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Hong Kong investors rattled by Trump-fuelled market rout
Retail investors in Hong Kong are left reeling as US President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs sent the city's stock market to its worst-ever intraday decline.
Shares in Hong Kong plummeted more than 13 percent Monday on their worst day in almost three decades, as China's retaliation against Donald Trump's tariffs ramped up a trade war and fuelled recession fears.
Bird call contest boosts conservation awareness in Hong Kong's concrete jungle
Hong Kong staged its first-ever bird call contest co-hosted by local bird enthusiast organizations. Participants took to the stage to mimic the rhythmic calls of the koel, brown fish owl, and Asian barred owlet. The event aimed to raise ecological awareness.
Heat-stricken Hong Kong scrambles to protect vulnerable workers
Workers in Hong Kong are struggling to cope with record-breaking temperatures as doubts linger over government-issued guidelines meant to reduce heat-related health risks.
Hong Kong temple lights up lanterns ahead of mid-autumn festival
Lanterns depicting pandas, the Chinese literary and religious figure Monkey King, the auspicious dragon, and the phoenix, together with many smaller sky lanterns, illuminate the Hong Kong night sky in Wong Tai Sin temple in preparation for the upcoming mid-autumn festival.
Thousands cross Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour in annual swim race
Against Hong Kong's iconic skyline, thousands of swimmers splash into Victoria Harbour at daybreak to swim the one-kilometre course across to Kowloon in an annual race. About 4,000 participants took part in the event, organisers say. Hong Kong swimmer Keith Sin won the men's racing group in 17 minutes 48 seconds, while Nip Tsz-yin claimed the women's title in 19 minutes 18 seconds.
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Hong Kong's fading neon signs shine again in exhibit
Dozens of previously removed neon shop signs in Hong Kong have been restored and are shining again at an exhibition curated by a neon conservation group. Neon once illuminated the diverse businesses of Hong Kong's streets but citing safety concerns, city authorities have begun removing neon signs, which are widely seen as part of the city's cultural heritage.
Hong Kong crowds cheer first dragon boat race in years
Hong Kong's famous Dragon Boat Festival draws thousands of spectators on Friday, reviving a centuries-old tradition that was forced to ban crowds during the pandemic.
Hong Kong kicks off Mid-Autumn Festival with fire dragon dance
Hong Kong residents and tourists pack into the city's Tai Hang neighbourhood to watch the annual fire dragon dance. The dragon, composed of thousands of burning incense sticks, is paraded around by hundreds of volunteers.
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Who is Robert Francis Prevost, Pope Leo XIV?
Robert Francis Prevost has become Pope Leo XIV after cardinals from around the globe chose him to be the leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. He is the first pope from the United States in the Church's 2,000-year history.
Pakistan's monsoon brides: Extreme weather gives rise to child marriages
Pakistan's high rate of marriages for underage girls had been inching lower in recent years, but after unprecedented floods in 2022, rights workers warn such weddings are now on the rise due to climate-driven economic insecurity.
Bangladesh student protest leader says he fears for his life
Bangladeshi student protest leader Nahid Islam talks to AFP from his hospital room in the capital Dhaka, bruised and battered and fearing for his life.
'I wanted to be loved': Japan women fall prey to exploitative 'host clubs'
Growing up, Mirai Kisaragi fled her abusive parents, barely survived homelessness and contemplated suicide. At 18 she met her "saviour" at one of Tokyo's hundreds of host clubs where men entertain women. Except he, too, was no good. Before long, Kisaragi became one of a growing number of victims of financial and sexual exploitation linked to the establishments that have dotted Japan's red-light district Kabukicho for decades.
Japan town begins blocking Mt Fuji view from 'bad-mannered' tourists
A small Japanese town begins erecting a barrier to block views of the country's most famous sight, Mount Fuji, after locals complained of bad behaviour by photo-hungry tourists.
Indonesian maid's torture highlights lack of helper protection
Beaten, forced to eat animal faeces and chained to a dog cage -- the abuse of an Indonesian maid, Siti Khotimah, highlights the government's failure to protect domestic workers at home even as it moves to help those abroad.
Thailand's last hunter-gatherers seek land rights
For centuries the Maniq -- one of Thailand's smallest ethnic minorities — lived as hunter-gatherers, roaming the rainforests of the Malay Peninsula, moving with the seasons in search of food. But the lures of a settled home, among them education and healthcare, mean their way of life is changing. The Maniq are now demanding ownership rights to land they say has effectively been theirs for generations, but is today protected by Thai law.
Nepal floods: At least 192 dead after relentless monsoon rains
Search and rescue teams in Nepal's capital pick through wrecked homes after waters receded from monsoon floods that killed at least 192 people around the Himalayan republic.