Six stabbed at random after suspected Islamist knifeman launched attack in Villach, Austria

Take-offs and landings at the city’s airport reached a post-pandemic high in January, the Airport Authority Hong Kong has said. Arrivals at the Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: Kyle La…

The mountainous route the vehicle was on has lots of twists and turns, a police officer says.

Hong Kong’s Digital Art Fair 2025 failed to secure the “mega-events” funding, the government has said, following the organisers’ announcement that the March event would be a…

Three people, including a teenager, have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud after allegedly selling tickets to the Kai Tak Sports Park opening ceremony at inflated prices. Hong Kon…

Hong Kong opposition party the League of Social Democrats has called off a protest outside government headquarters ahead of the annual budget speech, citing “immense pressure,” without giving furth…

Facing bumper deficits and a faltering economy, finance chief Paul Chan sought to make savings as he delivered the 2025 Budget at the legislature on Wednesday. He laid out plans for a 7 per cent sp…

Hong Kong will cut government spending by 7 per cent over the coming three years, Financial Secretary Paul Chan has announced in his 2025 budget speech, as the city logged an estimated HK$87.2 bill…

The Hong Kong government is scaling back the Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme, with the monthly threshold increased from HK$400 to HK$500. Collection points for Hong Kong’s public transpo…

Hong Kong’s airport departure tax will rise more than 60 per cent, from HK$120 to HK$200 per passenger, starting in the third quarter of this year. Departure hall of the Hong Kong Internation…

The use of the HK$2 public transport fare for elderly Hong Kong residents and other eligible individuals will be capped at 240 trips per month, the city’s finance chief has said in his 2025 B…

The Hong Kong government will freeze salaries of public servants – including the chief executive, political appointees, judges, lawmakers, district councillors and the entire civil service &#…

Hong Kong will put commercial land sales on hold in the coming fiscal year, Financial Secretary Paul Chan has announced, citing high vacancy rates and a struggling property market. A commercial dev…

Hong Kong will raise fines for traffic-related offences and increase fees for parking meters, Financial Secretary Paul Chan has said. The new penalty rates have not been set, and the matter will be…

Chinese authorities appear to have censored a document showing plans to spend more than US$6.6 million this year on training for two American-born winter sport athletes, including double-Olympic go…

Hong Kong’s finance chief Paul Chan has announced reductions in both salary and profits tax cuts in his latest budget speech. Residents in Hong Kong. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. In the coming …

Former Hong Kong opposition lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting has been sentenced to three years and one month in prison after being convicted of rioting in the 2019 Yuen Long mob attack. Lam Cheuk-ting. File…

Taiwan said Thursday it detected 45 Chinese aircraft near the self-ruled island, the highest number this year and a tally that comes a day after Taipei condemned China’s “live-fire&#822…

A man charged with sedition under Hong Kong’s homegrown security law has had his case adjourned again to May, as a top court verdict that the defence says could inform how his client pleads h…

By Matthew Walsh China appeared to confirm on Thursday that dozens of Uyghurs had been deported from Thailand, despite warnings from human rights groups that they face persecution on their return. …