6+ hour, 41+ min ago   (172+ words) Property is losing its sparkle for next-generation investors who prioritise liquidity, easy succession and higher returns When Maria’s family moved out of their house in Hong Kong’s Southern district, one of the bigger jobs was packing her mother’s belongings, including…...

18+ hour, 31+ min ago   (215+ words) Main contractor on Tung Chung estate, Able Engineering, is also part of a joint venture involved in scandal-hit lift installation work The quality of concrete used in three blocks of a public housing estate under construction in Tung Chung requires…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (186+ words) The Workers’ Party chief said ‘no amount of money will persuade’ some people to trade their plush offices for grass-roots work At Thursday’s parliamentary debate on changes to the political salary framework, Singh questioned if the city state’s high earners…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (184+ words) If convicted, the suspects, including a woman, face a prison term of between 30 and 40 years The accused: Liu Ting Jun, 46; Huang Jin, 39; Wang Hao Yu, 32; and Guan Siqi, 24, pleaded not guilty after the charge was read to them in Mandarin…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (265+ words) State buying appears to quash panic selling in mainland China-listed shares, but Hong Kong’s unsettled market can’t expect government intervention As concerted state buying puts a floor under mainland China’s onshore stock market amid Beijing’s stabilisation measures, investors in Hong…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (311+ words) The country is battling what authorities say is its most intense wildfire season in 11 years Indonesia is facing ⁠a surge in emissions from wildfires burning through parched stretches of forest and peatland on the islands of Borneo and Sumatra, with…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (137+ words) Traditional Chinese values emphasise family as a collective, where parents typically share wealth with children, regardless of age The woman, identified by her surname Chen and hailing from northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, received a six-month jail sentence for…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (270+ words) The 22-year-old helped launder the stolen funds, then used the money to buy sports cars, rent mansions and spend millions at nightclubs A 22-year-old man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to teaming up with friends to steal nearly a quarter-billion dollars…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (203+ words) City’s students drop out of global 10 in Pisa’s science section – the first time since Hong Kong joined international assessment Hong Kong secondary school students’ performance has fallen in an international assessment focused on three core subjects, with their science score…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (16+ words) South China Morning Post...