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Mainland Has First Human Case Of H7N4 Virus

The mainland has reported the first ever human infection of the H7N4 strain of bird flu. Hong Kong's health official... Read more

Peak Tram Fares To Climb From Next Month

The Peak Tram is raising fares by as much as 15 percent from next month. A round-trip ticket for an adult going to a... Read more

HK Now Has Political Screening For Polls: Lawyers

The Bar Association said on Wednesday that a High Court ruling affirming the power of election officials to bar would-be... Read more

Activists Accuse URA Of Secret Demolition Plan

Conservationists have accused the URA of secretly planning to demolish several historically valuable tenements in Centra... Read more

Govt Urged To Help Ethnic Minorities Learn Chinese

The Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) is calling on the government to take concrete steps to improve the employment p... Read more

Court Upholds Live-in Rule For Domestic Helpers

The High Court has quashed a legal challenge against the mandatory live-in requirement for foreign domestic helpers. ... Read more

Lawmakers Call For Review Of EOC's Operations

The Legislative Council’s constitutional affairs panel on Wednesday passed a non-binding motion calling for an indepen... Read more

DAB Wants More Spending On Public In Budget

The DAB has urged the government to spend half of its budget surplus this year on the people. Members of the pro-go... Read more

Border Mall Fails To Attract Shops, Mainlanders

DAB lawmaker Wong Ting-kwong said on Wednesday that a pop-up mall built near the Lok Ma Chau border to attract mainland ... Read more

BCA Committee Yet To Agree On Future For Tests

Members of a committee reviewing school assessments that many parents and teachers want to see dropped say they have not... Read more

Chinas Volatile Stock Markets To Introduce 'Circuit Breaker' Mechanism To Stem Excessive Fluctuations

SHANGHAI -- China’s volatile stock markets will introduce a circuit breaker mechanism next year, to prevent excessive... Read more

China-Africa Summit: Xi Jinping Pledges $60B In 'Funding Support' For Development In Africa

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday announced $60 billion in “funding support” for development in the African con... Read more

Japan's Defense Budget Likely To Top 5 Trillion Yen Amid Territorial Disputes With China

Japan’s defense budget for the next fiscal year is likely to top 5 trillion yen ($40.8 billion) for the first time eve... Read more

Former Philippine President Estrada May Run For Office If Front-Runner Poe Is Barred

MANILA -- There could be a new, old player in next year's already messy Philippine presidential election, where this w... Read more

Malaysia Passes 'Repressive' Security Law Amid Corruption Controversy, Ruling Party Conference

Malaysia passed a new security law Thursday that could help the government quash protests as Prime Minister Najib Razak... Read more