Liu Yueteng, 26, attacked four woman in Sham Shui Po in 2019, hoping to kill them so he could go back to mainland China and get the death penalty.

An official said despite the extra income from these additional crops, growers are still having to cut back investment in their coffee trees.

‘Summit Mission’ project involves 5 scientific research teams, 16 scientific groups and more than 270 researchers.

Protests over a leaked US Supreme Court draft opinion that would throw out the court’s Roe vs Wade ruling sent people into the streets around the nation.

China’s capital confirms 51 new Covid-19 infections from around 20 million tests conducted as the city tries to avoid a Shanghai-style lockdown.

The Chinese ride-hailing giant revealed in its annual report filed on Tuesday that it faces a probe by the US stock-market watchdog concerning its US$4.4 billion initial public offering last summer. The revelation adds to woes including a cybersecuri...

Donald Trump’s chosen candidate, ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ author and one-time investment banker JD Vance, won the crowded Republican primary for US Senate in Ohio, giving Trump a strong beginning to primary season.

Authorities found narcotics hidden in sacks of dog food from Spain, with the suspect believed to have pocketed HK$20,000 as reward to collect the goods.

Pope Francis said in an interview that he asked for a meeting in Moscow with Russian President Vladimir Putin to try to stop the war in Ukraine, but had not received a reply.

Professor David Hui from Chinese University warns however that a small rebound could still occur from in-person classes resuming at schools.

Australian wine exporters have had to navigate ‘an exceptionally challenging operating environment’, largely caused by the imposition of tariffs on bottled Australian wine imported to mainland China, a new report says.

In a cat-and-mouse game with censors, some residents are turning to blockchain where data cannot be erased.

Experts said the launch could be a ‘warning message’ to Yoon who assumes office on May 10.

President Joe Biden heralded the US-made Javelin missile system as a game-changer for Ukraine’s stiff resistance to Russia’s invasion.

As cases fell in both the quarantined and low-risk zones, the municipal government issued updated guidelines on Tuesday night that invite companies to apply to resume production if they can comply with virus-control rules.

Ex-leader Shinzo Abe is turning out to be more outspoken on many issues today than when he was in power. That could create significant complications for the less hawkish current PM Fumio Kishida, analysts say.

Russian tycoon Oleg Tinkov, who has urged the West to help end Moscow’s ‘insane war’ in Ukraine, says he has ‘lost everything but I have not lost my soul’.

Social welfare veteran says ‘basic freedoms no longer need to be granted by those in power’ in his adopted home.

Militants overran an African Union peacekeepers’ camp in the centre of Somalia, triggering a fierce firefight that killed an unknown number of Burundian peacekeepers.

The US Secretary of State will deliver a major address in Washington on Thursday but little softening expected towards US-China relations.

The 280 sq ft minimum size requirement aims to ‘strike a balance’ between regulating the market and giving developers flexibility, says development chief Michael Wong.

Some homeowners were in a rush to leave after their immigration applications to move abroad were approved, while others were keen to ditch their micro flats as a new size regulation promises a supply of larger units within their price range.

The Northern Metropolis should not only be a showcase of addressing housing needs and deploying innovation and technology, it can also developed sustainably. Lee’s team must weave social advancement into infrastructure development so that urban des...

A collection of dresses inspired by the clothes of Chinese emperors and consorts made using plastic bags, discarded fabrics and scraps has been a big hit on social media.

Dining industry leader says business this weekend could allow eateries to regain 70 per cent of commercial activity from pre-pandemic period.

Even as local governments offer live-streaming training and support for alternative work, guides are left longing for real tourists to show around.

Whoever wins the Philippine election will have to deal with the security and political complexities in Mindanao, analysts say, including seeing through a peace process.

Some of Sequoia Capital China’s other big bets in the tech sector include Shein, Alibaba and JD.com.

The Texas-style law takes immediate effect, banning the procedure after six weeks of pregnancy, with no exceptions for rape or incest.

Antony Blinken condemns Beijing for detaining journalists and using technology to ‘increase surveillance, harassment, censorship’ both at home and abroad.

Beijing’s rush to contain an outbreak in the capital with mass testing and tough restrictions is putting further strain on China’s economic growth momentum, with the city largely quiet over the five-day Labour Day holiday.

The motion blames Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and his cabinet for failing to provide decent living standards amid a deep economic crisis.

Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield discusses the priorities for Washington as it assumes the council leadership for a month and pressure builds to limit the war and its collateral damage.

Encouraging flexible work hours and start-ups with ‘more diverse founders’ will help more women get full-time jobs, says top executive Kathy Matsui.

Oksana Balandina, who stepped on a landmine on her way home, married sweetheart Viktor Vasyliv in a hospital ward in a romance closely followed by her countrymen.

The shift means the US will now work more aggressively to secure the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has already been held for 75 days.

If Chinese security cooperation and economic largesse bring stability and prosperity to the islands, the message will resonate across the Pacific. However, the strong reaction of the region’s traditional powers could have a chilling effect on other...

Economy-crippling sanctions levied against Moscow serve as a ‘textbook warning for China’, but its prominent position in the global supply chain could hinder any US-led efforts to punish Beijing.

The UN says 101 civilians have been ‘successfully evacuated’ from Ukraine’s besieged and battered port city of Mariupol in a joint effort with the Red Cross.

Office of US Trade Representative announces a required procedure, four years after the first tariffs were imposed by then-president Donald Trump; businesses that want the tariffs to continue are told to notify the office.

Biden said he’d seek to enshrine the protections of Roe v. Wade into US law, following a report the Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark ruling.

14 people were killed when the Kazu I went missing on April 23 after leaving port in Hokkaido despite a bad weather warning.

Meanwhile, Arizona State University’s journalism school says it will take over the Foreign Correspondents’ Club’s annual human rights media awards.

Two people died after the structure caved in four days ago, officials say.

Supplies of coal at many power plants are running low, spawning daily power outages in several states, sparking scrutiny of India’s long reliance on coal, which produces 70 per cent of the country’s electricity.

The Liaoning escorted on ‘routine mission’ by seven warships, including the PLA Navy’s most powerful destroyer.

Johnson pledged US$376 in military aid during a remote address to the Ukraine parliament, the first by a foreign leader to since Russia invaded on February 24.

Lai and former employee Wong Wai-keung accused of illegally subleasing Apple Daily’s office space to Dico Consultants Limited in 1998.

Force spokesman says body of 58-year-old man discovered in his own store with ‘10cm cut wound to the neck’.