson Johnson pulled down curtains on his athletics career on Wednesday, noting his rise as a 'boy with a dream' to achieving podium spots in the Asian Games.The middle-distance runner, who had been active in athletics for over a decade, achieved a major milestone at the Rio 2016 […]

Beijing [China], January 7 (ANI): China on Wednesday strongly condemned the United States' actions against Venezuela, branding Washington's demands and use of force over the South American nation as 'bullying' that violates international law, infringes on the country's sovereignty, and undermines the rights of its people.Addressing a press briefing, Chinese […]

London [UK], January 7 (ANI) Rights groups led by Free Tibet, along with several allied organisations, have renewed their campaign against China's proposed mega embassy at Royal Mint Court in London, arguing that the project poses grave national security threats and heightens risks for already vulnerable exile communities.The UK government is expected to […]

(260107) -- BEIJING, Jan. 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong meets with Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi, Pakistan's Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control, in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)

Hong Kong police have arrested and suspended an off-duty sergeant who allegedly drove a private car under the influence of alcohol and crashed into a van at Kowloon East regional headquarters. A police spokesman said on Wednesday that the station sergeant from the regional headquarters had been charged with four offences – drink-driving, careless driving, […]

New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the women's singles at the Malaysia Open 2026 after registering a straight-games win at the Axiata Arena in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday, as per Olympics.com.The two-time Olympian, currently ranked 18th in the BWF women's singles rankings, defeated world No. […]

Hong Kong contractors will be able to start installing new scaffolding nets to resume renovation works as early as next week after the deadly Tai Po blaze triggered the citywide removal of mesh at around 420 buildings, an industry body has said. The Construction Industry Council planned to procure 50,000 scaffolding nets, costing HK$170 (US$21.80) each, […]

Hong Kong’s beleaguered Urban Renewal Authority (URA) has raised HK$8 billion (US$1.02 billion) by selling bonds to finance capital expenditure and new projects. The cash-strapped authority on Wednesday said it sold two tranches of bonds, one worth HK$5 billion with a five-year term and the other for HK$3 billion with a 10-year term. The coupon rates were […]

HARBIN, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- As mayors from around the world jointly lit the torch marking the opening of a dialogue event in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, they also ignited a shared vision for developing the ice and snow economy and advancing cooperation among global winter cities.The Global Mayors Dialogue, starting Tuesday, […]

Two candidates vying to become the next president of Hong Kong’s legislature are locked in a tight race as major political parties have given their members a free vote. The newly sworn-in members of the Legislative Council will on Thursday elect either Starry Lee Wai-king of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) or […]

BEIJING, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- China's equity market kicked off 2026 with strong momentum, reinforcing growing confidence among domestic and international institutions, with technology-related sectors broadly regarded as the primary growth driver.On Wednesday, China's A-share market hit fresh records, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.05 percent […]

(260107) -- KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 7, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Gunji Riko competes during the women's singles round of 32 match between Gunji Riko of Japan and Gao Fangjie of China at the Malaysia Open 2026 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 7, 2026. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng)

New Delhi [India], January 7 (ANI): India's stock market returns are likely to improve in the coming months as several key fundamentals turn favourable, according to a Morgan Stanley report.The report noted that the past 12 months have delivered the weakest market performance on record, while valuations are nearing earlier lows. For the first time in almost […]