China will ‘firmly counter’ US trade pressure – top diplomat
[HKFP] - 03/7/2025
China’s foreign minister on Friday vowed Beijing would “firmly counter” US pressure, after Donald Trump heaped tariffs on Chinese goods and torched off a trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Speaking at a press conference on the sidelines of a key political meeting, Wang Yi (…)
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Hong Kong home sales poised for best month in a year as Hava, Yoho West Parkside sell out
Kerry Properties sold 59 of the 133 flats on sale at the Hava residential project in Yuen Long as of 9.20pm on (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/03/2025
‘Innovative aircraft processing plant planned for Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis’
First-of-its-kind facility in Asia expected to generate thousands of jobs and open up a lucrative industry in the city.
[South China Morning Post] - 7/03/2025
Woman killed in traffic accident in Kwai Chung
A pedestrian was killed in a fatal traffic accident in Kwai Chung on Friday morning. Police said the woman in her (…)
[RTHK] - 7/03/2025
Chinese maths star solves geometry problem, Hong Kong actor bankrupt: SCMP’s 7 highlights
From Chinese maths star making a breakthrough to Hong Kong star declaring bankruptcy, here are highlights from (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 7/03/2025
Hong Kong may ‘improve’ security laws after top court agrees Tiananmen vigil trio did not receive fair trial
The Hong Kong government has said it will study how to “improve” national security legislation after the city’s top (…)
[HKFP] - 7/03/2025
Two Sessions: Chinese economy faces rising international ‘uncertainty,’ top official says
By Sam Davies and Luna Lin China vowed to fight a trade war with the United States “to the end” on Thursday, as (…)
[HKFP] - 6/03/2025
Hong Kong teens to pay up to HK$780 at some private dental clinics in pilot scheme
Authorities vow to step up promotion as only 4 per cent of practising dentists have registered for trial programme (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 6/03/2025
Hong Kong gov’t ‘welcomes’ top court ruling against radio host jailed over ‘seditious words’
The government has welcomed a ruling from the Court of Final Appeal which upheld pro-democracy radio host “Fast (…)
[HKFP] - 7/03/2025
Not a ‘president’s son’: official rejects calls to pardon Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai
Sun Qingye takes apparent swipe at US politics and warns against foreign groups imposing pressure on local judges.
[South China Morning Post] - 7/03/2025
Hong Kong rejects US credit rating agency’s report on property market oversupply
Report by S&P Global Ratings says excess of office space the ‘most acute’ problem facing sector.
[South China Morning Post] - 6/03/2025
Domestic helper in Hong Kong charged with child abuse after 1-year-old scalded
Woman accused of running hot water over one-year-old boy’s body, with police saying child has second-degree burns.
[South China Morning Post] - 6/03/2025