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Delhi exposed to more black carbon than others, says scientists

The study reported that in Hong Kong, UFP levels were up to four times higher than in cities in Europe.

11 July 2018 10:12 PM GMT

$A Hong Kong court has banned people from publishing a wide range of personal details about police officers and their families, including photos, in a bid to halt \doxxing\ by pro-democracy protesters. (Photo: AFP)$ World

Hong Kong court bans publishing police details, including photos

Earlier this month the city's pro-Beijing leader Carrie Lam used a colonial-era emergency law to ban protesters from...

26 Oct 2019 6:26 AM GMT

Body had invited bids to operate these parking lots.

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Amid looming recession, Hong Kong tycoon buys million dollar parking...

The HK USD 7.6 million (USD 970,000) price tag is more than 30 times the average annual wage in Hong Kong.

24 Oct 2019 10:48 AM GMT

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China plans to replace Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam: report

The pro-Beijing leader has faced sustained criticism from protesters in the semi-autonomous city.

23 Oct 2019 5:30 AM GMT

Pro-democracy lawmakers were dragged out of Hong Kongs legislature by security guards on Thursday after they heckled the citys pro-Beijing leader for a second day running, the latest outburst of political rancour in the strife-torn city. (Photo: screengrab/ AFP video)

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Hong Kong lawmakers dragged from chamber as leader heckled for second...

But chaos erupted once more as her political opponents chanted slogans and were dragged one by one from the chamber.

17 Oct 2019 7:57 AM GMT

Hong Kongs Chief Executive Carrie Lam earlier on Thursday (local time) said that the decision to withdraw the extradition bill was taken by the Hong Kong government and not Beijing, South China Morning Post reported. (Photo: File)

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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam slams US Senator for police state' remark

Earlier, fellow Republican senator Ted Cruz had accused the Chinese government of trying to impose 'dictatorship' on...

15 Oct 2019 7:21 AM GMT

No one showed up! Only me! Wearing a mask to show off! This is quite disappointing, said the 20-year-old. (Photo: AP)

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'No one showed up!' Hong Kong protests face acid test as movement...

The youth-led movement has radicalised a new generation of protesters unlikely to go readily back into their box.

11 Oct 2019 8:07 AM GMT

Two protesters have been charged with violating Hong Kongs new ban that criminalised the wearing of masks at rallies. (Photo: File)

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2 protesters charged in 1st use of Hong Kong's new mask ban

A conviction for violating the mask ban carries a penalty of up to a year in jail and a fine.

7 Oct 2019 5:19 AM GMT

It was the first such injury from a live round in nearly four months of increasingly violent protests and threatened to strip the spotlight from Chinas carefully-choreographed birthday party, designed to underscore its status as a global superpower. (Photo: AFP)

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Watch: Protester critical after being shot by Hong Kong police as...

The wounded protester received initial first aid from officers before paramedics arrived and took him to hospital.

1 Oct 2019 11:52 AM GMT

Earlier on Monday, Honk Kong demonstrators had called for a general strike and vowed to go out in full force on Tuesday to disrupt National Day celebrations. (Photo: ANI)

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Protests break out in parts in Hong Kong on China's National Day

In Hong Kong's Tsim Sha Tsui district, protestors set trash cans on fire and placed in front of the closed subway...

1 Oct 2019 10:15 AM GMT

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'No force' can shake us, says Xi Jinping as China marks 70 years

'There is no force that can shake the foundation of this great nation,' Xi said, standing alongside party leaders in...

1 Oct 2019 3:40 AM GMT

$China warned the United States on Thursday it would take \firm counter measures\ in response to US legislation backing anti-government protesters in Hong Kong, and said attempts to interfere in the Chinese-ruled city were doomed to fail. (Photo: AP)$ World

'Clearly interfering': Furious China warns US of retaliation on...

More than 5,800 people have been arrested since June, the numbers increasing exponentially in October and November, as...

28 Nov 2019 8:19 AM GMT