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Typhoon Koinu leaves at least 1 dead in Taiwan as record winds batter island
Pingtung, Taiwan Typhoon Koinu left at least one person dead on Thursday as it grazed Taiwan’s southern tip, lashing the island with the strongest winds it has ever recorded and knocking out power to...
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Give new parents HK$10k and tax breaks to hire domestic workers, Hong Kong...
Hong Kong’s largest pro-establishment party has urged the government to enact policies to promote childbirth, suggesting a one-off HK$10,000 subsidy for families and tax deductions to hire domestic...
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Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog warns against WhatsApp account ‘hijacking’ as...
Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has warned the public against WhatsApp account hijacking after receiving several reports of data breaches within the past month. Social media apps on a smartphone. Photo:...
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HKFP Lens: Triumphant moments for team Hong Kong in second week of Hangzhou’s...
Hong Kong athletes have added to their medal haul in the second week of the 2023 Asian Games. Some 660 athletes travelled from the city to compete in the sporting event in Hangzhou, China, which runs...
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Upcoming ‘patriots’ District Council race will be ‘more intense,’ Hong Kong’s...
The chairperson of Hong Kong’s largest pro-establishment party said the upcoming District Council election would be “more intense” than years past, adding that it planned to send members to contest in...
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Hong Kong gov’t investigates Japanese chicken wings suspected of violating...
Authorities are investigating frozen chicken wings imported from a Japanese prefecture near Fukushima, after they were suspected of violating import control measures implemented after the Fukushima...
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EU foreign policy chief to visit China next week, after trip postponed twice
Brussels, Belgium EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will head to China next week after his visit had been postponed twice this year, an EU official said Friday. Josep Borrell. File Photo: European...
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3 Hong Kong men charged over soaking police, TVB reporters with water guns...
Three Hong Kong men who allegedly squirted police officers and reporters from local outlet TVB with water guns during a traditional Thai water festival have been charged with common assault and...
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Typhoon Koinu: Observatory issues T3 storm warning, harbourfront ‘Night Vibes...
The Hong Kong Observatory has issued its Strong Wind Signal No. 3 as Typhoon Koinu approaches the city after making landfall in Taiwan. The alert was raised at 5.40 pm, when Koinu was roughly 260...
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Hong Kong man jailed for 4 months over importing ‘seditious’ children’s books
A Hong Kong man has been jailed for four months under the sedition law after pleading guilty to importing 18 children’s books about sheep and wolves. The publications were said to be filled with...
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