Hong Kong urges parents not to delay childhood vaccinations as US limits jabs
Tuesday, August 11,2026,16:02
Hong Kong authorities have defended the city’s childhood vaccination programme after the United States scaled back its immunisation recommendations, stressing that public health policies should not be “arbitrarily altered”. The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said on Tuesday that all public health policies and medical recommendations had to be based on scientific evidence. “Vaccination schedules should not be altered arbitrarily without reliable scientific data or medical research supporting... .. read more..
Baptist University reviews IT security after ransomware group claims breach
Tuesday, August 11,2026,15:22
Baptist University has said it is reviewing the security of its information technology (IT) systems after a ransomware group claimed online to have illegally accessed the Hong Kong institution’s data. The allegations were made by “The Gentlemen”, an advanced cybercrime group that first appeared in the middle of last year. Cybersecurity monitoring platforms reported that about 1,900 credentials linked to the university may have been compromised. The purported data reportedly included roughly 130... .. read more..
Evergrande wins HK$6b debt-recovery case after court rejects ‘fabricated’ claims
Tuesday, August 11,2026,15:00
A Hong Kong court has ruled in favour of embattled conglomerate Evergrande in a debt-recovery case, allowing it to recoup about HK$6 billion (US$764.7 million) from a third party after a judge found the borrower’s arguments against enforcement of the loan were “fabricated”. In a High Court judgment handed down on Friday and seen by the South China Morning Post, Judge Linda Chan dismissed an injunction application filed by Yingjia International Properties to restrain offshore entity State Hero... .. read more..
(Hello Africa) Learning by doing prepares Tanzanian children for future
Tuesday, August 11,2026,12:45
At a primary school in Tanzania's coastal town of Bagamoyo, children are learning to look beyond textbooks and examinations, developing practical skills from an early age to help them prepare for the future. DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- At a primary school in Tanzania's coastal town of Bagamoyo, children are learning to look beyond textbooks and examinations, developing practical skills fro .. read more..
Hong Kong issues pilot licence for autonomous vehicle trial for inter-station...
Tuesday, August 11,2026,12:45
HONG KONG, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- The Transport Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced on Tuesday that it has issued a pilot licence for an autonomous vehicle trial connecting Hong Kong West Kowloon Station of the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL) and Kowloon Station of the Airport Express. The trial will involve four private cars operating in auton .. read more..
Hong Kong rolls out online consent forms for children’s school flu jabs
Tuesday, August 11,2026,12:42
Parents can submit online consent forms from Monday for their children’s seasonal flu vaccinations under a school outreach programme, with Hong Kong authorities seeking to simplify procedures. The Centre for Health Protection said on Tuesday that a digital consent system would be introduced on the eHealth mobile application – the city’s electronic health record platform – for the coming school year. “Parents no longer need to manually fill in the information item by item, saving a lot of time... .. read more..
Search under way for missing cruise passenger off Hong Kong mega bridge
Tuesday, August 11,2026,11:28
Hong Kong authorities have launched a search in waters west of the city for a man believed to have fallen overboard from a sightseeing vessel travelling between Shekou and the Hong Kong–Macau–Zhuhai Bridge. The operator of the cruise, which had departed from Shekou in neighbouring Shenzhen for a sightseeing trip of the mega bridge, reported the incident at around 3pm on Tuesday after crew members realised the passenger was missing upon returning to shore. A review of on-board security footage... .. read more..
New Hong Kong trade office in Malaysia a bridge to Greater Bay Area: minister
Tuesday, August 11,2026,11:20
Hong Kong has opened a new trade office in Malaysia, with a minister saying the move is part of a strategic push to deepen regional ties and will help position the city as a bridge between the country and the Greater Bay Area. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah said on Tuesday that the opening of the Economic and Trade Office (ETO) in Kuala Lumpur would strengthen Hong Kong’s presence in the region. “The establishment of the new [ETO] in Kuala Lumpur is a... .. read more..
News Analysis: Taiwan's K-shaped economy fuels calls to discard DPP's economi...
Tuesday, August 11,2026,11:16
TAIPEI, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Taiwan's economy is booming on the back of AI and semiconductors, but the uneven distribution of growth is widening a K-shaped divide and fueling calls on the Taiwan authorities to discard its economic decoupling from the Chinese mainland. Taiwan's statistics agency reported in late July that the island's gross domestic product expanded 12.92 percent year on year in the second quarter .. read more..
