Hong Kong could replace T1 warning with strong monsoon signal between 4pm and...
Friday, August 29,2025,07:58
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong readers now get 50% off their first year of subscription until September 21, 2025. The Hong Kong Observatory will consider replacing the No 1 typhoon warning with a strong monsoon signal between 4pm and 7pm on Friday, as the tropical depression edges away from the city and towards seas south of Hainan Island. The forecaster also said on Friday that... .. read more..
US senators arrive in Taiwan to reinforce ‘partnership’
Friday, August 29,2025,07:29
Senior members of the US Senate armed services committee arrived in Taiwan on Friday to “re-emphasise the partnership” between the United States and the democratic island claimed by China. Republican Senator Roger Wicker, a vocal supporter of Taiwan, is leading a congressional delegation trip in the Asia-Pacific region, which has included stops in Hawaii, Guam, […] .. read more..
Customs officer unconditionally released after fatal bike crash in January
Friday, August 29,2025,07:00
Hong Kong police have unconditionally released a customs officer who attempted to intercept a motorcyclist, a move that resulted in the biker crashing and dying. The police announcement, made on Thursday, came more than eight months after the customs officer’s arrest for alleged vehicle tampering. “After further investigation and seeking legal advice, the police were […] .. read more..
Hong Kong police arrest 13 in Tseung Kwan O shoplifting crackdown
Friday, August 29,2025,06:24
Hong Kong police have intensified their crackdown on shoplifting following a rise in cases in Tseung Kwan O district, with some thieves testing the market by posting items on online shopping platforms before stealing them. Between August 1 and 27, the force dealt with 39 shoplifting-related cases, 28 of which occurred in the district, according to a police statement on Friday. Thirteen people aged between 22 and 69 were arrested, including four non-ethnic Chinese individuals and one person from... .. read more..
LVT releases wall mount with extended view to strengthen security coverage
Friday, August 29,2025,06:08
LVT releases wall mount with extended view to strengthen security coverage .. read more..
ResponseMesh launches ResponseMesh NOW
Friday, August 29,2025,06:08
ResponseMesh launches ResponseMesh NOW .. read more..
Streamlight launches Sidewinder Compact III
Friday, August 29,2025,06:08
Streamlight launches Sidewinder Compact III .. read more..
Video shows rideshare driver helping Florida deputy catch fleeing suspect
Friday, August 29,2025,06:08
Video shows rideshare driver helping Florida deputy catch fleeing suspect .. read more..
Police groups urge Congress for drone mitigation powers
Friday, August 29,2025,06:07
Police groups urge Congress for drone mitigation powers .. read more..
Tyler Technologies acquires Emergency Networking
Friday, August 29,2025,06:07
Tyler Technologies acquires Emergency Networking .. read more..
New Jersey appeals court rules state promotion exam was altered unfairly afte...
Friday, August 29,2025,06:07
New Jersey appeals court rules state promotion exam was altered unfairly after candidates took it .. read more..
Crowd throws fireworks at Portland police trying to break up street takeover
Friday, August 29,2025,06:07
Crowd throws fireworks at Portland police trying to break up street takeover .. read more..
NYPD officer killed in hit-and-run on the way to work
Friday, August 29,2025,06:07
NYPD officer killed in hit-and-run on the way to work .. read more..
NYPD drone program has stopped more than 200 subway surfers since 2023
Friday, August 29,2025,06:07
NYPD drone program has stopped more than 200 subway surfers since 2023 .. read more..
Dallas officers can wear cowboy hats under new uniform guidelines
Friday, August 29,2025,06:07
Dallas officers can wear cowboy hats under new uniform guidelines .. read more..
Law enforcement memorial organization honors departments with exceptional wel...
Friday, August 29,2025,06:06
Law enforcement memorial organization honors departments with exceptional wellness programs .. read more..
Bridgeport man tried to sell stolen firearm, high-capacity magazine in Stamfo...
Friday, August 29,2025,06:06
Bridgeport man tried to sell stolen firearm, high-capacity magazine in Stamford, police say .. read more..
Body camera video of Boston city employee tasing Massachusetts state trooper
Friday, August 29,2025,06:06
Body camera video of Boston city employee tasing Massachusetts state trooper .. read more..
9-11 Memorial Museum executive salaries surge as nonprofit posts $20M loss
Friday, August 29,2025,06:06
9-11 Memorial Museum executive salaries surge as nonprofit posts $20M loss .. read more..
New Mexico cops fired after deputy kills rabbit, threatens colleagues with TASER
Friday, August 29,2025,06:05
New Mexico cops fired after deputy kills rabbit, threatens colleagues with TASER .. read more..
Fugitive caught in Stamford, accused of dragging Mass. trooper, waives extrad...
Friday, August 29,2025,06:05
Fugitive caught in Stamford, accused of dragging Mass. trooper, waives extradition .. read more..
Border Patrol arrests two firefighters battling Washingtons Bear Gulch Fire
Friday, August 29,2025,06:05
Border Patrol arrests two firefighters battling Washingtons Bear Gulch Fire .. read more..
