Tag: Hong Kong

Hong Kong ceded to the British

Hong Kong ceded to the British

Jan 20, 2026

20 January 1841

‘I’m sorry to my ancestors’: Hong Kong’s beloved ‘king of umbrellas’ retires, ending a 183-year family trade

‘I’m sorry to my ancestors’: Hong Kong’s beloved ‘king ...

Dec 28, 2025

From Ekurhuleni to Hong Kong — Fear, drugs and death in Joburg’s ‘place of peace’

From Ekurhuleni to Hong Kong — Fear, drugs and death in...

Dec 24, 2025

Manipulated by recruiters, many drug couriers, including South Africans, face ha...

Turnout fears loom as Hong Kong heads to polls amid grief over deadly housing‑block blaze

Turnout fears loom as Hong Kong heads to polls amid gri...

Dec 7, 2025

LT Lam, rubber duck tycoon who helped Hong Kong eclipse Japan in toy manufacturing

LT Lam, rubber duck tycoon who helped Hong Kong eclipse...

Dec 6, 2025

Lam was the last survivor of the generation that created a toy industry of more ...

Hong Kong to set up judge-led independent committee after deadly apartment fire kills 151

Hong Kong to set up judge-led independent committee aft...

Dec 2, 2025

Hong Kong blaze spotlights enduring role of city’s foreign domestic helpers

Hong Kong blaze spotlights enduring role of city’s fore...

Nov 29, 2025

Hong Kong tower inferno: Death toll climbs to 44 as police arrest three over bamboo-scaffolding-linked blaze

Hong Kong tower inferno: Death toll climbs to 44 as pol...

Nov 27, 2025

Hong Kong arrests 80 in one of its biggest crypto frauds

Hong Kong arrests 80 in one of its biggest crypto frauds

Nov 5, 2025

Cargo plane skids off runway into sea at Hong Kong airport; two killed, runway closed

Cargo plane skids off runway into sea at Hong Kong airp...

Oct 20, 2025

Super typhoon hits Philippines sparking evacuations and airport shutdowns

Super typhoon hits Philippines sparking evacuations and...

Sep 23, 2025

Most powerful storm to hit the region in years will also affect Taiwan, Hong Kon...

Hong Kong evacuates thousands after WWII-era bomb found

Hong Kong evacuates thousands after WWII-era bomb found

Sep 20, 2025

New Gunner Gyokeres could debut against Tottenham in Hong Kong

New Gunner Gyokeres could debut against Tottenham in Ho...

Jul 31, 2025

What really happens to your phone when it's snatched by a thief in the street?

What really happens to your phone when it's snatched by...

Jul 28, 2025

A Daily Mail investigation follows a stolen mobile from London's Baker Street to...

Experience: I am the world champion of ‘doing nothing’

Experience: I am the world champion of ‘doing nothing’

Jul 19, 2025

The Space-Out competition involves sitting still for 90 minutes – no sleeping, n...