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Verdict for Imprisoned Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Set for Monday

If convicted in Hong Kong, Lai could spend the rest of his life in jail.

December 14, 2025BY Dorothy Li

Hong Kong Diaspora Demands Answers After Deadly High-Rise Fire

LA-based diaspora group says the blaze that killed 159 people reflects deeper governance failures and a political climate ...

December 5, 2025BY Michael Zhuang

Relatives of Former Hong Kong District Councilor Detained by Chinese City’s National Security Police

Despite her family in Hong Kong being interrogated by the national security police, Carmen Lau said she will ...

February 12, 2025BY Danny Tang and Teresa Zhang

Freedom, Justice, and a Tumultuous 2024 in Hong Kong

Landmark events of 2024 in Hong Kong signaled that the city's freedoms and rule of law are no ...

January 8, 2025BY Ben Lam

Joe Tay Dramas Vanish Online as Hong Kong Targets Pro-Democracy Activists

The 62-year-old Canadian citizen is one of six overseas pro-democracy activists with a bounty being offered for information ...

January 4, 2025BY Ben Lam

A Stitch in Time: The Life and Legacy of Yan Ka-man, Master Cheongsam Tailor

The critically acclaimed film “In the Mood for Love” (2000) captured the essence of Hong Kong in the ...

August 5, 2024BY Joyce Joy

Tribute to Chan Kiu, Leading Figure of News Photography

'I felt they were very miserable. I had already violated professional ethics. But in that situation, people were ...

May 8, 2024BY Lo Yan-wai and Cindy Li

The Fire Dragon Dance: A Tradition That Has Burned Brightly Through Generations

Every Mid-Autumn Festival, Hong Kong's Tai Hang district in Causeway Bay comes alive with the ancient "Fire Dragon ...

October 7, 2023BY Jenny Zeng

HK Cross Country Trekker Endures 77.5-Hour ‘Geant’ Race, Never Losing His Fighting Spirit

The TOR330—TOR DES GÉANTS (TDG) "Journey of the Giants" is an event requiring participants to complete a circuit ...

October 1, 2023BY Jenny Zeng

Engraved Before Forgotten: A British Chinese Printmaker Holds Exhibition in Hong Kong

“I chose ‘Before I Forget’ as the theme of the exhibition because our memory has a time limit, ...

August 16, 2023BY Jenny Zeng

Photographer Captures the Final Moments of the Century-Old Mount Davis Plague Cemetery

The roaring sound of bulldozers radiating out from a dusty construction site in Hong Kong's Sai Wan District ...

August 15, 2023BY Jenny Zeng

Hong Kong DoJ’s Injunction Application to Ban ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ Hits the Rocks

The Department of Justice's (DoJ’s) application for an injunction against "Glory to Hong Kong" was rejected by the ...

July 31, 2023BY Ying Cheung and Harry McKenny

Mainlander Visitors To HK Book Fair Lament Hong Kong’s Loss of Freedom

The 33rd Hong Kong Book Fair opens on July 19 for seven days at the Wanchai Convention and ...

July 26, 2023BY Sherry Lin, May Tam, Danny Tang and Harry McKenny

Hong Kong Residents Face Difficulties Withdrawing Money in Shenzhen, China

In recent years, several mainland Chinese banks have presented "withdrawal difficulties" and "unexpected account freezes," causing concerns among ...

July 24, 2023BY Cici Yeung and Nathan Amery

Hong Kong Identified Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis as Precursor Factor for Parkinson’s Disease

A study conducted by the Faculty of Medicine (CU Medicine) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) ...

July 12, 2023BY Liane Lau and Nathan Amery

Authentic Hakka Kansui-Zong or Lye Dumplings With Orchard Ashes

Rice dumplings are a traditional food to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. Apart from the common savory rice dumplings, ...

July 7, 2023BY Jenny Zeng and Summer Lawson

Hong Kong Develops ‘Artificial Mussels’ for Monitoring Oceanic Nuclear Pollution

The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK), the City University of Hong Kong, and The University of Hong ...

July 6, 2023BY Kaworu Tsang and Nathan Amery

6 out of 7 Hong Kong Institutions Fall in the 2024 World Universities Rankings

The Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, a UK-based higher education ranking agency, has released its 2024 ranking ...

July 3, 2023BY Cici Yeung and Nathan Amery

The Traditional Dragon Craft Parade by Islanders of Hong Kong, Has a Significant Underlying Meaning

June 22 brought this year’s Dragon Boat Festival, also known as Double Fifth Festival, as it falls on ...

June 26, 2023BY Jenny Zeng

The ‘Unlucky No. 4’ in the First Dragon Boat Festival Post Pandemic

The Dragon Boat Festival returned triumphantly to Hong Kong on June 22 after a few years of absence ...

June 25, 2023BY Cici Yeung and Harry McKenny

Pro-Democracy Lyricist’s Name Was Replaced on Song List for a Hong Kong Superstar Concert in China

As Hong Kong superstar Eason Chan resumes his world tour concert, the mainland Chinese organizer of his concert ...

June 23, 2023BY Tong Yijia and Nathan Amery

Hong Kong Develops AI Model to Predict Alzheimer’s Risk With Over 70 Percent Accuracy

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) research team has developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model ...

June 15, 2023BY Liane Lau and Harry McKenny

Hongkongers Held Aloft Their Appeal for Freedom and Light on Lion Rock Amidst Darkness

June 9 marked the fourth anniversary of the anti-extradition movement in Hong Kong. Under the threat of the ...

June 14, 2023BY Harry McKenny

Creator of Yellow Duck Hopes to Bring Double Luck to Hong Kong: ‘We Need Happiness, We Need to Reconnect’

After a 10-year hiatus, the giant rubber yellow duck returned to Hong Kong and held its launch ceremony ...

June 13, 2023BY Gigi Lin and Nathan Amery

Overseas Chinese Mourned 34th Anniversary of 1989 Massacre

Overseas Hongkongers continue their annual commemoration of the June 4th Tiananmen Square massacre like the years before, with ...

June 5, 2023BY Connie Yuen and Harry McKenny

Hong Kong Protest Movement Exhibition Opens in New York at the Tiananmen Memorial Museum

In time for the 34th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, the first permanent memorial museum was opened ...

June 5, 2023BY Jenny Zeng and Harry McKenny

Hong Kong Edition of The Epoch Times in a Changing Media Environment

In Hong Kong, where the social and political environment for the media industry is becoming less favorable, volunteer ...

May 25, 2023BY Gigi Lin

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