HK Now Has Political Screening For Polls: Lawyers
The Bar Association said on Wednesday that a High Court ruling affirming the power of election officials to bar would-be... Read more
Activists Accuse URA Of Secret Demolition Plan
Conservationists have accused the URA of secretly planning to demolish several historically valuable tenements in Centra... Read more
Govt Urged To Help Ethnic Minorities Learn Chinese
The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) is calling on the government to take concrete steps to improve the employment p... Read more
Court Upholds Live-in Rule For Domestic Helpers
The High Court has quashed a legal challenge against the mandatory live-in requirement for foreign domestic helpers. ... Read more
Lawmakers Call For Review Of EOC's Operations
The Legislative Council’s constitutional affairs panel on Wednesday passed a non-binding motion calling for an indepen... Read more
DAB Wants More Spending On Public In Budget
The DAB has urged the government to spend half of its budget surplus this year on the people. Members of the pro-go... Read more
Border Mall Fails To Attract Shops, Mainlanders
DAB lawmaker Wong Ting-kwong said on Wednesday that a pop-up mall built near the Lok Ma Chau border to attract mainland ... Read more
BCA Committee Yet To Agree On Future For Tests
Members of a committee reviewing school assessments that many parents and teachers want to see dropped say they have not... Read more
Chinas Volatile Stock Markets To Introduce 'Circuit Breaker' Mechanism To Stem Excessive Fluctuations
SHANGHAI -- China’s volatile stock markets will introduce a circuit breaker mechanism next year, to prevent excessive... Read more
China-Africa Summit: Xi Jinping Pledges $60B In 'Funding Support' For Development In Africa
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday announced $60 billion in “funding support” for development in the African con... Read more
Japan's Defense Budget Likely To Top 5 Trillion Yen Amid Territorial Disputes With China
Japan’s defense budget for the next fiscal year is likely to top 5 trillion yen ($40.8 billion) for the first time eve... Read more
Former Philippine President Estrada May Run For Office If Front-Runner Poe Is Barred
MANILA -- There could be a new, old player in next year's already messy Philippine presidential election, where this w... Read more
Malaysia Passes 'Repressive' Security Law Amid Corruption Controversy, Ruling Party Conference
Malaysia passed a new security law Thursday that could help the government quash protests as Prime Minister Najib Razak... Read more
Asian Stocks Slump, Following US, After ECB's Draghi Fails To Deliver 'Magic'
Asian stocks slumped early Friday, following U.S. and European markets, after the European Central Bank did less than so... Read more
Chinas Foreign Trade To Decline By 7.2% In 2015 Over Weak Demand
China’s foreign trade is set to decline by 7.2 percent this year, according to the official customs information serv... Read more