The Latest Breaking News from Hong Kong

Super Typhoon Yagi makes landfall on China’s Hainan as 400,000 evacuated

Transport links shuttered as Asia’s strongest storm this year drenches southern China and will affect Vietnam and Laos.

Al Jazeera · Sep 6, 2024

Southern China braces for powerful Typhoon Yagi after it sweeps by Hong Kong

A powerful typhoon has swept south of Hong Kong and is moving toward a Chinese island province where it is expected to make landfall, forcing many aspects of life in the region to a halt

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2024

Is Free Speech Doomed in Hong Kong?

Last week’s sedition conviction is yet another step backward for press freedom.

Reason · Sep 4, 2024

Cathay Pacific grounds entire A350 fleet over engine component failure

Airline detects ‘first of its kind’ failure in A350 after Zurich flight returns to Hong Kong shortly after takeoff

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2024

Cathay Inspects A350 Fleet After Engine Component Failure

Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific has temporarily grounded its fleet of A350 aircraft for inspections after a "first of its type" engine component failure forced a flight to Zurich to turn back on Monday.

International Business Times · Sep 3, 2024

Asian Markets Drift Ahead Of Key US Figures, Eyes On China

Asian markets stuttered Tuesday as investors steel themselves for a high-stakes US jobs report at the end of the week while keeping tabs on China after fresh data stoked renewed worries over the world's number two economy.

International Business Times · Sep 3, 2024

A ‘patriotic education’: Hong Kong schools begin rollout of Xi Jinping Thought

New modules on the Chinese leader’s ideas are aimed at cultivating ‘affection for our country’ and a ‘sense of national identity’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2024

4-4-0-1! Ayush Shukla makes history with four consecutive maiden overs in a T20I match

NEW DELHI: Ayush Shukla, a 21-year-old Hong Kong cricketer, made history by becoming the third bowler ever to deliver four consecutive maiden overs in a T20 International (T20I) match. This achievement also marks him as the first bowler from Asia to reach this milestone.

The Times of India · Sep 1, 2024

More Hong Kongers tune out the news as they adapt to Beijing's tightening grip

As Beijing’s political crackdown dominates Hong Kong's headlines, some residents are turning away from local news, especially political reports

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2024

A year after accident, cueist Mohitha makes a comeback with bronze in World U-21 meet

CHENNAI: India's RT Mohitha lost to Thailand's Narucha Phoemphul in the semifinals of the IBSF World Under-21 Women's Snooker Championship in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The Tamil Nadu player shared the bronze medal with Hong Kong's Chan Wai Lam. Bengaluru teenager Natasha Chethan held her nerve to edge out Narucha in…

The Times of India · Aug 30, 2024