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China’s foreign ministry accused a US congressional committee on Saturday of “fabricating claims” after its chairman called on Starbucks to shutter two newly opened cafes in Xinjiang over alleged rights abuses. John Moolenaar, chairman of the US House Select Committee on China, called the decision…
China’s commerce ministry launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of a widely used production chemical from the European Union on Saturday, less than a week before the bloc’s trade chief was due in Beijing for talks. A spokesperson for Beijing’s commerce ministry said China’s domestic…
Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has received 286 complaints over the abrupt closure of yoga chain Hotstone Yoga, which shut its doors on Thursday. The Consumer Council said on Friday that the complaints involved around HK$3.9 million, adding that the Customs department was investigating the case.…
Environmental NGO Greenpeace has urged the government to review its ecotourism policies and reduce visitor quotas for a popular Sai Kung trail after finding overcrowding and damage on the first day of the Golden Week holiday. The green group said in a statement that Sai Kung’s Po Pin Chau trail saw…
Hong Kong has raised the minimum wage for the city’s more than 380,000 foreign domestic workers by 2.35 per cent, from HK$5,100 to HK$5,220 per month, the government has announced. The government also said on Friday that the food allowance for domestic workers – which employers must pay if they do…
Taiwan boxer Lin Yu-ting, the Olympic champion who found herself embroiled in a major gender row at Paris 2024, won gold at the Asian Games on Wednesday. Lin beat China’s Yang Chengyu 5-0 in the women’s 60kg final in Nagoya, giving her a second Asian Games gold after winning in the 57kg class in…
Taiwan received its first two US-made F-16V fighter jets on Friday, as the island democracy upgrades its military capabilities to deter a potential Chinese attack. The warplanes are part of an $8 billion deal for 66 F-16Vs approved during US President Donald Trump’s first term and scheduled for…
A Hong Kong independent journalist arrested on Wednesday for allegedly acting “with seditious intent” has been released on bail. Media outlet The Witness reported that 37-year-old Tang Ho-wing, known by his online moniker “Boomhead,” left Yau Ma Tei Police Station shortly after midnight on Friday…
A 58-year-old New Zealand man has died after he was suspected of drowning while taking part in the Peng Chau Challenge Open Water Swim Race on Thursday. He was rescued in the waters off Tung Wan Beach and taken to Peng Chau Clinic, police told HKFP on Thursday. He was then airlifted to Pamela Youde…
Three dog owners have lost their appeal against the government’s decision to classify their pets as “fighting dogs,” designations that were made as authorities tightened regulations following fatal dog attacks in August. The Dogs and Cats Classification Board, an advisory board to the Agriculture…
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