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Police arrest Cathay passenger who tried to open aircraft door mid-flight from Boston to Hong Kong

A passenger on Cathay Pacific flight CX811 from Boston to Hong Kong tried to open the aircraft door mid-flight. No injuries occurred, and the incident is under investigation by Hong Kong police.

A Cathay Pacific aircraft takes off at Hong Kong International Airport on the day of the official launch of its third runway, in Hong Kong, China November 28, 2024; illustrative.
Hong Kong, December 07, the city's deadliest fire in decades

Twelve killed in residential fire in southern China, Xinhua reports

Police officers carry the body of a victim recovered from a fire-damaged residential block at Wang Fuk Court housing complex following a deadly fire, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, December 1, 2025.

Police comb aftermath of fire-ravaged Hong Kong apartments, death toll at 151

Police officers carry bodies recovered from a fire-damaged residential block at Wang Fuk Court housing estate following a deadly fire on Wednesday, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, November 30, 2025.

Anger simmers over Hong Kong deadly blaze as Beijing warns against 'disruption'


Hong Kong nears end of search and rescue mission as tower fire toll rises to 94

Police said they have arrested three construction company officials on suspicion of manslaughter for using unsafe materials.

Smoke rises as a deadly fire, which broke out yesterday, continues to burn at Wang Fuk Court housing complex, in Hong Kong, China November 27, 2025.

Deadly Hong Kong apartment fire leaves 65 dead, and hundreds missing

"We bought this building more than 20 years ago," said a 51-year-old resident surnamed Wan. "All of our belongings were in this building, and now that it has all burned like this, what’s left?"

Firefighters work to extinguish flames, as fire burns bamboo scaffolding across multiple buildings at Wang Fuk Court housing estate, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, November 26, 2025.

At least 44 dead after fire engulfs residential high-rise buildings in Hong Kong

It is believed that the use of bamboo scaffolding, which the city began phasing out earlier this year, contributed to the quick spread of the fire.

Wong 71, reacts after claiming his wife is trapped inside Wang Fuk Court during a major fire, in Tai Po, Hong Kong, China, November 26, 2025

Hong Kong signals support for China in Japan dispute

Hong Kong backs China after Japan's leader warned of a Taiwan conflict amid rising tensions.

John Lee, Chief Executive of Hong Kong, delivers a keynote address at the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit, in Hong Kong, China, November 4, 2025.

Cargo plane slides off runway in Hong Kong, killing two airport staff

Two airport security staff were killed when a cargo plane from Dubai skidded off a Hong Kong runway and pushed their patrol car into the sea.

A cargo plane lies partially in the sea after veering off the runway during landing at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, China, October 20, 2025.

Hong Kong airport to shut for 36 hours due to Typhoon Ragasa

Hong Kong Airport will suspend flights for 36 hours from Tuesday night as Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches. Residents rushed to stockpile food as the city braces for hurricane-force winds.

Residents stock up on supplies at a supermarket to prepare for the approaching Typhoon Ragasa, in Hong Kong, China, September 22, 2025.

WWII bomb found in Hong Kong defused after mass evacuation

A massive WWII-era US bomb discovered in Hong Kong triggered the evacuation of thousands before being safely defused by police bomb experts in a high-risk operation.

Members of the explosive ordinance disposal unit inspect a defused US-made bomb (C), dropped during World War II, that was found inside a construction site at the junction of Convention Avenue and Hung Hing Road in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong on May 11, 2018.

Keir Starmer, heed Churchill's crocodile warning before it's too late for Hong Kong - opinion

By entertaining renewed extradition agreements, Britain risks becoming complicit in Beijing’s campaign of repression.

 The Hong Kong city skyline.

Chinese firms scramble for Nvidia's AI chips ahead of resumed sales to China

Chinese firms are scrambling to buy Nvidia's H20 artificial intelligence chips, ahead of the restrictions lift announced by its CEO and US President Donald Trump.

 Nvidia logo is seen in this illustration created on January 27, 2025.

Fintica AI and Hong Kong’s Legend Arb partner to revolutionize financial markets

Under the agreement, Legend Arb will innovate its trading strategies by using Fintica AI’s advanced unsupervised AI technology.


Hong Kong's first dinosaur fossils, likely from large dinosaur, go on display

The fossils, confirmed to be dated to the Cretaceous period some 145 million to 66 million years ago, need further study to confirm the dinosaur species.

 A child looks at a rock containing dinosaur bone fossils discovered in Hong Kong, displayed at the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre, in Hong Kong, China October 25, 2024.