Officers inspect 466 entertainment venues, including mahjong parlours, pubs, karaoke lounges, billiard rooms, saunas and game centres.

More than 200 people indicate they will leave the country, heeding Beijing’s calls for citizens to flee as Russia hits back over Crimea bridge attack.

Acting principal magistrate David Cheung jails Chow Ching-yee for four weeks, but opted to suspend term for 1½ years.

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China’s economic performance has been ‘outstanding’ from a global point of view and growth ‘rebounded significantly’ in the third quarter, says the nation’s top economic planning agency.

An election promise by new president, William Ruto, to free companies from using the rail link could reduce its revenues.

Driver tried to abandon car when he came upon officers investigating crash in Tsim Sha Tsui.

The jump in sales was mainly fuelled by the launch of two major suburban projects, of which 80 per cent were snapped up in the month

Several loud explosions rocked the center of the Ukrainian capital Monday, a week after Russia orchestrated a massive, coordinated air strike across the country.

Agreement has become much tougher since Russia’s invasion, with G20 members ranging from those who oppose the war, like the US, while others such as China and India have been less clear of their views.

Hong Kong start-up Allinfra, which recently teamed up with ADM Capital and Ultimate Carbon, aims to eventually list carbon credit products on the city’s stock exchange.

In this edition of the Global Impact newsletter, we look at how over 2,000 delegates for the 20th party congress are selected and what we can expect over the coming days.

Rural Chinese children, particularly teenage boys, are now taller and heavier than a decade ago, thanks to improved nutrition, China’s Ministry of Education has revealed in a new study.

Director of State Council’s Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Xia Baolong is so far the most senior mainland official involved in local affairs to hail president’s remarks.

This could be another dramatic week, as UK Prime Minister Liz Truss bids to cling on to her premiership.

Malaysia’s ringgit, languishing at a 24-year low against the dollar, is poised to weaken further on concern a national election may threaten the government’s ability to push through a deficit-busting budget.

Entrepreneur Ken Sim has unseated Kennedy Stewart as mayor of Vancouver, a city where runaway home prices and the cost of living have become pressing concerns among voters

No 8 alert unlikely to come before midnight on Monday, but winds may intensify by the next morning.

Yuexiu-backed Chong Hing Bank is accelerating its expansion in mainland China and the bay area, as offshore banks vie for a larger share in the growing market.

Group has been under the spotlight since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was gunned down in July by a church member’s relative who held a grudge against the organisation and believed Abe was a supporter.

Xi’s work report to 20th party congress cites need to ‘win regional wars’, read by observer as welcome sign of focus on smaller-scale conflict.

Citizens with smartphones will be able to use the digital IDs in the country, which could reap US$42 billion in economic value within a decade.

South Korean lawmakers have said the North has completed preparations for what would be its first nuclear test since 2017, and might conduct it between China ’s key ruling Communist Party Congress, and the November 7 US midterm elections.

Proposal, to be unveiled in policy address, would allow graduates from world-renowned universities to stay in city for 18 months to seek work.

The on-demand logistics start-up said the city will be its first choice if it goes public in future, as listing reforms make it the ideal place for tech companies to raise funds.

Past visits to controversial Yasukuni Shrine by Japanese prime ministers have drawn harsh criticism from China and South Korea, who view it as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism.

A school in central China was forced to reject criticisms that it hired a teacher for her physical appearance after people online suggested she got the job to boost attendance.

In 2017, after the publication of an article in The New York Times that exposed Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein as a serial sexual harasser and abuser, the #MeToo movement went viral on social media and entered the history books.

Majority support of Asean in the UN vote reflects Moscow’s waning influence on the bloc, analysts say, but Asean is likely to retain ‘pragmatic’ approach with Russia.

Serviced apartments and residential leasing properties are facing competition from an unlikely rival as hotels slash rates and offer long-stay deals to fill their rooms.

Just as making it easier for developers to force the sale of old buildings would dodge the wider issue of badly maintained ageing properties, Lee’s focus on infection numbers could obscure the bigger picture on Hong Kong’s reopening.

Construction industry insiders welcome major projects, but warn of acute manpower shortage.

In a report released on Monday, the climate group Transport & Environment said EV sales growth in the bloc had slowed. Chinese carmakers including BYD and Great Wall Motor are looking to gain a foothold in the EU.

The initiative is trying to end polio in Pakistan and Afghanistan, the last two endemic countries, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation said.

‘Talent is the foremost resource’, and bolstering China’s pool of professionals will be more heavily prioritised as the rivalry with the United States continues to heat up, President Xi Jinping told the 20th party congress.

The co-owners of One House Bakery in Benicia, California, spent weeks making the sculpture using wood and two types of dough. It is the bakery’s entry in the town’s annual scarecrow contest.

The disruption was the latest in a string of high-profile protests in Europe against government policies on climate change in recent days.

Two gunmen opened fire during a firearms training exercise on Saturday. Russia’s defence ministry said the attackers were from a former Soviet republic, without elaborating.

More than 1,000 Paddingtons and other teddy bears were left outside royal residences by mourners following Queen Elizabeth’s death in September.

‘We expect maximum transparency on the situation,’ Borrell said on Twitter, noting that the Iranian authorities are responsible for the lives of all Evin prison detainees, including human rights activists and EU citizens.

Maxwell, the socialite convicted of helping financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls, undermined Andrew’s claims that the pair are not close.

Most people taking part in Sunday’s opening ceremony had their faces covered, the first time for such an event.

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The march for wage increases was organised by left-wing opponents of President Emmanuel Macron. Far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon charged that Macron’s leadership is plunging France into ‘chaos’.

Shorter report speech seen as a nod to frail party elders as well as a sign of increased centralisation of power in hands of leader.

Stormy US-Saudi relations have been further strained by Riyadh’s support for oil production cuts, a move which has infuriated Washington.

The Chinese president does not mention the United States or Ukraine but the speech does contain signals, analyst says.

The US and Saudi Arabia’s long and unlikely alliance, based on their oil and security interests, has been put on shaky ground in recent years. Yet, while the Saudi-led oil cartel’s latest decision to cut output has sparked a spat with the US, the...

Truss faces mutiny inside governing Conservative Party that leaves her leadership hanging by a thread.

But Chinese president tells Communist Party congress that ‘we will never promise to renounce the use of force’.