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Fire officials say operation to extinguish inferno is nearly complete, saying they have had calls from 25 people they are yet to reachFull report: Hong Kong police say unsafe scaffolding and foam may have spread fireA visual guide to the fireThe death …
Hong Kong is one of the last places in the world where bamboo is widely used by construction workersHong Kong fire – latest updatesDeath toll in Hong Kong tower block fire rises to 36 with 279 reported missingA deadly fire in an apartment complex in Ho…
Three arrests made after huge blaze broke out at Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po district on WednesdayHong Kong fire – latest updatesExplainer: what we know so far Bamboo scaffolding may be to blame for spread of fireThe death toll from a …
A fire has engulfed a large residential complex in Hong Kong. The blaze broke out at Wang Fuk Court, made up of eight blocks housing about 2,000 homes, in the northern Tai Po district on Wednesday. Several people were trapped inside, according to the p…
Authorities say plane collided with patrol vehicle, taking it with it as it ditched in seaTwo people were killed in Hong Kong after a cargo plane hit a ground vehicle while trying to land and skidded off the runway into the sea.The Emirates flight had …
Once a stalwart of Hong Kong’s journalism scene, Wang Jian has found a new audience on YouTube, dissecting global politics and US-China relations since the pandemic. To his fans, he’s part newscaster, part professor, part friendOn a Friday night in lat…
Once a stalwart of Hong Kong’s journalism scene, Wang Jian has found a new audience on YouTube, dissecting global politics and US-China relations since the pandemic. To his fans, he’s part newscaster, part professor, part friendOn a Friday night in lat…
Super Typhoon Ragasa has caused widespread flooding and damaged roads in Hong Kong, which resumed international flights on Thursday but kept kindergartens and some schools closed. Ragasa, the strongest storm so far this year, killed 14 people in Taiwan…
Huge clear-up efforts start after storm leaves trail of destruction, with 25 reported dead in Taiwan and the Philippines Huge clear-up operations were under way in southern China and Hong Kong on Thursday, after Super Typhoon Ragasa battered the region…
This blog is now closed, you can read more on this story here:Ragasa: 17 killed in Taiwan as storm batters Hong KongIn pictures: Ragasa’s path of destructionSuper Typhoon Ragasa is the strongest storm of 2025 and is now bearing down on China’s southern…
Deadly floods have crashed through Taiwan’s Hualien county as a barrier lake burst its banks, leaving 124 people missing as the typhoon continues its path. Hong Kong and parts of southern China were on high alert, forcing Chinese authorities to shut do…
Chinese businesses and schools shut and residents in high-rises ordered to evacuate as storm forecast to make landfall along Guangdong coastSuper Typhoon Ragasa – latest updatesFierce winds, pounding rain and high seas battered Hong Kong as Super Typho…
Legislative council voted down a bill that was introduced to comply with an order from the city’s top courtHuman rights groups have accused the Hong Kong government of failing to provide the “bare minimum” of rights to same-sex couples after it rejecte…
Government-picked judges consider verdict in high-profile case against pro-democracy media mogulFinal arguments have concluded in the national security trial of the pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong.Government-picked judges are retiring…
Closing arguments made in Hong Kong media mogul’s national security trial, which has lasted more than 140 daysA lawyer for Jimmy Lai has argued that it is not wrong to support freedom of expression, as he began his final argument in the prominent Hong …