Minneapolis school shooting- Police officers early casualty estimate helped E...
Friday, August 29,2025,06:05
Minneapolis school shooting- Police officers early casualty estimate helped EMS response .. read more..
NY man sentenced to 5 years in prison for Stamford sexual assault of an 18-ye...
Friday, August 29,2025,06:05
NY man sentenced to 5 years in prison for Stamford sexual assault of an 18-year-old .. read more..
Kan. officer killed after fleeing suspect intentionally strikes him
Friday, August 29,2025,06:05
Kan. officer killed after fleeing suspect intentionally strikes him .. read more..
Minneapolis church school shooting- At 2 kids killed, 17 injured
Friday, August 29,2025,06:04
Minneapolis church school shooting- At 2 kids killed, 17 injured .. read more..
Stamford gunfire at Scalzi Park Saturday under investigation, police say
Friday, August 29,2025,06:04
Stamford gunfire at Scalzi Park Saturday under investigation, police say .. read more..
Stamford standoff suspect fled NY high-level financial crimes case, police say
Friday, August 29,2025,06:04
Stamford standoff suspect fled NY high-level financial crimes case, police say .. read more..
Bodycam video shows LAPD shoot machete-wielding man who charged at them in Do...
Friday, August 29,2025,06:03
Bodycam video shows LAPD shoot machete-wielding man who charged at them in Downtown L.A. .. read more..
Cash-strapped Taliban Look To Airspace For Windfall - IBTimes
Friday, August 29,2025,05:33
Cash-strapped Taliban Look To Airspace For Windfall - IBTimes .. read more..
Nifty, Sensex open with modest gains on Friday, experts say a sharp rebound f...
Friday, August 29,2025,04:59
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): Domestic equities opened with gains on Friday as the benchmark indices rebounded after the heavy selling pressure witnessed a day earlier. The Nifty 50 index was trading with modest gains in the opening session at 24,546.25, up by 45.35 points or 0.19 per cent. The BSE Sensex also opened in positive territory at 80,227.21, gaining 146.64 points or 0.18 per cent. Market ex .. read more..
Arrest of Malaysian ex-PM’s son, mathematician ponders leaving US: 7 highlights
Friday, August 29,2025,04:30
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Looks like an airship, acts like a windmill. Engineer says China on brink of turbine leap Chinese scientists expect to soon make a breakthrough in airborne wind turbine technology, with the world’s first megawatt-level system set to... .. read more..
Hong Kong relaxes proposed ride-hailing vehicle age limit to attract part-timers
Friday, August 29,2025,04:17
The age limit for private vehicles used in Hong Kong ride-hailing will be relaxed from seven to 12 years to attract more part-time drivers, the Post has learned, while a government source said a proposed regulatory framework will address a recent rise in illegal services. A source said the legal framework proposed by transport authorities to regulate ride-hailing services was approved by the Executive Council, the city’s top decision-making body, in a special meeting on Thursday. The Post... .. read more..
Canyons Village to host free concerts, yoga for Labor Day weekend - Park Record
Friday, August 29,2025,03:32
Canyons Village to host free concerts, yoga for Labor Day weekend - Park Record .. read more..
Hong Kong’s opposition Democratic Party to hold disbandment vote, sell office...
Friday, August 29,2025,03:30
Hong Kong’s opposition Democratic Party will hold a vote on its dissolution and sell its office in December, the party’s chair has said. Lo Kin-hei, chairperson of the 30-year-old party that was once the largest opposition force in the city’s legislature, confirmed the plan to HKFP on Thursday night. Lo said that a general vote […] .. read more..
(SP)U.S.-NEW YORK-TENNIS-US OPEN-MEN'S SINGLES-WONG VS WALTON
Friday, August 29,2025,03:25
(250829) -- NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Coleman Wong of China's Hong Kong reacts after winning the men's singles second round match between Coleman Wong of China's Hong Kong and Adam Walton of Australia at the 2025 US Open tennis championships in New York, the United States, Aug. 28, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Rui) .. read more..
Etomidate abuse surges in Hong Kong with 338 users reported in first half of ...
Friday, August 29,2025,02:00
Nearly 340 etomidate drug users were reported in Hong Kong in the first half of this year, exceeding the 300 recorded for all of 2024, with the youngest user among the latest batch aged just 11. Commissioner for Narcotics Kesson Lee also said on Wednesday that 250,000 vape cartridges containing etomidate were seized in the first six months of 2025, 35 times higher than the same period last year. In February, the government classified etomidate and three related chemicals as dangerous under the... .. read more..
Privacy watchdog conducts ‘compliance check’ on advertisement featuring video...
Friday, August 29,2025,02:00
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) is conducting a “compliance check” of an advertisement in a busy MTR walkway that incorporates the likeness of passersby into a promotional campaign for a loan company. Since last week, loan company XWallet has been running an advertisement between Central and Hong Kong MTR stations […] .. read more..
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index opens 0.39 pct higher
Friday, August 29,2025,01:45
HONG KONG, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 96.63 points, or 0.39 percent, to open at 25,095.45 points on Friday. .. read more..
