Tag: hong kong
White powder found at US consulate in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Police in hazmat suits entered the US Consulate General in Hong Kong Monday after an envelope containing white powder sparked a security...
Cargo fire creates quite a scene at Hong Kong airport
Cargo equipment caught fire near an American Airlines Boeing 777-300 in Hong Kong on Monday, creating quite a scene at the airport, the USA Today...
Hong Kong scraps BBC World Service radio channel despite criticism
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s public broadcaster RTHK dropped a 24-hour BBC World Service channel from its airwaves on Monday, replacing it with state radio...
Second storm hits Hong Kong and Macau amid typhoon recovery
Both cities raised a Typhoon 8 signal – the third-highest warning level – early Sunday as severe tropical storm ‘Pakhar’ made landfall in the region, where emergency workers were still battling to repair Wednesday’s damage.
Scotland end win drought at ICC global events
Scotland had gone 20 matches in ICC global events - since the 1999 World Cup - without a win. The losing streak hung like...
ICC World T20: Six stadiums to have free WiFi
Cricket fans will enjoy free Wi-Fi services at six cricket stadiums during the upcoming T20 World Cup matches in India.
The free Wi-Fi service will...
Hong-Kong study finds: E-cigarettes million times more harmful than polluted air
The Hong Kong Council on Smoking and Health is calling for a full ban on e-cigarettes after a study they commissioned discovered that e-cigarettes...
Hong Kong leader blames Facebook ‘hack’ for racy pictures
Hong Kong’s leader Leung Chun-ying said his Facebook page was hacked after reports that scantily-clad women had appeared on his friends list.
The embarrassing accusations...
Hong Kong’s giant panda becomes oldest ever
It may not be considered a landmark birthday for humans, but turning 37 on Tuesday made Hong Kong’s Jia Jia the oldest-ever giant panda...
China seizes toilet paper bearing image of Hong Kong leader
An official of the Hong Kong Democratic Party on Saturday said Chinese authorities have seized about 8,000 rolls of toilet paper printed with the...
Controversial Hong Kong media tycoon’s home firebombed
The home and former offices of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, an outspoken critic of Beijing who also played a prominent role in...
Hong Kong confirms first case of deadly bird flu this winter
A woman is critically ill in Hong Kong with the deadly H7N9 strain of bird flu, the first confirmed case in the city this...
Hong Kong protest founders ‘surrender’, urge movement to retreat
The three original founders of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Occupy movement tearfully announced Tuesday they would “surrender” by turning themselves into police and urged protesters...
Hong Kong students refuse to retreat, plan protest expansion
Hong Kong’s student protesters said Thursday they would not retreat from their barricades and will take over new areas in their struggle for full...
Hong Kong police warn protesters against occupying buildings
Hong Kong police promised on Thursday to respond firmly to any attempt by thousands of pro-democracy protesters to occupy administrative buildings, and authorities urged...
China detains activists for supporting Hong Kong protests: rights groups
Authorities have detained more than a dozen activists across China and questioned as many as 60 others who expressed support for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy...
Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters defiant as police use tear gas
Hong Kong police fired volleys of tear gas to disperse pro-democracy protests on Sunday and baton-charged a crowd blocking a key road in the...
