The Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon has been rescheduled to February next year, the organiser announced on Tuesday, days after cancelling the race amid ongoing Covid-19 restrictions in the city. “The Hong Kong Association of Athletics Affiliates (HKAAA)…

A 24-year-old woman who was rescued after her kayak capsized in a sudden bout of bad weather on Sunday has died. Pak Sha Chau in Sai Kung. Photo: sch0705, via Flickr CC2.0. The woman, surnamed Lau,…

A Hong Kong man has been arrested under the colonial-era sedition law while paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth II outside the city’s British consulate. He has been detained pending investigati…

The future of Hong Kong’s only drinks carton recycler remains uncertain even after the government offered to help it remain in operation, the firm’s co-founder has said. The paper pulp mill Mil Mill announced on Monday that it faced closure after its landlord…

Monkeypox vaccines will become available for certain high-risk groups in Hong Kong from early October, the government announced on Wednesday, after the city confirmed its first monkeypox infection earlier this month. The voluntary vaccination programme will…

China’s “inflexible” and “inconsistent” zero-Covid policy is crippling European business operations in the country, a major business lobby said Wednesday, warning that the presence of the companies “can no longer be taken for granted”. The report by the European…

Hong Kong police have logged a 60 per cent rise in telephone scams during the first seven months of 2022, when compared with the same period last year. There was a significant increase in fraudsters pretending to be health authority staff, with one health…

Taiwan will fully reopen its borders by ending mandatory Covid quarantine for arrivals next month, the government said Thursday. The island has largely kept its borders closed and implemented strict quarantine rules throughout the coronavirus pandemic, keeping…

Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau is urging Hongkongers to get vaccinated not only for Covid-19 but also for flu as the winter influenza season approaches. He and other officials received both jabs at the same time on Thursday to show it was safe to do so.…

By Jerome Taylor Hong Kong is set to end the year in the midst of a full-blown recession, the city’s finance chief warned Thursday, as spiralling interest rates join strict Covid-19 controls in hammering the economy. “There is a very high chance for Hong…

Hong Kong police have confirmed the arrests of three doctors accused of issuing thousands of fake Covid-19 vaccination exemption certificates, as well as eight people who had allegedly obtained false jab exemptions. They said the investigation would look…