Address of firm linked to Hong Kong MTR fake brick scandal ‘like deserted yard’
Friday, August 29,2025,00:30
A scandal over counterfeit bricks in an MTR Corporation project in Hong Kong has deepened, with the maker of the genuine product saying the registered address of the Beijing firm allegedly behind the fakes is “more like a deserted yard” with no office or staff. UBlok Advanced Materials revealed details of a probe it had carried out as Hong Kong police said on Thursday that they were investigating a suspected fraud case, a day after the MTR Corp filed a report about the alleged use of counterfeit... .. read more..
ChatGPT offered bomb recipes and hacking tips during safety tests - OpenAI
Thursday, August 28,2025,23:40
ChatGPT offered bomb recipes and hacking tips during safety tests - OpenAI .. read more..
Futu opens Russell Street flagship outlet to tap Hong Kong’s bull run
Thursday, August 28,2025,23:30
Futu Holdings is expanding its footprint in Hong Kong with the opening of its first flagship store and inaugural Institutional and Private Wealth Services centre in Causeway Bay, underscoring the online brokerage’s ambition to capture the city’s growing base of high-net-worth clients. The new centre, occupying two floors with a combined area of more than 7,000 sq ft (650 square metres) on Russell Street opposite Times Square, officially opens on Friday . It marks Futu’s eighth permanent service... .. read more..
Hong Kong man who died after receiving Sinovac Covid vaccine succumbed to nat...
Thursday, August 28,2025,23:30
A Hong Kong man who died days after receiving the China-made Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine in 2022 died of natural causes, a jury has ruled in a coroner’s court inquest. A five-member jury on Thursday returned the ruling on the death of 44-year-old Lam Ka-wing, who died on July 11, 2022, five days after he received […] .. read more..
Hong Kong can rival US, UAE as a crypto hub, Binance founder CZ says
Thursday, August 28,2025,23:00
Hong Kong has the conditions to become a major hub for virtual assets, rivalling markets like the US and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), but the city’s regulators must act swiftly to realise its potential, according to Zhao Changpeng, founder and largest shareholder of cryptocurrency exchange Binance. In an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post on Friday, Zhao, widely known as CZ, said the Hong Kong government had shown a “very clear attitude towards embracing Web3” and had the... .. read more..
Chinese scientists make breakthrough in ultra-wideband photonic-electronic 6G...
Thursday, August 28,2025,16:45
BEIJING, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough in ultra-wideband photonic-electronic integrated technology for 6G wireless communication, according to Peking University (PKU). By leveraging photonic-electronic hybrid integration, a joint research team from PKU and City University of Hong Kong successfully developed an ultra-wideband system capable of high-speed, frequency-tunable wirele .. read more..
Photo exhibition, film screening held in Laos to mark 80th anniversary of Chi...
Thursday, August 28,2025,16:16
VIENTIANE, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- A photo exhibition and a screening of the film "The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru" were held here to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War. At the event on Tuesday, Chinese Ambassador to Laos Fang Hong emphasized the importance of learning from history to unite the powerful f .. read more..
Closing arguments conclude in Jimmy Lai's trial with verdict pending
Thursday, August 28,2025,16:15
HONG KONG, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Closing arguments in the trial of Jimmy Lai, an instigator of anti-China riots in Hong Kong, and three companies linked to the now-defunct Apple Daily have been completed, with a verdict expected at a later date. The closing arguments began on Aug. 18, 2025, and were finalized on Thursday at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Court. The defendants include Lai, Apple Daily Limited, Apple .. read more..
Hong Kong customs officer unconditionally released over fatal motorbike crash
Thursday, August 28,2025,16:06
Hong Kong police have unconditionally released a customs officer who was arrested in January after he tried to intercept a motorcyclist who later crashed and died. The police force announced the decision on Thursday almost eight months after the off-duty officer’s action became the subject of widespread debate over its appropriateness and legality. “After further investigation and seeking legal advice, police were informed by the Department of Justice that no criminal prosecution would be... .. read more..
PV Sindhu advances to quarter-finals of BWF World Championships 2025
Thursday, August 28,2025,15:16
Paris [France], August 28 (ANI): PV Sindhu stormed into the BWF World Championships 2025 quarter-finals with a sensational victory over World No. 2 Wang Zhiyi of China. The 2019 World Champion stamped her authority early with a win in the first game, before outplaying her opponent with an utterly dominant second game performance to wrap up a 21-19, 21-15 victory in just 48 minutes, as per BAI. Sindhu, who had bea .. read more..
Bitcoin Asia kicks off as Hong Kong aims to balance hub goal with risk
Thursday, August 28,2025,14:41
Bitcoin Asia kicked off in Hong Kong on Thursday, as Hong Kong strives to balance its goal of becoming a crypto hub while pushing forward a regulatory regime to mitigate financial risks. In its second edition, the conference featured experts who said that Hong Kong could become a hub for shaping the global digital asset regulatory landscape. Two points were brought up: using asset treasury holdings for a broader ecosystem for cryptocurrency and global regulatory leadership to coordinate and... .. read more..