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HONG KONG: Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong, 21, was sentenced to a second jail term of three months on Wednesday for what a...

SYDNEY: Australia’s Qantas Airways said on Tuesday it had amended its website to no longer refer to Taiwan and Hong Kong as countries, rather...

HONG KONG: Hong Kong police arrested a South Korean man on suspicion of murder on Sunday after his wife and seven-year-old son were found...

Michael Campbell survived two major scares but the New Zealander remains on course to end a seven-year title drought at the Hong Kong Open....

The wreck of a boat that sank in a collision off Hong Kong, killing 38 people, was examined Wednesday after being hauled to shore...

A Hong Kong tycoon who offered a $65 million “marriage bounty” to any man who can win the heart of his lesbian daughter has...

Hong Kong voters went to the polls Sunday in legislative elections seen as a crucial test for the Beijing-backed government, as calls for full...

Scores of people were injured and trees were ripped from the ground as a typhoon lashed Hong Kong packing winds in excess of 140...

More than a quarter of young people in crowded and technology-obsessed Hong Kong say they will watch the London Olympics on their smartphones, a...

Tens of thousands of protestors filled the streets of Hong Kong Sunday, adamant there was nothing to cheer as the former British colony marked...

An architect in Hong Kong transforms a 32-square-metre room into all-in-one apartment. Gary Chang’s apartment is in a 40-year-old residential building located in Hong...

The Hong Kong Cricket Association (HKCA) started the countdown for the $157,000 HK Sixes tournament the other day. The HKCA unveiled the tournament pools...

Hong Kong is keen on hosting a Formula One race “one day”, its industry groups reportedly said Saturday, as the city staged its first...

DUBAI - New Zealand Cricket tipped off the ICC about possible match-fixing at the Hong Kong Sixes tournament last year after players became suspicious of a person who offered them presents. The players were questioned by ICC's Anti-Corruption Unit but were never under suspicion of match-fixing and told investigators that they had not been asked to do anything illicit, reported 'Sunday Star Times'.
According to the report, the New Zealand team in that tournament - which featured

HONG KONG - The world's highest hotel opened its doors in Hong Kong on Tuesday, housed in the city's tallest skyscraper and offering unrivalled panoramic views of the world famous Victoria Harbour.
Towering some 490 metres (1,600 feet) above the bustling, chaotic streets of the Southern Chinese city, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel is making a grand comeback after temporarily closing in 2008.
Visitors peered out of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the 118th floor of the International

LOS ANGELES - 'Rush Hour' star Jackie Chan is spearheading a charity concert to benefit Japan's earthquake and tsunami victims. The event, dubbed the "Love Without Borders 3/11 Candelight Gala," takes place April 1 at Hong Kong's Victoria Park and participants include singers such as Alan Tam, Shirley Kwan and Chinese-American rapper Jin. The group has recorded the song "Succumb Not to Sorrow" which is based on a Japanese poem and serves as the theme for the concert.

COMMENT - With Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi as usual leading the quartet, Pakistan recently went over to Hong Kong to take the hosts on in the first round of Asia Oceana Group II Davis Cup tie. Deprived of their home tie advantage due to security concerns, this was a tough assignment for Pakistan.
Pakistan's record against Hong Kong in four previous outings was even - lost two, won two. In 1988 in an away fixture, Pakistan was whitewashed 0-5. In 1992 in Pakistan, the result was the same