Economy
Over 160k already sign up for Huanggang e-channel
Oct 9, 2026

Over 160k already sign up for Huanggang e-channel

The Immigration Department said more than 160,000 people have registered for the “collaborative inspection” automated channels at the redeveloped Huanggang port ahead of its opening on Monday. Unde...

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Ex-university student jailed for 7 years for rape, sexual assault and voyeurism
Oct 9, 2026

Ex-university student jailed for 7 years for rape, sexual assault and voyeurism

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a former university student to seven years in prison for raping and sexually targeting five women, with some of the crimes taking place at orientation camps. The 31-yea...

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Stemming the scam epidemic
Oct 9, 2026

Stemming the scam epidemic

These scams continue to work because they incite greed, amplified by a fear of missing out...

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Legal arguments delay trial over murder of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi again
Oct 9, 2026

Legal arguments delay trial over murder of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi again

The murder trial of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has been delayed again while the court addresses legal issues raised by lawyers in the high-profile case. Deputy High Court Judge Brian Keith...

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Singapore F1 to proceed despite haze; no changes planned to outdoor entertainment
Oct 9, 2026

Singapore F1 to proceed despite haze; no changes planned to outdoor entertainment

PSI readings across all five regions in Singapore have remained largely in the unhealthy range over the past 24 hours...

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11 premises raided over alleged bid-rigging to supply virtual reality systems to schools
Oct 9, 2026

11 premises raided over alleged bid-rigging to supply virtual reality systems to schools

Hong Kong’s competition watchdog has raided 11 offices and homes over alleged bid-rigging for contracts to supply virtual reality (VR) systems to schools and non-profit organisations, with the deals v...

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Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: scientist’s soybean research pushes agricultural frontier
Oct 9, 2026

Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: scientist’s soybean research pushes agricultural frontier

When Professor Lam Hon-ming returned to Hong Kong after completing postdoctoral work in the United States in 1997, he was fixated on one question: how can science help feed the country and the world? ...

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Hong Kong needs tougher inspection regime, experts say after CK Asset building fiasco
Oct 9, 2026

Hong Kong needs tougher inspection regime, experts say after CK Asset building fiasco

Lawmakers and engineering sector leaders have called for a review of Hong Kong’s building inspection mechanism and a blacklist to bar errant contractors from government tenders, after a developer said...

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Dogged interest: Corporate buyers unleashed on animal health market
Oct 9, 2026

Dogged interest: Corporate buyers unleashed on animal health market

Despite high-profile acquisitions in Singapore’s vet sector, risk of monopoly may be all bark and no bite...

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US 10-year Treasury yield risks hitting 6% for first time since 2000: Pimco
Oct 9, 2026

US 10-year Treasury yield risks hitting 6% for first time since 2000: Pimco

Global bonds have come under heavy selling pressure this year as soaring energy costs fan inflation...

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