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HK sees 7th student suicide in 9 days

The city saw another student committed suicide, making it the seventh such case in the past nine days.

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China becomes leading world exporter of cultural goods: UNESCO

China became the world's leading exporters of cultural goods in 2013, outpacing the United States, a UNESCO report showed on Thursday.

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China's 96-year-old veteran becomes fashion icon

Ma Zhiying, a 96-year-old Chinese veteran, who took agroup of photos under the encouragement of hisgranddaughter, has become a fashion icon on China'ssocial media.

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Poor living condition culprit of HK children's spine problems

A survey revealed on Sunday that up to 80 percent of children living in sub-divided units, partitioned flats or rooftop shanties, suffered from different degrees of backbone problems.

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No country for art-house films

It is a problem Chinese art-house filmmakers have faced for a long time.

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Cold front set to push down temperature

Hong Kong enters a chilly week ahead after a steep drop in temperature over the past twenty four hours.

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HK police report spike in phone scam

​The number of telephone scams involving mainland con artists posing as government officials shot up by an astonishing amount last year, over 2014, say Hong Kong police. The numbers went up from 23 cases in 2014 to about 1,400 in 2015.

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​Bernard Chan: Engage the young in policymaking

NPC deputy and ExCo member says youthful idealism a well to be tapped.

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HK Young mothers face same old problems

As Hong Kong struggles to increase its fertility rate, hovering well below “replacement” level, young mothers who gave birth at an early age often find that motherhood comes with nightmares. The young women complain that not only do they face hardships raising a child, but that they also meet with open discrimination.

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HK's ATV: Plea to strip Deloitte of liquidator role

China Culture Media Group (CCM) Tuesday submitted a plea to the High Court to strip Deloitte's of its role of provisional liquidator of the cash-strapped ATV.

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Happiest man in world' Rupert Murdoch marries ex-model Jerry Hall

Rupert Murdoch wed former supermodel Jerry Hall in a low-key ceremony in central Londonon Friday.

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Politicization won't do HKSAR any good: Top legislator

Top legislator Zhang Dejiang has told Hong Kong to stop politicizing everything and, instead, seize the opportunities for development, while affirming his faith in the city’s residents in making the right choice using their wisdom.

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Lawmaker pledges help for ex-ATV staff

Federation of Trade Unions lawmaker Bill Tang Ka-piu will be meeting laid-off ATV staffers this week in the hopes of helping them access more than two months’ unpaid dues through the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund.

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'Food inspectors not to blame for Mong Kok riot'

Hong Kong policemen cordon off an area next to burnt debris following overnight clashes between protesters and police in the Mongkok area of Hong Kong on Feb 9, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / DALE DE LA REY)

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A diplomat's tales of three Chinese cities

I thought that one day I would like to write a book to recordin detail those impressions and rich experiences I gained through living and working in thisgreat land.

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MTR to extend its music instrument policy

The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) announced on Tuesday that it would make a registration scheme for oversized musical instruments during non-peak hours permanent, after its four-month trial passed smoothly.

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ATV's fate delayed until Thursday

Roughly 300 ATV employees will lose their jobs while another 130 jobs and the station’s final March 31 edition of the Miss Asia Pageant hang in the balance — as financiers seek to hammer out an acceptable agreement with provisional liquidator Deloitte.