Top Hong Kong stories 2024: 15 times HK made int'l news
6 days ago · Some stories that became international news in 2024 included the jailing of 45 prominent pro-democracy figures, media mogul Jimmy Lai testifying for the first time at his national security trial ...
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Chinese hackers behind most cyberattacks against Taiwan in 2024
4 days ago · Chinese hackers were involved in most of the cyberattacks against Taiwan last year, which doubled to a daily average of 2.4 million, Taiwanese security officials said. Photo: luis gomes/Pexels.com ...
HK student pleads not guilty to insulting China's anthem during ...
4 days ago · A 19-year-old student has pleaded not guilty to insulting China’s national anthem during a 2026 World Cup Asian qualifier in Hong Kong last June. Defendant Lau Pun-hei, shielded by umbrellas ...
Hong Kong police arrest 31 over deepfake romance scams
4 days ago · Hong Kong police have arrested 31 people over the alleged use of deepfake technologies to stage online romance and investment scams targeting victims in Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore, with ...
Authorities deployed to independent HK bookfair found no …
4 days ago · Hong Kong police officers on stand by near an independent book fair held on December 27, 2024 in Sheung Wan. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. In a separate emailed response, police last Friday said officers ...
Chinese scientist names new spider species after Jay Chou songs
5 days ago · One of the arachnids – the 3.5-millimetre long Cyclosa xingqing sp. nov. or “Starry Mood spider” – is named after a hit love song from Jay Chou’s debut album “Jay” released in 2000.
China central bank plans to boost growth with 'moderately loose ...
5 days ago · The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) said in a statement it will “implement a moderately loose monetary policy… to create a good monetary and financial environment for promoting sustained ...
2024 was Hong Kong’s hottest on record, Observatory says
6 days ago · Hong Kong’s weather service said Friday that 2024 was the city’s hottest year since records began 140 years ago, mirroring a global trend of rising temperatures and extreme weather sparked by ...
Hong Kong’s national security crackdown - month 54
5 days ago · Secretary for Security Chris Tang invoked his powers under the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, known as Article 23, and imposed a series of special orders against Ted Hui, Anna Kwok ...