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Oct 14, 2026

Inflation rose to 3.7 percent in September: BLS

Inflation rose slightly in September after holding steady the month prior, new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) showed Wednesday. The consumer price index (CPI) increased 0.6 percent last month and was up 3.7 percent relative to September 2025. That marked an increase from August, when annual inflation sat at 3.4 percent. The popular...

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Oct 14, 2026

IMF chief urges US and wealthy nations to rein in debt to ease global economic pressure

BANGKOK (AP) — The U.S. and other wealthy nations need to urgently tackle mounting global debt levels that are weighing most heavily on low-income countries and straining the global financial system, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday. IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and other U.S. leaders recognize...

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Oct 14, 2026

Exhibition of pioneering Hong Kong school for national talent in early 1940s opens

A new exhibition about a pioneering school that nurtured talent for the country has opened at a Hong Kong history museum as part of the government’s efforts to promote national education, with many exhibits shown in the city for the first time. “National Development and Achievements Series: Cultivation and Renewal – The Education Legacy of Hong Kong’s Ta Teh Institute”, a free exhibition presented by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, will run at the Hong Kong Museum of History in...

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Oct 14, 2026

Musk steps back into politics with redefined DC role

Elon Musk is jumping back into the political fray, reviving his role as a massive election spender and technology leader with a seat at the table again in Washington.  Following a brief hiatus from President Trump’s orbit last year, Musk’s latest appearances in D.C. and influx of election cash signal he still has an appetite...

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Oct 14, 2026

Nearly 1 in 3 unattended dogs captured in Hong Kong euthanised this year

Roughly one in three unattended dogs captured by Hong Kong authorities had been euthanised as of May this year, a sharp rise from 18 per cent in 2021, according to the latest legislative documents. The proportion of captured unattended dogs later reclaimed by their owners or transferred to animal welfare groups for rehoming has also fallen over the past five years, the Environment and Ecology Bureau told lawmakers on Wednesday. In a written response to the Legislative Council, Secretary for...

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Oct 14, 2026

3 Hong Kong taxi drivers banned for 3 months under demerit points system

Three Hong Kong taxi drivers have been disqualified from driving cabs for three months after accumulating 15 demerit points or more under a penalty system in place for two years, the transport chief has said, disclosing such figures for the first time. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Wednesday that since the mechanism took effect in September 2024, 229 taxi drivers had incurred demerit points as of October 2, with 125 cases involving a refusal to accept a hire. In a...

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Oct 14, 2026

Hong Kong police hunt suspect who stole HK$80,000 necklace from jewellery store

Hong Kong police are searching for a man who stole a gold necklace worth nearly HK$80,000 (US$10,193) from a Chow Sang Sang jewellery store in Tai Po on Wednesday afternoon. According to a source, the suspect, described as a man in his forties, entered the shop on Kwong Fuk Road around 3.10pm. After asking to try on the necklace, which weighed more than a tael (37.5 grams or 1.3 ounces), he snatched it, fled towards Kwong Fuk Lane and boarded an airport-bound bus. Initial investigations revealed...

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Oct 14, 2026

Hong Kong urged to add online safety briefings, penalise no-shows at public gyms

Hong Kong should make better use of its public gyms by allowing online safety briefings and penalising no-shows, an industry leader and a lawmaker have urged after the ombudsman identified management loopholes. The Office of the Ombudsman launched the inquiry into public gym management on Tuesday, noting that rigid mandatory training requirements combined with a severe shortage of places were creating significant barriers to public participation and leaving facilities underused. The watchdog...

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Oct 14, 2026

In Hong Kong, accountability must be more than a slogan

When news broke last week that three newly completed housing blocks were to be demolished without ever having been occupied, I suffered an immediate attack of deja vu. In early 1974, I was in the first wave of recruits to the Operations Department of the newly established Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). As luck would have it, my first posting was to the team dealing with the old Public Works Department. That was my introduction to the wide world of corruption and shoddy work in...

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Oct 14, 2026

Complaints of nuisance behaviour on Hong Kong public transport hit 3-year high

Complaints about noisy and inconsiderate passengers on Hong Kong’s public transport have more than doubled over three years, with authorities recording a surge in reports of people playing loud music and putting their feet on seats. The Transport Department and Environmental Protection Department received 66 complaints about noise nuisance and improper or unhygienic behaviour in 2025, up from 31 in 2023, according to figures released by the government on Wednesday. “[Passengers] should be...

