US nuclear pact puts Saudi Arabia on path to the bomb

A contentious civilian nuclear agreement between the US and Saudi Arabia has ignited a sharp debate over Middle Eastern security, laying bare the escalating friction…

Tai Po fire: District councillor involved in Wang Fuk Court renovation controversy resigns

A pro-establishment local councillor embroiled in a controversy over proxy votes for renovations at the fire-hit Wang Fuk Court has resigned, official statements show. Peggy…

Will Hong Kong’s new AI ‘city brain’ really stop at traffic monitoring?

Something funny is happening to our lampposts. I first noticed this during a short walk down the road from our home estate, where one lamppost…

World News Day: Would you like your news with or without hallucinations?

HKFP is joining 1,000 news organisations across more than 100 countries to highlight World News Day on September 28. Coinciding with the UN International Day…

Trump F**&^ tried to do it

World News Day: Why independent journalism is a lifeline for Hong Kong

HKFP is joining 1,000 news organisations across more than 100 countries to highlight World News Day on September 28. Coinciding with the UN International Day…

Struggle over Hormuz and Bab el‑Mandeb straits is centuries old

Over recent months, the straits of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb have become synonymous with geopolitical jostling. Whoever controls these narrow waterways governs the flow of…

Hong Kong’s changing climate in 7 charts: from quadrupled ‘very hot days’ to record rainfall

Hongkongers have long complained of the city’s summers getting hotter and longer – and the numbers show they’re not wrong. Data from the Hong Kong…

Hong Kong workers see real salary growth slow to 1.1% in post-pandemic low

Workers in Hong Kong have seen their salaries increase 1.1 per cent so far this year, after adjusting for inflation – the lowest pay rise…

Trump rejects deal, Iran diplomat calls for ‘negotiated solution’

As US President Donald Trump publicly rejected Iran’s proposal for a ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz this weekend, the Iranian foreign minister reiterated that “there…

Now they’re fast tracking us to Doomsday

They just evacuated a town

US, China should treat AI risk like a pathogen, not a missile

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping wrapped up their Washington summit on September 25 with a two-month extension of the trade truce and warm words about…

US challenges China on secret nuclear tests as arms race looms

A mounting standoff over allegations of covert Chinese nuclear testing and rapid arsenal expansion has collided with an intensifying domestic debate within the US over…

US, China buy time with trade truce as pressure builds

By Beiyi Seow Washington and Beijing may have bought themselves breathing space with an extended trade truce, but analysts warn that time is running out…

They just S**% on your Saturday

They’re now F**&^ underwater

Trump just blew it up

This will break the economy

Floods, fury and new calls for independence in Aceh

Thousands gathered at Baiturrahman Grand Mosque in Banda Aceh on August 15, 2026, to commemorate 21 years of peace between Indonesia and the separatist Free…