Jimmy Lai, a British citizen who has been in detention since 2020, is a strong critic of the Chinese Communist Party. He is regarded as one of the key faces of Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement.
In December 2025, the Hong Kong High Court found Lai guilty on all three counts of violating the national security law.
Indian squash team made history on Sunday, securing the first-ever Squash World Cup title, beating the top-seeds Hong Kong in the final in Chennai.
Hong Kong has ordered citywide scaffolding removal for urgent safety checks after the Wang Fuk Court fire, which killed 159 people. Police have made arrests and expanded search operations.
A massive fire tore through a public housing complex in Hong Kong, leaving scores dead and many more injured. The blaze spread rapidly through the building’s renovation scaffolding, turning an ordinary day into one of the city’s darkest tragedies in decades.
Unquestionably, the greatest catastrophe to befall mankind in the twenty-first century was the Covid-19 pandemic, which raged across continents, sparing no one, leaving no corner of the globe untouched.
The decision to dissolve the Democratic Party in Hong Kong, its largest opposition grouping, is stark confirmation of the city’s shifting political landscape.
Severe wintertime ozone (O3) pollution may be driven by alkene emissions from local petrochemical industries, and can be detrimental to human health, finds a study.
The Indian women’s handball team marked a strong start to the 20th Asian Women’s Handball Championship (AWHC) 2024 with a 31-28 victory over Hong Kong-China at the Indira Gandhi Arena here on Tuesday.
The sentencing of 45 pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong under its controversial National Security Law signifies a turning point in the former British colony’s political and legal history.