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Oct 14, 2026

Domestic helper charged with murdering 93-year-old employer in Hong Kong

An Indonesian domestic helper in Hong Kong has been remanded in custody after being charged with killing her 93-year-old employer at the weekend. Kharsina, 52, was brought to the Kwun Tong Court on Wednesday to face a count of murder. Police arrested her in the early hours of Monday after her 93-year-old employer was found unresponsive in her flat at Long Yiu House in Kai Tak’s Tak Long Estate on Sunday. Paramedics rushed the elderly woman to hospital after administering emergency treatment at...

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Oct 14, 2026

Hong Kong’s San Tin tech hub operator vows affordable land to lure tenants

The operator of Hong Kong’s flagship San Tin Technopole has pledged to offer affordable land to attract tenants, while revealing plans to reclaim and redevelop fish ponds near the Shenzhen border to accommodate a client requiring substantial premises. Sunny Chai Ngai-chiu, chairman of San Tin Technopole Company Limited (STTCL), on Wednesday also welcomed the proposed funding of HK$10 billion (US$1.27 billion) for the government-owned entity overseeing the technology cluster next to the mainland...

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Oct 14, 2026

Abby Choi’s ex-mother-in-law urged delay in calling police until ransom from ‘kidnappers’, court hears

The former mother-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung tried to prevent her family from reporting her disappearance to police by suggesting that they wait for her “kidnappers” to issue their demands, a court has heard. Choi’s partner, Chris Tam Fong-chun, told the High Court on Wednesday that Jenny Li Sui-heung had tried to paint the influencer’s disappearance as an abduction, saying he should delay calling police until after the perpetrators contacted him. “Li Sui-heung said...

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Oct 14, 2026

Hong Kong bus operators seek fare increases of up to 17.7% amid fuel price surge

Four Hong Kong franchised bus operators have applied to raise fares by up to 17.7 per cent, citing “significant financial pressure” from soaring fuel prices driven by the Middle East conflict. Citybus has sought the steepest increase, at 17.7 per cent, followed by KMB at 16 per cent. Long Win Bus and New Lantao Bus have applied for rises of 8.1 per cent and 9.8 per cent respectively, according to a paper the Transport and Logistics Bureau submitted to the Legislative Council on Wednesday. The...

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Oct 14, 2026

Small acts, shared dreams: students find purpose in helping children in need

About 300 Hong Kong students applied this year for roughly 30 places on an overseas programme to help children in need, up from about 50 applicants last year. Dream Compassioneers co-founder Chan Yik-yeung said the response also showed what students could achieve when trusted with responsibility. Founded in 2020, the organisation runs local and overseas service programmes and is a member of the International Association for Volunteer Effort. Its recent projects have taken volunteers to Cambodia,...

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Oct 14, 2026

No rush to T+1: Hong Kong exchange won’t hurry settlement-time change, sources say

Participants in Hong Kong’s stock market may need to wait longer for shorter transaction settlement times, as market participants want more time to prepare for the change, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Bourse operator Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) said in a consultation paper in April that it aimed to implement a so-called T+1 system – under which trades would be settled one day after transactions – in the fourth quarter of 2027, replacing the existing T+2...

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Oct 14, 2026

13 years in prison for former care home warden who raped intellectually disabled woman

A Hong Kong court has sentenced a former assistant warden at a care home for people with intellectual disabilities to 13 years in prison for raping a female resident five times, with the judge condemning the assaults as “extremely despicable”. High Court Judge Douglas Yau Tak-hong on Wednesday sentenced Chung Pui-kei, 38, who was found guilty of five counts of raping the 23-year-old resident at Hong Chi Pinehill Integrated Vocational Training Centre Kwong Fuk Hostel in Tai Po. “The defendant’s...

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Oct 14, 2026

Unexpected path, lasting impact: hearing loss setback leads to decades of teaching

Hearing loss made it difficult for Ivan Fung Wing-hong to find work in Hong Kong’s construction industry after graduation. Nearly three decades later, that early setback has led to a teaching career spanning young children, postgraduate students and elderly people. Born with a hearing impairment, Fung struggled with language subjects at school because he could not always hear clearly. He was stronger in maths and art, which eventually led him to study building-related subjects at what was then...