Column: NED's China agenda is doomed to fail
Tuesday, August 11,2026,10:45
by Shao Xia The National Endowment for Democracy (NED), often dubbed "the second CIA," recently released a report on China and Russia, which was riddled with lies, fallacies and disinformation, deliberately fabricated to smear China's foreign policy and international cooperation. While NED styles itself a "non-governmental organization," its track record shows that all it does is to attack and vilify other .. read more..
Wharf firms up balance sheet as Hong Kong home sales cushion profit slump
Tuesday, August 11,2026,10:30
Hong Kong developer Wharf (Holdings) is increasingly relying on Hong Kong’s luxury-home market to offset weakness in mainland China, while paring investments and building up cash as it navigates an uncertain outlook. Revenue from Wharf’s Hong Kong development properties nearly tripled to HK$1.35 billion (US$172 million) from HK$475 million in the first half, with operating profit rising more than fivefold to HK$166 million, according to its interim results announced on Tuesday. That helped... .. read more..
HKFP Reader Survey 2026 results
Tuesday, August 11,2026,09:43
HKFP wishes to thank readers who took part in our 2026 Reader Survey. We received 122 responses – each of which will help us shape and prioritise our news coverage, and guide how we invest our limited resources. See also: HKFP’s 11th anniversary: Surge in membership and awards haul, but tax scrutiny expands to staff […] .. read more..
China rocket launch fails after ‘flight anomaly’, reports of explosion
Tuesday, August 11,2026,09:32
A Chinese rocket carrying a communications satellite failed in its launch, state media said, attributing the failure to a “flight anomaly” as reports and videos suggested the spacecraft had exploded in mid-air. Beijing has ploughed billions of dollars into its space programme in recent years to achieve what President Xi Jinping calls the country’s “space […] .. read more..
Hong Kong police arrest 10 for dangerous driving in first drone-assisted traf...
Tuesday, August 11,2026,09:30
Hong Kong police have arrested 10 drivers for dangerous driving on the Kwun Tong Bypass, deploying drones in a traffic operation for the first time. Police said on Tuesday that nine men and one woman, aged 25 to 51, were arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving during Operation Fastshield, which ran from August 3 to […] .. read more..
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closes 1.1 pct lower
Tuesday, August 11,2026,09:15
HONG KONG, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index market ended lower Tuesday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 1.1 percent to close at 25,652.82 points. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index fell 1.09 percent to end at 8,528.1 points, the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 1.93 percent to end at 4,824.42 points. .. read more..
Power, AC outages hit estate, office building and funeral home amid heatwave
Tuesday, August 11,2026,08:50
Power supply and air-conditioning disruptions across parts of Hong Kong have left residents sweltering in the extreme heat, with outages occurring at a housing estate, an office building and even a funeral home. In Yuen Long, about 2,400 households in Shui Pin Wai Estate and the surrounding area were left without power after an underground cable developed a fault at around 4am on Tuesday. Writing on social media, one resident said: “I cannot believe I have to live without electricity in Hong... .. read more..
Elderly hiker found dead on Sha Tin mountain trail after 3-day search
Tuesday, August 11,2026,08:44
A 72-year-old man who went missing three days ago has been found dead on a mountain trail in Hong Kong’s Sha Tin district. The family of Tam Hing-man reported him missing on Saturday after losing contact with him, police said. He left his home on Pik Tin Street in Tai Wai that morning and failed to return. Police, firefighters, the Government Flying Service and Civil Aid Service subsequently mounted a days-long search. At about 11.30am on Tuesday, rescuers found a man collapsed on a mountain... .. read more..
Strengthened China-Malaysia air corridor continues to drive trade, travel: Ma...
Tuesday, August 11,2026,07:45
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- The strengthened air corridor linking China and Malaysia is a prime driver of trade, travel, and people-to-people exchanges, directly enhancing business opportunities and investments between both countries, Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook said on Tuesday. As connectivity is the precondition for the movement of capital and people, this air corridor has been an .. read more..
Police deploy drones, ‘stealth cars’ as 10 drivers arrested for alleged stree...
Tuesday, August 11,2026,06:34
Ten drivers have been arrested for allegedly taking part in illegal street races on a Hong Kong highway, with police deploying drones and unmarked high-performance vehicles to capture the suspects’ activities and apprehend them. The force revealed on Tuesday that the suspects, comprising nine men and a woman aged between 25 and 51, were arrested between August 3 and 10 on suspicion of dangerous driving in a traffic police operation along Kwun Tong Bypass, a major highway in East Kowloon. “Some... .. read more..
