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With waste charging postponed, recycling is on the shoulders of Hong Kong’s...
By Paul Zimmerman With the decision to postpone waste charging, there is a need to refocus support on the cleaners who sort and collect recyclables in households, businesses, buildings, estates and...
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77% of public submissions on University of Hong Kong plan to build research...
A University of Hong Kong (HKU) plan to build a research hub in Pok Fu Lam has met with opposition from residents, who called for it to be relocated amid concerns over its impact on the environment....
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Hong Kong director Kiwi Chow ‘disappointed’ over sudden cancellation of film...
MCL Cinemas in Hong Kong has called off two special screenings of a film directed by Kiwi Chow, who was also the director of a 2019 protest documentary, without giving any reason. A film still from...
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Taiwan passes bills to expand parliamentary powers as thousands protest...
Taiwan’s parliament passed a package of controversial bills on Tuesday to expand its power as thousands of disapproving protesters rallied outside and chanted “defend democracy”. Lawmakers from main...
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Beijing’s recent policy moves prompt IMF to lift China’s 2024 growth forecast...
The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday raised its 2024 growth forecast for China to five percent, citing recent policy moves by Beijing to boost its struggling economy. “China’s economic growth...
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Protest song ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ appears on streaming platforms again after...
Protest song Glory to Hong Kong has been reuploaded to Apple Music and Spotify, just days after the distributor pulled versions of the tune off streaming platforms following a Hong Kong court...
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Hong Kong social work veterans slam proposed gov’t changes to licensing body...
Two veterans of Hong Kong’s social work industry have called government-proposed changes to an industry licensing body “political interference” that could undermine the sector’s autonomy. Authorities...
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Vandalism, Covid and a mysterious kidnapping: The trials and tribulations of...
Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2005 – with Bosnian Muslims, Croats and Serbs deeply divided following a brutal war in the 1990s – a bronze statue was unveiled in Mostar of a figure it was hoped...
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Hong Kong national security police make 7th arrest under new security law
A 53-year-old woman was arrested by Hong Kong national security police on Wednesday over “seditious” online posts, becoming the seventh person apprehended under the new law in a case linked to jailed...
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