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Oct 14, 2026

Commentary: Bass vs. Raman: Here's who won the L.A. mayoral debate

Times columnists weigh in on the final mayoral debate before the Nov. 3 election.

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Oct 14, 2026

Bass and Raman trade blows over police chief in final debate of L.A. mayor's race

Bass portrayed Raman as someone who isn't ready to lead the city, while Raman described the mayor as being 'missing in action' during fires in Pacific Palisades and Boyle Heights.

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Oct 14, 2026

Helper’s arrest over death of elderly woman sparks calls for carer support

The arrest of a domestic helper over the suspected murder of an elderly woman has dominated Hong Kong headlines, with police investigations revealing that the 93-year-old had been assaulted repeatedly in the hours before her death on Sunday. Citing surveillance footage, police said on Monday the 52-year-old Indonesian helper hit the widow, surnamed Kwan, on the head, face and neck, stepped on her abdomen and moved her body in a “rough and violent manner”. The helper appeared to be Kwan’s primary...

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Oct 14, 2026

Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: mental health advocate who saved suicidal teen

Hongkongers can be struggling with severe mental health problems but still not be considered urgent cases, according to mental health advocate Minal Mahtani, who wants community groups to play a bigger role before individual cases reach crisis point. Mahtani, founder of OCD & Anxiety Support Hong Kong, said better referrals between hospitals, community mental health services and specialist charities could help people receive timely support while they wait for formal treatment. Her work has...

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Oct 14, 2026

MTR Corp ordered to submit report after 2 disruptions at Lam Tin station in 15 hours

Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation has been ordered to submit a report to the government within a month following two separate service disruptions at Lam Tin station within 15 hours, with the railway operator apologising to passengers for the inconvenience caused. Services on the Kwun Tong line were disrupted at about 8am on Wednesday when wires overheated in an electrical room on the station platform, prompting trains to skip the stop. Services resumed by 10am. The previous evening at around 5.30pm,...

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Oct 14, 2026

Does Hong Kong’s economy serve the people or profit?

China has lifted nearly 800 million people out of extreme poverty, arguably the greatest achievement in poverty reduction in human history. Even so, no mainland Chinese economist has won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. Across the Pacific, the United States has produced about 75 per cent of Nobel economics laureates, even as its economy staggers under mounting public debt, chronic fiscal deficits, and recurring financial crises and government shutdowns. Of the 99 economics laureates ever...

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Oct 14, 2026

Live chat: Our columnists analyze L.A.'s mayoral debate

Times columnists comment in real time on the Los Angeles mayoral debate between Karen Bass and Nithya Raman.

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Oct 14, 2026

Westside residents without air conditioning, we want to hear from you

As temperatures warm back up this week, we're continuing to report on heat impacts and would love to hear from readers.

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Oct 14, 2026

Why did Hong Kong’s 11 Skies fail and can the megaproject be rescued?

The roar of plane engines and the hustle and bustle at Hong Kong International Airport’s Terminal 2 present a stark contrast to the pin-drop silence at the adjacent 11 Skies commercial complex. A South China Morning Post reporter who travelled between the two places in early October found minimal footfall at the shopping centre, with the bright and airy environment of the airport terminal replaced by dim, stuffy and boarded-up corridors, and poor air conditioning amid the simmering outdoor...

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Oct 13, 2026

First Santa Ana winds of the season bring fire danger to L.A. Thursday and Friday

Strong Santa Ana winds, dry conditions and a heat wave will create high fire risk in western Los Angeles beginning Thursday, according to forecasters.

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Oct 13, 2026

Carney 1812 post references British-Canadian forces routing US

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday made a reference to a 1812 U.S.-British battle in which forces from the United Kingdom were victorious. “On this day in 1812,” Carney said in a post on the social platform X that also featured a photo of a small sculpture of what appears to be a British...

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Oct 13, 2026

Federal energy regulators shoot down grid operator's plan to cut power to data centers during shortfalls

The nation’s energy regulators have shot down a bid from a regional grid operator to cut power to some large data centers during a supply shortfall — leaving the issue largely in the hands of states. Regional grid operator PJM, which manages the electric grid for several East Coast and Midwest states, proposed an ability...

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