Ex-Deloitte IT manager remanded for stealing firm’s laptops to fund stock tra...
Tuesday, August 11,2026,06:29
A former Deloitte information technology (IT) manager has been remanded in custody pending sentence for stealing 423 laptops from the accounting firm’s Hong Kong office over 17 months to fund his stock trading addiction. Ho Man-kit, 40, pleaded guilty to a count of theft at the District Court on Tuesday, after he misappropriated the Lenovo computers worth HK$1.2 million (US$153,000) and sold them to an electronics recycler between September 2021 and February 2023. Under caution, Ho said he had... .. read more..
Marine heatwaves pose growing threat to human health, researchers warn
Tuesday, August 11,2026,05:45
CANBERRA, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Marine heatwaves are posing a growing threat to human health, with their impacts extending beyond dying coral reefs and declining fisheries, new research warns. Researchers from Australia's Adelaide University and the University of Hong Kong in China are calling for marine heatwaves to be recognized as a major public health issue, arguing their impacts on people have been largely ov .. read more..
Hong Kong considers lowering heat-stress warning thresholds amid criticism
Tuesday, August 11,2026,05:14
Hong Kong authorities are considering lowering the threshold for activating higher-tier heat stress warnings during abnormally hot weather, following public criticism that the system failed to escalate as the city sweltered through its hottest day on record. Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui Chark-sam said on Tuesday that the warning system was currently more responsive to “muggy weather” than conditions of purely high temperature and strong solar radiation, but the government would seek to... .. read more..
Domestic worker union hits back over employer group’s pay freeze petition
Tuesday, August 11,2026,04:50
A Hong Kong migrant domestic worker union has rebuked calls by employer groups for a pay freeze as it called for stronger protections. It said recent wage increases have failed to catch up with the rising cost of living. The Hong Kong Federation of Asian Domestic Workers Unions (FADWU) made the statement in response to […] .. read more..
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index down 0.63 pct by midday
Tuesday, August 11,2026,04:45
HONG KONG, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 163.93 points, or 0.63 percent, to close Tuesday's morning session at 25,773.56. .. read more..
Man arrested for allegedly doxxing 2 former associates in failed restaurant b...
Tuesday, August 11,2026,04:40
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has arrested a man on suspicion of doxxing a former restaurant owner and a business consultant following a financial dispute over unpaid bills. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) said on Tuesday that the suspect, a 37-year-old wholesale food businessman, allegedly disclosed the personal data of two victims without their consent. The PCPD’s investigation revealed that the suspect became acquainted with the male victim, a restaurant... .. read more..
‘Baffling’ work heat stress warnings to be revamped after record temperatures...
Tuesday, August 11,2026,03:59
Hong Kong’s Labour Department will revamp the city’s heat stress warning system, its chief has said, after a former weather official called the mechanism “decorative” for issuing only the lowest alert during record-breaking heat. Commissioner for Labour Sam Hui said on Tuesday that his department will work with the Observatory to improve the warning system’s […] .. read more..
Australia, Vietnam boost military ties in nod to China
Tuesday, August 11,2026,03:42
Australia and Vietnam said Tuesday they would expand cooperation between their militaries as the middle powers face down Beijing’s expanding reach in the Pacific and the South China Sea. Following talks between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Vietnamese leader To Lam in Canberra, the two countries said their defence forces would work more closely together […] .. read more..
SCMP signs 3 MOUs in Malaysia to deepen Hong Kong-Asean regional cooperation
Tuesday, August 11,2026,03:26
The South China Morning Post has signed three memorandums of understanding (MOUs) in Kuala Lumpur aimed at deepening regional cooperation and serving as a bridge between Hong Kong, Malaysia and the wider Asean region. SCMP publisher Tammy Tam on Tuesday signed the MOUs with the Southeast Asian Futures Initiative Centre (SEAFIC), a leading think tank; Star Media Group Berhad, publisher of Malaysia’s leading English-language daily, The Star; and the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (Hong Kong &... .. read more..
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index opens 0.24 pct higher
Tuesday, August 11,2026,01:45
HONG KONG, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 61.1 points or 0.24 percent to open at 25,998.59 points Tuesday. .. read more..
Hong Kong-based mediation body ‘ready to tackle state disputes, serve as Asia...
