They know 2026 is cooked

US-China economic rivalry transforming into a battle for leverage

Several Chinese tech companies, including Alibaba, ByteDance and Tencent, have reportedly accessed compute power from GB300 chips remotely through data centers in Asian countries including…

China’s pressure campaign against Japan is backfiring badly

A few days ago, the Chinese government had the opportunity to reverse the current downturn in China-Japan relations, the worst in years.   A delegation…

Language requirement change from Cantonese to Chinese not targeting specific students – HKU med school

The University of Hong Kong (HKU)’s medical school has said that revising its admission prerequisites from Cantonese to Chinese proficiency was not meant to target…

Bond markets are repricing Fed independence, not just inflation

By almost every explanation on offer for the bond selloff underway treats it as a familiar story wearing a new coat. Too much debt, too…

Schools, ferry routes suspended as Typhoon Saudel lashes east China

Authorities closed schools and suspended ferry routes in eastern China’s Fujian province on Thursday, after forecasters warned of heavy rain brought about by Typhoon Saudel.…

Hong Kong court upholds convictions of Cardinal Joseph Zen, trustees of 2019 protester relief fund

A Hong Kong court has upheld the convictions of Cardinal Joseph Zen and four other appellants over failing to properly register their now-defunct fund that…

Palau urges ‘unified’ Pacific response to China’s intercontinental ballistic test

Palau’s president called on Thursday for a “unified” Pacific response to July’s missile test by China on the final day of a summit clouded by…

Two bond bombs, one fuse: US, Japan hurtling toward a reckoning

Japan owes more relative to the size of its economy than any government on Earth at over 250% of GDP. For 30 years that didn’t…

Three arrested on anniversary of 2019 incident involving suspected police violence at Prince Edward station

Hong Kong police have confirmed that they made three arrests near Prince Edward station on Monday as people gathered there seven years since officers stormed…

Vietnam’s Doi Moi turns 40 as To Lam riskily renovates the compact

This year marks four decades since Vietnam launched Doi Moi, the economic renovation program that broke with communist central planning. It also marks one of…

The West Bank: the Middle East’s orphan war

Israel is methodically emptying the West Bank countryside of hamlets and farms to spur Palestinians to either flee into exile or move into cities hemmed…

Trump stealing the gold?

HKFP joins the SPUR Coalition to defend original reporting against unpaid use by AI

Hong Kong Free Press has become an associate member of the SPUR Coalition as we seek a fair, rules-based relationship with the AI firms who…

Will Ukraine attack civil aviation in Russia?

President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned airlines, insurers and foreign governments that Russian airspace “will be de facto closed” because of Ukrainian drones. Although Ukraine does…

How Hong Kong’s Hungry Ghost Festival could rival Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri

Kyoto summers are as hot as, if not hotter than, Hong Kong’s – so, anyone who wants to experience the annual Gion Matsuri first-hand must…

Ex-Hong Kong care home warden found guilty of raping intellectually disabled female resident

A former Hong Kong care home warden has been found guilty of raping an intellectually disabled female resident five times two years ago. A High…

Israeli minister: Palestinians leaving is only ‘solution’ in Gaza

Israel has plans drawn up to carry out US President Donald Trump’s proposal to remove most of the Palestinian population from the Gaza Strip, according to its…

They just turned on America’s economy

Global sell off now killing jobs