Economy
127 arrested as Hong Kong police bust Vietnamese-led loan-sharking syndicate
Oct 10, 2026

127 arrested as Hong Kong police bust Vietnamese-led loan-sharking syndicate

Hong Kong police have arrested 127 people in a six-month undercover operation against a Vietnamese-led crime syndicate accused of running loan-sharking rackets charging interest rates of up to 3,700 p...

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Senior civil servants could face disciplinary action over Tai Po fire if named in report
Oct 10, 2026

Senior civil servants could face disciplinary action over Tai Po fire if named in report

Senior public servants found accountable for last year’s deadly Tai Po fire could face disciplinary action if named in an investigation report that a government-appointed panel is expected to submit t...

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Hong Kong records 21 mpox cases since August, high-risk groups urged to get jabs
Oct 10, 2026

Hong Kong records 21 mpox cases since August, high-risk groups urged to get jabs

Hong Kong has recorded 21 cases of mpox since August, accounting for 70 per cent of this year’s total, prompting health authorities to urge people who engage in high-risk sexual contact to take protec...

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Tropical Storm Rachel is behaving in unusual ways. What that means for SoCal this weekend
Oct 10, 2026

Tropical Storm Rachel is behaving in unusual ways. What that means for SoCal this weekend

Tropical Storm Rachel is expected to make landfall either in northern Baja California or San Diego County as early as Saturday night, bringing with it a slew of potential hazards, including damaging c...

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10 deaths at L.A.'s Twin Towers jail: One man's family alleges staff failed to provide care
Oct 10, 2026

10 deaths at L.A.'s Twin Towers jail: One man's family alleges staff failed to provide care

The family of Daniel Magaña has filed a wrongful death claim against L.A. County, alleging staff at the Twin Towers jail failed to provide him with "psychiatric evaluation, monitoring, medication, and...

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New California ghost gun lawsuit takes aim at company that sells 3-D printer filament
Oct 10, 2026

New California ghost gun lawsuit takes aim at company that sells 3-D printer filament

San Diego County authorities say Polymaker made a "strategic business choice" to market and sell 3-D printer filament to Californians for the express purpose of building illegal weapons....

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Hong Kong police smash alleged Thai prostitution ring, seize HK$13 million cash
Oct 10, 2026

Hong Kong police smash alleged Thai prostitution ring, seize HK$13 million cash

Hong Kong police have dismantled a local syndicate allegedly running a vice ring involving Thai women, seizing HK$13 million in cash (US$1.66 million) and freezing HK$5 million in suspected crime proc...

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Guangdong yachts to sail into Hong Kong from Friday under southbound scheme
Oct 10, 2026

Guangdong yachts to sail into Hong Kong from Friday under southbound scheme

Guangdong-registered yachts will be allowed to sail into Hong Kong waters from next Friday under a new travel scheme, the city’s transport minister has confirmed. Writing in her weekly blog on Saturda...

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Beer-girl controversy brings call to exercise caution
Oct 10, 2026

Beer-girl controversy brings call to exercise caution

The chairman of the Advisory Committee on Mental Health Lam Ching-choi called on parents to encourage children to work out in a safe and loving manner. His call on Saturday came after an online vi...

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New mechanism to strengthen oversight of renovations after Tai Po fire: minister
Oct 10, 2026

New mechanism to strengthen oversight of renovations after Tai Po fire: minister

A three-tier dispute resolution mechanism could help Hong Kong homeowners strengthen oversight of major renovation projects and prevent exploitation by “unscrupulous traders”, according to the home af...

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