In 1843, in the aftermath of the First Opium War, British colonial forces took over Hong Kong. But the walled city—so named because of fortifications like cannons, a gate, and watchtowers ...

Quasi-2D halide perovskites, especially the Ruddlesden–Popper perovskites (RPPs), have attracted great attention because of their promising properties for optoelectronics; however, there are still ...

With bioassay-guided fractionation, five new polyprenylated benzoylphloroglucinol derivatives, garcimultiflorone D (1), 18-hydroxygarcimultiflorone D (2), garcimultiflorone E (3), garcimultiflorone F ...

HONG KONG: Shares in China's top soy sauce maker Foshan Haitian ended slightly higher on its debut on Thursday (Jun 19) after raising US$1.3 billion in one of Hong Kong's biggest initial public ...

The government will continue to develop Hong Kong into a smoke-free city despite challenges, Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau said. The health authorities recently rolled out 10 tobacco-control ...

Here are the opening and closing to the Hong Kong VCD release of the direct-to-video computer-animated film "Barbie: Fairytopia", the fifth film in the "Barbie" franchise, starring the voice of Kelly ...

Olympic gold medalists highlight jogging event in Hong Kong Wang Junxia, the former Chinese long-distance running champion known as the "Oriental Deer," has moved to Hong Kong through the Quality ...

Despite the prolonged repressive political atmosphere, Hong Kong food delivery riders launched rounds of strikes since May 2025 against the algorithmic exploitation of Keeta, a globally expanding food ...

This collection examines the dynamic interactions between East Asian culture heritages - "traditional" elements including martial arts, music, landscape, aesthetics, stage performances, and legends - ...

The people of Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, traditionally enjoyed substantial civil liberties and the rule of law under their local constitution, the Basic Law. However, the ...

Sebastien Lai told the Financial Times that the health of his 77-year-old father, who was first arrested in Hong Kong in 2020, was rapidly deteriorating and called on Starmer to meet his family ...

Top winners of the 2025 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: L to R, Evren Ozel (United States, $25,000 Bronze Medal), Aristo Sham (Hong Kong, China, $100,000 Gold Medal) and Vitaly ...