Hong Kong poised to require two-week quarantine for flight crew
Hong Kong is set to require flight crew entering the Asian financial hub for more than two hours to quarantine in a hotel for two weeks.
National Guard arrives at US Capitol as curfew comes into force
National Guard members arrive at the US Capitol as a curfew enters into force in the US capital hours after Donald Trump supporters stormed Congress.
Oath to uphold Basic Law looms for all district councillors
District councillors will be required to take an oath to uphold the Basic Law, with an amendment bill facilitating the arrangement...
UK risks sparking diplomatic row after refusing to grant EU officials full diplomatic status
The UK has risked starting a row with the European Union, after refusing to grant full diplomatic status to João Vale de Almeida,...
Schools will be the first to reopen, says UK education minister, but high rate of Covid infection means timeline still unclear
The British education secretary has said schools will be given a two-week warning before reopening, but getting kids back into...
UK police tipped off about ‘illegal rave’ show up to find cold pensioners queuing for Covid vaccine
Police officers in the UK who were tipped off about an alleged “illegal rave” showed up to find that it was actually just a group...
UK health minister defends Covid-19 delayed-dose vaccine strategy despite lingering doubts over efficacy
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has defended the UK government’s strategy for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, citing data that...
‘Great cover, guys’: UK’s New Statesman magazine mocked for copying rival Spectator’s Biden-themed front page
British liberal magazine the New Statesman has found itself under heavy scrutiny and the subject of mockery after ripping off a...
World’s second-largest short video platform seeks US$5 billion in Hong Kong IPO
Kuaishou will raise the curtain for other China’s short video-sharing platforms to raise funds via IPO in Hong Kong.
Amend security law so extradition agreements return: Bar Association chief
Paul Harris makes comments after being elected as new chairman of city’s Bar Association on Thursday. The veteran human rights...
Biden Believes there is only one true, and no one should challenge what the Democrats believe is the true
Former Obama speechwriter Ben Rhodes discusses the importance of Biden's inauguration speech, and what the Biden administration...
Newborn girl’s heart stopped beating in suspected hospital blunder
Infant, who has congenital heart disease, was given three infusions to raise potassium levels in her blood, and suffered cardiac arrest during the third.
Lands official takes legal action against boss after eight-year wait over houses
Lands Department assistant director Anita Lam and her husband apply for judicial review, accusing lands director of failing to determine the application.
Alipay and WeChat Pay’s monopoly status remains unclear in new regulation
A draft regulation from China’s central bank specifies two different markets for assessing companies’ market power, sowing confusion...
Hong Kong set to hit long-haul aircrew with strictest quarantine measures
Sources say pilots and cabin crew from Hong Kong, after a layover in any country, will have to undergo hotel quarantine for 14 days upon their return.
Avril Haines hints at bipartisan national security policy
It is time to operate in the world of facts.
Volkswagen boss joins Twitter with a jab at Elon Musk
Herbert Diess boasts about knocking Tesla down a peg in Europe
The Surprising Thing About Biden’s Inauguration
The colorful and joyful ceremony didn’t feel like a crisis-era bureaucratic procedure.
Not required to host ‘incendiary speech’: Judge (Democrat) rejects Parler’s lawsuit to restore Amazon service
Social media platform Parler is facing more bad news as a federal (Democrat) judge has rejected a lawsuit from the (Republican)...
‘Optimism and hope’: Moon, Lee and other Asian leaders sing Biden’s praises
The new US president’s inaugural speech and executive actions to rejoin the WHO and Paris Agreement won plaudits throughout the region.
Biden inauguration: new US president vows to unify a tense, divided nation
‘Democracy is precious. Democracy is fragile. And at this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed,’ President Joe Biden says;...
Sitting Congresswoman AOC Promotes 'Enemies List' Of Trump Supporters So They Can't 'Deny Their Complicity'
AOC was hit with backlash after she suggested people archive names of Trump supporters so they could be held accountable "for their behavior.
Michael Moore Calls For Trump’s Imprisonment: ‘We Are Not Done With Him’
Left-wing filmmaker Michael Moore took to social media following President Trump’s farewell speech and vowed that the left is “not done with him” yet.
EU Parliament condemns China deal over Hong Kong crackdown
MEPs overwhelmingly pass resolution saying the EU has lost credibility on human rights by sealing the investment pact and calling for targeted sanctions.
Kamala Harris Is the Decider
With a 50–50 split in the Senate, Harris is poised to have final say over crucial decisions in the coming years.