Operation Santa Claus: Hong Kong charity helps SMA patients manage day to day

Families of SMA Foundation is one of 11 charitable projects receiving funding from OSC this year.

Hong Kong-Peru free-trade deal will help firms enter Latin America in I&T and more: industry

Business leaders eye opportunities in areas from finance to transport, saying deal will also help promote city as trading and investment hub.

China ‘Song Hye-kyo 2.0’ pilot looks like South Korean K-drama star, wows air show fans

Stunningly good looking People’s Liberation Army helicopter pilot steals show at aviation exhibition, reveals her love of flying, military service.

China’s Xi urges Japan to ‘face history squarely’ as leaders pledge stable ties

It is hoped Japan will ‘properly handle’ major issues including Taiwan, Xi Jinping tells Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Apec margins.

Archegos founder Bill Hwang faces 21 years in US jail for fraud, market manipulation

The 2021 financial scandal cost Archegos Capital Management and its lenders billions of dollars in losses.

In Pakistan, creeping authoritarianism threatens democracy ‘for decades to come’

Experts predict new laws solidifying military influence will have lasting repercussions for civil liberties and political dissent.

Foreign grocers face xenophobia in South Africa after child food poisoning deaths

While there was no sign of a deliberate campaign to poison children, vigilantes have targeted Ethiopian and South Asian shopkeepers.

Hong Kong eyes closer economic ties with Southeast Asia during Apec summit

Chief Executive John Lee has met leaders such as Singapore’s Lawrence Wong, Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim and Vietnam’s Luong Cuong.

University in Macau uncovers 20 students using fake Hong Kong exam credentials

Hong Kong education chief Christine Choi says university contacted local exam authorities for help, which filed a report to police.

Super Typhoon Man-yi: Philippines on high alert amid ‘life-threatening’ storm surge warning

Around 255,000 people have fled their homes ahead of the super typhoon, the sixth major storm to hit the country in the past month.