Hong Kong

News Hour: Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested 21 Uber drivers for carrying passengers without a proper permit following an undercover operation in the latest setback for the ride-hailing giant. The sting comes as the San...

News Hour: An Andy Warhol portrait of former Chinese leader Chairman Mao Zedong has sold for $12.6 million at a Hong Kong auction, less than the $15 million it was expected to fetch. The painting was...

News Hour: Hong Kong has lifted a ban on Brazilian meat imports, a spokesperson for Brazil’s Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday. Brazil is still blocking exports from the 21 meatpacking plants targeted in a police investigation...

News Hour: Renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has spoken to a Hong Kong audience by hologram, showcasing the growing reach of a technology which is making inroads into politics, entertainment and business. The British scientist appeared on...

News Hour: Hong Kong has banned all meat imports from Brazil, the Latin American nation’s agriculture ministry said Tuesday, another blow from a police investigation into corruption among health inspectors and the alleged selling of rotten...

News Hour: Hong Kong authorities on Friday confirmed the city’s second case of human bird flu infection this winter, five days after the death of a first patient who contracted the same H7N9 strain of the...

News Hour: Spaceships, flying lobsters and a team based on characters from the hit mobile game “Angry Birds” attempted lift-off from Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour at the annual Red Bull Flugtag competition. Hundreds of spectators watched...

News Hour: British banker Rurik Jutting has been found guilty of murdering two Indonesian women in Hong Kong, in a case that has gripped the city. A jury took around four hours to find an expressionless...

News Hour: Auctioneers showcased a selection of art belonging to the late British rock star David Bowie in Hong Kong on Wednesday, ahead of a $12.5-million London auction next month. “Air Power”, a painting by New...

News Hour: Thailand defeated host Hong Kong by 17 runs on day three of the ICC Women’s World Cup Asia Qualifier 2016 at the Mission Road Ground, Monk Kok on Tuesday. The victory helped Thailand maintain...