A Chinese woman who lost both her legs in an earthquake has been able to experience the joy of dancing in high heels again, thanks to special prosthetic limbs designed by her husband.

A senior police official said 36 officers were wounded and a protest leader said at least 46 protesters were hurt. Villagers have blocked the site entrance for months, blaming the port for coastal erosion and depriving them of their livelihoods.

Gustav Klimt’s ‘Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer II’, sold by Oprah Winfrey in 2017, is one of two Klimts at an Amsterdam exhibition with links to Hong Kong art investment fund HomeArt.

Estimated daily losses of US$224 million as supplies of cement and fuel run short. Government likely to legally force strikers to return to work.

Jimmy Lai, 74, will go on trial before a panel of three High Court judges starting on Thursday.

Post learns Bui Yee-lam, 28, was detained when crime-squad officers raided her Yuen Long flat.

With public dissatisfaction over the government’s handling of the pandemic spilling over into protests, China needs transparency, clear communication and an effective plan that includes focusing on vaccination.

Ambassador Igor Morgulov tells Chinese foreign minister the friendship between the countries can ‘overcome any challenge’, though Beijing’s statement on the talks does not mention Ukraine war.

The media treatment of South Korea’s first lady's latest scandals reveals the sometimes sexist expectations society has of the official role.

Australia has had 11 terrorist attacks, and disrupted another 21 plots, since the threat assessment was elevated from ‘possible’ to ‘probable’ in 2014.

In this edition of the Global Impact newsletter, we wrap up all the comings and goings from a series of high-profile meetings in Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand.

A father in China who took a mild approach to parenting his three-year-old son rather than tough love wins praise on mainland social media.

Tank units form a vital part of a counteroffensive along the front line in Ukraine’s northeast, where Ukrainians hope to capture a key highway supplying the Russian occupied cities of Sievierodonetsk and Lysychansk.

About 11,600 residents have registered for the second-generation BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine since bookings opened on Sunday.

‘Look at the leader’s hair too, if it’s fully white, that means they are thinking about the people,’ the Indonesian president said, in an apparent reference to Central Java Governor Ganjar Pranowo.

Prices of lived-in homes in Hong Kong had their worst month in an already bad year in October, slumping to a nearly five-year low, according to government data released on Monday.

Asian diaspora and Native Americans are trying to rehabilitate the swastika as a sacred symbol. Some Jewish leaders empathise, while others say the swastika is beyond redemption.

Emergency personnel were called in after the tree fell across Stubbs Road in Wan Chai around 7.30am.

If stringent measures are not sustainable, the case numbers will increase, Hong Kong epidemiologist says, warning of winter surge.

Women speakers at the TEDxTinHauWomen event in Hong Kong will cover issues as varied as lying, taboos, the power of community and how to recycle better.

The ‘people’s march’ marked four years in office for Andres Manuel Lopez Obrado and was a response to a large opposition march.

The UN Committee against Torture urged Canberra to stop handling asylum claims offshore, raise the country’s ‘low age’ of criminal responsibility, and identify why indigenous people are over-represented in its prison population.

South Korea’s central bank chief thinks Japan’s ‘sideshow’ of using stimulus to combat the challenges of an ageing economy is best avoided. Yet there are no easy answers for a problem that China and Thailand are facing too.

Current trends and policy direction show it will be 2035 before petrochemicals sector reaches peak carbon, Peking University report forecasts.

Its founder vows to ‘leave no children behind’ in educating the city’s next generation of inventors.

Group messaging has become one popular avenue for people to find goods unavailable in stores as internet usage booms on the communist-governed island.

Hong Kong and Greater Bay Area consumers want personalisation and a sleek experience when it comes to digital banking, and are willing to share personal data to get it, research by Capco finds.

Light pollution is worsening but residents have no recourse to fix the problem, The Green Earth says

A selfless Chinese woman has visited more than 100 elderly people who live alone as a stand-in ‘relative’ for young families who are unable to visit their parents and grandparents.

Average borrowing costs have fallen to a 13-year low and are possibly cheaper in certain cities across China.

Observers have long questioned China’s unemployment data, saying it is too low and too stable, and therefore not an accurate snapshot of the job market.

For John Lee, the Hong Kong story is about reopening for business. For ordinary folks, it’s about rising taxi, bus, ferry fares and power bills – and how little the government is doing about it.

The remaining operations of FTX and Alameda in Hong Kong after they relocated are giving local regulators a chance to prove they were right.

Thousands have unconfirmed allergies listed in medical records, which limits the drugs they can be prescribed.

Welfare group running project hopes Housing Bureau can tell public flat applicants about vacancies

Lawmakers will discuss two bills, one on repealing a colonial law criminalising sex between men, and the second on preserving the institution of marriage.

Archaeologists said they found the remains of small dogs similar to dachshunds while excavating the drains of the 2,000-year-old amphitheatre.

First meeting sees members agree to help China attract foreign talent but also be careful to stay safely apolitical.

Grammy-winner Batiste will sing at the White House on Thursday, at a black-tie dinner for French President Macron that will highlight long-standing ties between the United States and France.

Ukraine’s military administration called on the population to head to air raid shelters. An air raid alert was issued for several areas in the east and south of Ukraine.

Recent summits suggest the US and its allies will be in an extended tussle soon with the China-Russia partnership – an impasse that will hit geo-economic agendas across the world and doom the climate fight.

Riots broke out in several Belgian and Dutch cities after Morocco’s 2-0 upset win over Belgium at the World Cup on Sunday.

President Bajram Begaj said the Grammy winner was granted citizenship because she has made Albanians famous throughout the world.

Amid US-China tensions, as intercultural exchanges and academic exchanges drop off, constructive dialogue between the two peoples is needed more than ever.

Canada outlines US$1.7 billion in spending to boost military and cybersecurity in the region and vowed to deal with a ‘disruptive’ China, while working with it on climate change and trade issues.

Cuba says the two nations will find ‘formulas for ordering, restructuring debts’ after discussions between President Xi and his counterpart Diaz-Canel.

Police receive call from HKU at around 6pm reporting two ‘suspicious’ people putting up posters near university’s railway station paying tribute to 10 people who died in fire in Urumqi last Thursday.

A wave of mud, debris and stones broke away from the island’s highest mountain on Saturday and crashed down near the town of Casamicciola Terme on the holiday island of Ischia.

Between Covid-19 restrictions and US-China frictions, trips by academics and think-tankers have dropped off sharply, but three who have made recent trips confirm that there’s no substitute for in-person interactions.

Top court to announce decision on Monday on whether to uphold a ruling that allows prominent British barrister Tim Owen to defend media tycoon Jimmy Lai.