A biotechnology company has suggested using fly maggots to take a bite out of Hong Kong’s massive food waste problem, with plans already going ahead for a facility to use larvae to chew through chicken waste.Organic Tech, a subsidiary of Baguio Gre...

Japan will open an embassy in the Pacific island republic of Kiribati later this year as part of efforts by the US and its allies to counter China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region.Tokyo will also open a consulate in French-controlled ...

A firm backed by Taiwanese pop icon Jay Chou has launched a non-fungible token (NFT) project featuring virtual avatars called “Phanta Bears”, joining a growing list of entertainment and sports celebrities to test the technology that verifies owne...

Hackers targeted the website of an Israeli newspaper on Monday, the anniversary of the 2020 killing of a top Iranian general, replacing its content with an image threatening a site associated with Israel’s undeclared nuclear weapons programme.No gr...

Senior executives of Hong Kong’s Citizen News on Monday said they were forced to shut it down because they could no longer guarantee staff safety under the city’s “vague” approach to law enforcement.In an emotional press conference ahead of t...

A man observed crossing the heavily fortified border from South Korea into Pyongyang last week is believed to be a North Korean who had previously defected to the South in 2020 in the same area, Seoul’s defence ministry said on Monday.South Korea�...

Two senior officials have been sacked over their handling of an ongoing Covid-19 outbreak in the northwest Chinese city of Xian, where locked down residents have complained about food shortages.It comes as the daily case number in the city of 13 mill...

The driver of a yellow BMW which rammed into an industrial unit at high speed on New Year’s Eve has been denied bail by a Hong Kong court after being charged with dangerous driving that caused the death of two pedestrians.Ryan Ng Ka-chun, 25, was a...

Hong Kong’s auditing regulator, the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), will conduct more investigations and introduce more measures to enhance quality in the market, its chairman said.The FRC, which has gained more power as a result of several law ...

Hong Kong’s newly elected lawmakers returned under Beijing’s “patriots-only” electoral overhaul were sworn in on Monday in front of city leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, without the oath-taking antics that marked the 2016 ceremony.Speaking ...

Cat owners in South Korea have been warned to unplug their electric hobs when not in use after a spate of more than 100 house fires over the past three years were linked to the furry felines.Between January 2019 and November last year, cats were blam...

A Hong Kong post-secondary student was in police custody on Monday after being arrested for alleged drug trafficking during a raid on his home that resulted in the seizure of about HK$1.1 million (US$141,074) worth of narcotics.Acting on intelligence...

China’s finance regulators have proposed new curbs on online marketing for financial products and services in Beijing’s latest efforts to set boundaries between the financial sector and internet platforms.A draft regulation from seven of the coun...

Crammed on every available surface in Zhang Wenquan’s crowded Beijing home is Olympic memorabilia – from mascots and torches to flags, banners, clothes and cuddly toys.The Chinese superfan scours the internet for rare souvenirs and snaps selfies ...

An Omicron cluster linked to a Hong Kong restaurant has grown by two cases, one confirmed and one preliminary-positive, as health officials race to identify patrons and their close contacts still in the community.The outbreak of the highly transmissi...

Britain’s Prince Andrew faces a crucial week in his fight against a sexual assault lawsuit brought in New York by a long-time accuser of late financier Jeffrey Epstein and his one-time partner Ghislaine Maxwell.The release of a legal settlement on ...

This is the first of a two-part series on the impact of the Omicron variant on vaccine roll-outs around the world. Here, Josephine Ma looks at some of the factors affecting what future vaccine programmes might look like.While many countries are scram...

Two thirds of the 25 workers at a scientific outpost in Antarctica have contracted Covid-19, the BBC reported. The cases are so far mild, and the infected have opted not to leave the Princess Elisabeth Polar Station.“While it has been an inconvenie...

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday said his country’s health system can cope with the new wave of coronavirus infections as Victoria state reported a record number of cases and hospitalisation surged in New South Wales.Morrison spok...

Singapore’s economic recovery gained pace in the final three months of 2021, setting it on course for its fastest full-year growth in more than a decade.Gross domestic product expanded 2.6 per cent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous t...

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday with mild symptoms, but would retain all authorities as he quarantined at home for the next five days.News of Austin’s infection comes as the Pentagon last week tightened rest...

In 2015, hours before members of the International Olympic Committee were set to cast their votes on the host country of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Chinese President Xi Jinping made a televised appearance.If the Games were held in China, he promised t...

Hong Kong’s first fencing centre under a secondary school has opened, with plans to allow students from other campuses to also use the training facility.The centre, located in HKTA The Yuen Yuen Institute No 1 Secondary School in Kwai Tsing, spans ...

Hong Kong is witnessing an exceptional three-month countdown to the election of its next leader, with no clues yet on who will throw their hat into the ring.It is unprecedented that no potential contender has launched a campaign, no incumbent officia...

Indonesia’s largest tourist destination Bali has long been known for its scenic coasts, lush rice paddies and surf spots, but it will soon have another draw: medical check-ups and cancer treatments.President Joko Widodo last week led a ceremony to ...

