HONG KONG: The lawyer for Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai argued on Wednesday (Aug 20) that supporting individual rights is not a crime in the final stretch of a closely watched and years-long national security trial. Lai, 77, who founded the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, has pleaded not guilty to two charges of conspiracy to...
All that because he supposedly had one-sided beef with the supermarket staff. A 63-year-old man from Hong Kong has been arrested under the suspicion of mixing urine into bottles of soft drinks and placing them on shelves in supermarkets located in Sham Shui Po, Mong Kok, and Wan Chai. Last month, the police received reports stating that bottles of...
While we appreciate the laser graphics at concerts, did you know those same effects might be the cause of your damaged camera phone? In a post to Threads, a netizen claimed that a day after he attended a concert by Hong Kong singer Raymond Lam, his phone had several strange purple spots and lines show up on...
Though we have seen Hong Kong actors take their acting careers to the next level, we think these popular faces weren’t expecting what would follow next. In a recent Douyin live stream, former TVB actors Ron Ng, 45, Roger Kwok, 41, Bobby Au-yeung, 64, Matthew Ko, 41, Vincent Wong, 41, and Jerry Lamb, 54, formed a sort of boyband and were made...
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s biggest property developer Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd sold out the first batch of homes for a new project within hours, as the lowest mortgage rates in more than two years lured buyers. Sun Hung Kai sold all 160 units in the 1B phase of Sierra Sea, a residential development in the...
HONG KONG: Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau is selling another wine collection with an estimated value exceeding HK$35 million ($5.8 million) in an auction by Christie’s next week. Lau is offering more than 200 lots of fine wine, including rarities from revered producer Henri Jayer, vintages from Petrus and selections from Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, as...
The dogs were working alongside their handlers during a 12-day long search and rescue mission in earthquake-stricken areas of Myanmar. On March 28, Myanmar was hit with a 7.7 magnitude earthquake, leaving more than 3,000 dead. Following the tragedy, countries including China, India, Thailand, and Singapore, sent search and rescue teams to aid local units in their disaster...
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong actress’s daughter who attends two kindergartens, eats, naps, and uses the toilet in her car has earned her mother the label “monster parent”. Li Tianzong, 37, also known online as Lena, was born in Hong Kong to a mother who is a renowned pipa player. The former Miss Hong Kong contestant has...
HONG KONG: Hong Kong customs have uncovered the largest gold bullion-smuggling case ever recorded by the department, after officers found HK$46 million (US$5.9 million) worth of the precious metal in an air cargo shipment bound for Japan. Officers from the Customs and Excise Department’s air cargo division made the discovery when they acted on a risk...
LONDON: The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has called for an urgent meeting with Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying he was “desperate” as his father’s defence drew to a close in a high-profile trial. Sebastien Lai said a fresh diplomatic push was now needed to free the 77-year-old pro-democracy activist, who...
