Hong Kong authorities are urgently seeking assistance from the public to locate Ip Yick-chin, a 43-year-old resident of Tsuen Wan who has been missing since late November. His disappearance was officially reported by family members on Dec. 7, prompting a regional search effort coordinated by the New Territories South police. Mr. Ip was last seen…
Hong Kong authorities are urgently seeking assistance from the public to locate 43-year-old Ip Yick-chin, who was last observed nearly three weeks ago near the Tsuen Wan Mass Transit Railway (MTR) station. After his family reported his disappearance on December 7, police issued a widespread appeal, detailing Mr. Ip’s physical description and clothing at the…
Hong Kong authorities are urgently seeking information regarding the whereabouts of 43-year-old Ip Yick-chin, a man last observed in late November near the Tsuen Wan MTR Station. Mr. Ip was reported missing by his family on December 7, prompting an official appeal by the police to the public for assistance. Concerned citizens who may have…
Hong Kong authorities are urgently appealing to the public for assistance in locating Ip Yick-chin, a 43-year-old man from Tsuen Wan who has been missing since late November. His family reported him missing to the police on December 7, prompting an active search effort by the Regional Missing Persons Unit of New Territories South. Ip…
Authorities in Hong Kong are urgently appealing to the public for assistance in locating Ip Yick-chin, a 43-year-old man from Tsuen Wan who has been missing since late November. His disappearance was officially reported to the police by his family on December 7, nearly two weeks after he was last spotted. Ip was last observed…
Hong Kong authorities are urgently seeking information regarding the disappearance of a 43-year-old man, Ip Yick-chin, who was last observed nearly three weeks ago in the Tsuen Wan district. Mr. Ip was reported missing by his family on December 7, after having last been seen on the afternoon of November 22 near the MTR Tsuen…
HONG KONG — A ferocious late-night confrontation involving three men shook the normally quiet stretch of Castle Peak Road in Cheung Sha Wan recently, culminating in the brandishing of a saw and the immediate intervention of police. Undated video footage, which surfaced online, captured the chaotic sequence of events on Tuesday, December 9, showcasing a…
A prominent Hong Kong former civil rights leader and current affairs commentator, Wong On-yin, was formally charged and remanded in custody Tuesday at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts on suspicion of obstructing a national security investigation and publishing seditious materials. The case, involving allegations of wrongful disclosure during a police inquiry and generating online content…
President Donald Trump announced a significant shift in U.S. technology export policy Monday, permitting U.S. semiconductor manufacturers—including industry leader Nvidia—to sell specific high-performance AI chips to approved Chinese customers, contingent upon remitting a quarter of the revenue generated from those sales to the U.S. government. The new framework, aiming to balance national security concerns with…
Despite Paris retaining its crown as the world’s most attractive destination for the fifth consecutive year, the 2025 Euromonitor International’s Top 100 City Destinations Index highlights a significant resurgence for Hong Kong, which secured the second spot globally for projected international arrivals. This dynamic shift, revealed in Euromonitor’s comprehensive assessment of urban destinations based on…
Pyongyang, DPRK — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has extended formal condolences to Russian President Vladimir Putin following the unexpected death of Russia’s Ambassador to Pyongyang, Alexandr Matsegora, amidst what both nations view as a critical juncture in their bilateral relationship. State media confirmed Tuesday that Kim delivered a personal message expressing profound grief…
The Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court carried out the death sentence of Bai Tianhui, the former General Manager of Huarong Finance II Co. Ltd., on Tuesday morning, December 9, 2025. This execution follows the meticulous review and definitive approval by China’s Supreme People’s Court, marking the final stage of a high-profile corruption case within…
South Korea’s demographic landscape is undergoing a notable transformation, marked by the persistent growth of single-person households and shifting internal migration patterns, according to recent official data. The rising trend of solo living, fueled by population aging and changing social conventions, saw one-person residences constitute more than one-third of all households in 2024. Concurrently, government…
A former University of Michigan researcher, Yunqing Jian, 33, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, has been deported from the United States following her conviction for conspiring to illegally import a dangerous agricultural pathogen and subsequently lying to federal law enforcement. Jian was sentenced to time served following her guilty plea last month…
The acclaimed fine-casual dining establishment La Serre, a fixture on the Kwun Tong waterfront since its inception, is set to permanently close its doors on December 31, 2025. The restaurant, celebrated for its unique glasshouse aesthetic and harbor views at 90 Hoi Bun Road, made the unexpected announcement following what it characterized as an “abrupt…
A powerful Magnitude 7.5 earthquake rattled the eastern coast of Aomori Prefecture in northeastern Honshu, Japan, late on the evening of December 8, prompting immediate tsunami warnings along the northern coasts and raising concerns about further seismic activity. The event, centered offshore, resulted in dozens of injuries and substantial aftershocks, challenging regional emergency services. The…
A domestic incident in Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong district Monday night rapidly escalated into a violent confrontation, resulting in both a husband and wife being arrested and requiring hospital treatment. The altercation, which took place around 9:56 p.m. at a residential flat on 24 Wan Hon Street, required a significant police response to stabilize the…
A powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Japan’s Aomori Prefecture late Monday, December 9, 2025, at 11:15 p.m. local time, causing widespread disruption and injuring at least 30 people across the affected region. Originating approximately 80 kilometers offshore at a depth of 50 kilometers, the seismic event led to temporary tsunami warnings…
HONG KONG – Authorities in Hong Kong are investigating a significant drug trafficking operation after airport personnel discovered 24 packages of suspected cannabis buds valued at approximately HK$2.7 million inside an abandoned suitcase. The discovery occurred around 11 a.m. on Monday at the Hong Kong International Airport’s taxi rank, leading swiftly to the arrest of…
Four key European leaders—British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, French President Emmanuel Macron, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz—met in London on Monday, December 9, 2025, to strategize on advancing a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Ukraine and establishing reliable security frameworks for Kyiv. The high-level summit in the British capital underscored…