US President Joe Biden on Sunday reassured his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky that Washington “will respond decisively” if Russia moves to invade its pro-Western neighbour, the White House said in a statement.With a Russian military bui...

Hong Kong police will launch free software for companies to filter suspicious emails in a bid to guard against phishing scams, which have caused more than HK$1.4 billion (US$180 million) in losses for most of 2021.About 70 per cent of victims falling...

The new year is for new intentions. For 2022, I’ve downsized my resolutions to just one: to regain a childlike wonder. This is how it came about.On one of the last days before Christmas – when I was stressed to the max with last-minute Christmas ...

Sudan’s Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok announced his resignation on Sunday amid political deadlock and widespread pro-democracy protests following a military coup that derailed the country’s fragile transition to democratic rule.Hamdok called for ...

An apparent move by a Chinese delegation last year to backtrack on Beijing’s sanctions on a Berlin-based think tank was undermined when their visit to Europe clashed with the announcement that EU restrictions on China would be renewed.Numerous sour...

Egyptian officials on Sunday pushed for Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip to rein in hostilities and adhere to a ceasefire in place since the war in May.The Egyptian efforts came a day after Hamas militants launched rockets into the ...

Children in secondary schools in England will be told to wear face coverings when they return after the Christmas holiday to tackle a surge in cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, Britain’s Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said on Sunday.“W...

The German operator of a cruise ship that has been stuck in Lisbon’s port due to a coronavirus outbreak among its crew pulled the plug on its voyage on Sunday after some passengers tested positive, port authorities said.The AIDAnova, with 2,844 pas...

Thousands of protesters defied authorities and gathered in the Dutch capital Amsterdam on Sunday to oppose coronavirus restrictions, leading to clashes and arrests.“This is Holland! Power to the people!” chanted one protester.The demonstrators ra...

Twitter on Sunday banned the personal account of Georgia congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene for multiple violations of its Covid-19 misinformation policy, according to a statement from the company.Greene’s account was permanently suspended under ...

Brazilian World Cup-winner Ronaldo tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, forcing him to cancel his appearance at celebrations for the 101st anniversary of his first-ever team, Cruzeiro, the club said. The 45-year-old ex-striker “is fine, with li...

A massive fire in South Africa’s houses of parliament in Cape Town has “burned down” the entire National Assembly where elected parliamentarians sit, a government spokesperson said on Sunday.“The entire chamber where the members sit … has b...

Israel could reach herd immunity amid surging Omicron infections, its top health official said on Sunday, as the country approved the use of Merck & Co’s molnupiravir antiviral pill for Covid-19 patients.The highly transmissible Omicron variant has...

Last year was China’s hottest on record and saw more extreme weather events than usual, according to the national weather service.The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said the average temperature in 2021 was 10.7 degrees Celsius (51.3 degr...

This was supposed to be the most wonderful time of year for China’s retailers.But even with the Lunar New Year just a month away, Huang Hongmei, a vendor who made a living by selling garments in Guangzhou, has packed up and left the city during wha...

Hong Kong online news portal Citizen News has revealed it will cease operations from Tuesday to “ensure everyone is safe in this time of crisis”.The abrupt announcement came hot on the heels of an operation last Wednesday, in which national secur...

They’ve interviewed more than 300 witnesses, collected tens of thousands of documents and travelled around the United States to talk to election officials who were pressured by Donald Trump.Now, after six months of intense work, the House committee...

Children in secondary schools in England will be told to wear face coverings when they return after the Christmas holiday this week to tackle a surge in cases of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, Education Secretary Nadhim Zahawi said on Sunday.“We ...

China and the United States have been urged to improve communications with each other and with private companies over space matters to reduce the risk of accidentsThe call follows China’s complaint to the United Nations that its Tiangong space stat...

Hong Kong should provide more hotel rooms for arriving domestic helpers to serve out their quarantine, the labour chief has said, warning the current manpower shortage could weaken the city’s economic recovery.Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law C...

Four people were injured after a man robbed an elderly woman of her mobile phone in a busy district in Hong Kong and assaulted three others in a spate of apparently random attacks.The man, a 36-year-old two-way permit holder from mainland China, kick...

Seventeen young creative designers are embroiled in a bitter dispute with the Hong Kong Federation of Design and Creative Industries over unpaid expenses since 2020 for a cross-border pioneer project, the Post has learned.The group claimed the Hong K...

Hong Kong’s economy will continue to grow in 2022 but the “breadth, depth and speed” of the expansion will be affected by Omicron, inflation and geopolitical tensions, the financial secretary has predicted.In a look back as well as ahead, Paul ...

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi begins a four-day visit to Eritrea, Kenya and the Comoros on Tuesday, as Beijing seeks to strengthen its relationships in Eastern Africa.His January 4 to 7 trip will see Wang keep up what has been a Chinese tradition ...

Much like the year before, the coronavirus pandemic dominated headlines for most of 2021. Our explainers captured the hot topics of the moment, answering the most pressing questions on readers’ minds. Here are our top five:1. HK$5,000 vouchers: who...