Tuesday, August 11,2026,00:30
A former Hong Kong justice minister who now heads an intergovernmental mediation body based in the city has said the organisation is ready to handle state-to-state disputes, with six countries having nominated more than 100 mediators from the legal, diplomatic and academic fields. Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah, secretary general of the International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed), told the South China Morning Post that Hong Kong is uniquely positioned to serve as an international legal capital in... .. read more..
Restaurant barred from hiring non-local workers after providing false info in...
Monday, August 10,2026,23:54
A restaurant has been barred from hiring non-local workers after it provided false information to the Labour Department in its application to bring in servers, junior cooks, and dishwashers. The department served Waso Cafe in Prince Edward an administrative sanction and terminated the restaurant’s application under the Enhanced Supplementary Labour Scheme (ESLS), according to a […] .. read more..
Hong Kong’s commercial property investment growth beats peer Asia-Pacific mar...
Monday, August 10,2026,23:00
Hong Kong’s commercial property investment more than doubled to US$3.1 billion in the second quarter, making it the fastest growing investment market in Asia-Pacific thanks to a strong increase in retail and office deals and a low base effect, according to JLL. The 129 per cent growth from a year earlier beat other top-performing markets including Singapore with 108 per cent growth and Australia with an 82 per cent increase, data tracked by the property consultancy showed. “Hong Kong’s robust... .. read more..
Former Greeley employee sentenced to 14 years in prison for stealing CSAM fro...
Monday, August 10,2026,22:14
Former Greeley employee sentenced to 14 years in prison for stealing CSAM from police computers .. read more..
FirstNet, Built with AT&T Launches First-Ever 5G Standalone Core Dedicate...
Monday, August 10,2026,22:12
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Video of Idaho In-N-Out Burger shooting
Monday, August 10,2026,22:12
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Unsearchable gun DNA turned into lead resulting in conviction
Monday, August 10,2026,22:12
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Bodies of Three Afghans Killed in Italy Returned to Afghanistan After Two Mon...
Monday, August 10,2026,21:57
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UN Security Council to Hold Meeting on Global ISIS Threat - Khaama Press
Monday, August 10,2026,21:57
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US Judge Rules Travel Ban Cannot Block Afghan Refugees Family Reunification -...
Monday, August 10,2026,21:56
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Pentagon Files Reveal Pilots Report of Huge Silent Triangle Over Afghanistan ...
Monday, August 10,2026,21:54
Pentagon Files Reveal Pilots Report of Huge Silent Triangle Over Afghanistan - Khaama Press .. read more..
UNAMA Calls for Reopening Girls Schools and Universities in Afghanistan - Kha...
Monday, August 10,2026,21:54
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Over 130 publicly flogged in Afghanistan in three months, U.N. says - Khaama ...
Monday, August 10,2026,21:53
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Abdulazim Badakhshi Beats Belarusian Opponent in Just 15 Seconds - Khaama Press
Monday, August 10,2026,21:53
Abdulazim Badakhshi Beats Belarusian Opponent in Just 15 Seconds - Khaama Press .. read more..
UNAMA Says Afghanistan Security Institutions Lack Transparency - Khaama Press
Monday, August 10,2026,21:53
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Pakistani Newspaper Says US Still Has Influence Over Afghanistan - Khaama Press
Monday, August 10,2026,21:51
Pakistani Newspaper Says US Still Has Influence Over Afghanistan - Khaama Press .. read more..
WFP Warns 14 Million Afghans Face Critical Hunger Crisis - Khaama Press
Monday, August 10,2026,21:51
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Canada tribute honors legacy of Afghan folk singer Shah Ewaz - Khaama Press
Monday, August 10,2026,21:48
Canada tribute honors legacy of Afghan folk singer Shah Ewaz - Khaama Press .. read more..
Tundra Merlin conducts exercise in Nome - The Nome Nugget
Monday, August 10,2026,21:48
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Britt outlines online safety agenda for kids, targets gambling ads and AI cha...
Monday, August 10,2026,21:48
Britt outlines online safety agenda for kids, targets gambling ads and AI chatbots .. read more..
Uzbekistan Provides $200,000 Medical Aid to Hospital in Afghanistans Balkh - ...
Monday, August 10,2026,21:47
Uzbekistan Provides $200,000 Medical Aid to Hospital in Afghanistans Balkh - Khaama Press .. read more..