{"topic":"hk_news","count":20,"items":[{"title":"Is Philippines’ aim to become an arms exporter like India overly ambitious?","url":"https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3364250/philippines-aim-become-arms-exporter-india-overly-ambitious?utm_source=rss_feed","summary":"The Philippines is looking to India as a model of defence self-reliance as it continues building its capabilities to manage maritime disputes following the purchase of its first BrahMos missiles from Delhi. While India’s experience is useful, it is more practical for Manila to cooperate with Delhi i","time":"Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:17:09 +0000","source":"SCMP"},{"title":"‘Heroes’ star Hayden Panettiere dies aged 36, father confirms","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3364248/heroes-star-hayden-panettiere-dies-aged-36-father-confirms?utm_source=rss_feed","summary":"Hayden Panettiere, star of popular television series including Heroes and Nashville, has died. She was 36. Panettiere’s father, Skip, announced the actress’ death in a statement provided to ABC News on Sunday. “It is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of our beloved Hayden. She w","time":"Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:10:39 +0000","source":"SCMP"},{"title":"5 injured after taxi, 3 cars collide on Hong Kong highway","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3364247/5-injured-after-taxi-3-cars-collide-hong-kong-highway?utm_source=rss_feed","summary":"Five people have been injured after a taxi and three private cars collided on Tsing Kwai Highway in Hong Kong. Police said the four vehicles crashed on the Kowloon-bound carriageway near Lai King MTR station at 8.40am on Monday, leaving four men and one woman with minor injuries. The Fire Services D","time":"Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:05:07 +0000","source":"SCMP"},{"title":"Australia slows down ‘backpacker visas’ in fresh migration crackdown","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3364244/australia-slows-down-backpacker-visas-fresh-migration-crackdown?utm_source=rss_feed","summary":"Australia is slowing the issuance of new “working holiday” visas popular with backpackers as the government looks at policies to cut migration to the country. “They are still being processed, but they are being processed more slowly than they were previously,” Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said o","time":"Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:52:15 +0000","source":"SCMP"},{"title":"2 more drills with ‘harsher scenarios’ planned this month for revamped Huanggang port","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3364243/2-more-drills-harsher-scenarios-planned-month-revamped-huanggang-port?utm_source=rss_feed","summary":"Hong Kong will hold two more drills later this month at the revamped Huanggang border crossing, with up to 20,000 civil servants involved to test the new immigration clearance gates under “harsher scenarios”, according to the city’s security chief. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said o","time":"Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:51:38 +0000","source":"SCMP"},{"title":"Hong Kong merchant jailed for trying to kill wife, daughters amid debt woes","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3364241/hong-kong-merchant-jailed-trying-kill-wife-daughters-amid-debt-woes?utm_source=rss_feed","summary":"A Hong Kong merchant has been jailed for five years and four months for attempting to murder his wife and three daughters by burning charcoal in their public rental flat after struggling to repay debts totalling nearly HK$900,000 (US$115,000). The High Court on Monday sentenced Wong Pak-ting in what","time":"Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:30:30 +0000","source":"SCMP"},{"title":"Far-right Ben-Gvir urges Israel to kill ‘30 to 40 every night’ in Gaza","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3364239/far-right-ben-gvir-urges-israel-kill-30-40-every-night-gaza?utm_source=rss_feed","summary":"An extremist Israeli lawmaker in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition publicly advocated for killing “30 to 40” people in Gaza each night, comments that surfaced Sunday and were quickly shared by Palestinian media. Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir made the statement while speak","time":"Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:21:01 +0000","source":"SCMP"},{"title":"China embraces ‘Grandpa Cute’; policewoman probed over uniform dance: 5 weekend reads you missed","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3364231/china-embraces-grandpa-cute-policewoman-probed-over-uniform-dance-5-weekend-reads-you-missed?utm_source=rss_feed","summary":"We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Why Chinese youth are turning to an 84-year-old Cambridge professor for support 2. Chinese official","time":"Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:15:09 +0000","source":"SCMP"},{"title":"Exercise, supplements, digital detoxing: Hongkongers’ new lifestyle obsessions","url":"https://www.scmp.com/infographics/article/3363278/exercise-supplements-digital-detoxing-hongkongers-new-lifestyle-obsessions?utm_source=rss_feed","summary":"","time":"Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:08:05 +0000","source":"SCMP"},{"title":"‘Inhumane’: UK’s extreme heat pushes NHS staff, patients to limit","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3364236/inhumane-uks-extreme-heat-pushes-nhs-staff-patients-limit?utm_source=rss_feed","summary":"“Horrific, horrendous, unbearable, unsafe.” That is how medical professionals describe the impact of this year’s heatwaves on Britain’s healthcare system, in response to a survey by the Doctors’ Association UK. In hospitals built for a cooler climate, staff are now dealing with patients too sweaty t","time":"Mon, 17 Aug 2026 03:52:59 +0000","source":"SCMP"},{"title":"Subdivided flat residents swelter in heat that feels like 52°C, climate NGO finds","url":"https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/17/subdivided-flat-residents-swelter-in-heat-that-feels-like-52c-climate-ngo-finds/","summary":"Residents living in “shoebox” flats and other inadequate housing have experienced temperatures that feel like 52 degrees Celsius this summer, a climate NGO has found. The CarbonCare InnoLab said in a press conference on Sunday that it took temperature and humidity readings at 86 househol","time":"Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:01:21 +0000","source":"HK Free Press"},{"title":"How an escalating crackdown on Hong Kong’s independent bookstores put Taiwan publishers in the spotlight","url":"https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/17/escalating-crackdown-on-hong-kongs-independent-bookstores-puts-relationship-with-taiwan-publishers-in-spotlight/","summary":"Additional reporting: Irene Chan. After climbing four flights of stairs in the August summer heat, Helen was met with a locked metal gate and a printed sign saying Have a Nice Stay had permanently closed. “I didn’t think it would be shut already,” Helen told HKFP on the top floor o","time":"Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:50:00 +0000","source":"HK Free Press"},{"title":"Hong Kong police launch internal probe into officer over viral dog-ear dancing clip","url":"https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/17/hong-kong-police-launch-internal-probe-into-officer-over-viral-dog-ear-dancing-clip/","summary":"The police force has launched an internal investigation into an officer who appeared in a viral video dancing in uniform with a dog-ear filter. The clip gained traction on platforms in mainland China, including Douyin, the mainland’s version of TikTok. It was captioned “It’s too hot. Let","time":"Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:50:00 +0000","source":"HK Free Press"},{"title":"Chinese ship sets off for Europe through Arctic, halving travel time","url":"https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/16/chinese-ship-sets-off-for-europe-through-arctic-halving-travel-time/","summary":"A Chinese container vessel has set sail for Europe through the Arctic, part of new weekly service on a route that cuts shipment times in half but which environmental groups warn could speed up the melting of polar ice. The “Dubai Tower” left the eastern port city of Ningbo on Saturday ev","time":"Sun, 16 Aug 2026 11:06:43 +0000","source":"HK Free Press"},{"title":"Powerful quake off Indonesia kills 20, sparks mass evacuations","url":"https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/15/powerful-quake-off-indonesia-kills-20-sparks-mass-evacuations/","summary":"By Arnold Welianto and Dessy Sagita in Jakarta Rescuers combed through debris for survivors Saturday after a powerful earthquake struck off Flores island in eastern Indonesia, killing at least 20 people and sending thousands fleeing. As the full scale of the disaster unfolded, rescue official Fathur","time":"Sat, 15 Aug 2026 05:31:46 +0000","source":"HK Free Press"},{"title":"Hong Kong logs over 2,100 investment scams in first half of 2026, losses totalling HK$1.6 billion","url":"https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/15/hong-kong-logs-over-2100-investment-scams-in-first-half-of-2026-losses-totalling-hk1-6-billion/","summary":"Hong Kong has logged over 2,100 investment scam cases in the first half of 2026, with losses totalling HK$1.6 billion, the police have said. Police said on Friday that, while investment scams accounted for only one-tenth of the 20,613 deception cases recorded in the first half of the year, they made","time":"Sat, 15 Aug 2026 01:00:00 +0000","source":"HK Free Press"},{"title":"China’s viral latiao ‘spicy strips’ take a bite of global snack market","url":"https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/15/chinas-viral-latiao-spicy-strips-take-a-bite-of-global-snack-market/","summary":"At a gleaming new factory in China’s central hinterland, masked workers in white uniform season and sift through mounds of latiao, a longtime popular snack that has found hungry fans overseas. Spicy, sweet and curiously chewy, Chinese latiao — literally “spicy strips” —","time":"Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:40:00 +0000","source":"HK Free Press"},{"title":"China slams ‘groundless’ espionage claims by New Zealand spy agency","url":"https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/14/china-slams-groundless-espionage-claims-by-new-zealand-spy-agency/","summary":"China’s embassy in Wellington condemned on Friday “groundless” claims by New Zealand’s spy agency that Beijing had stepped up espionage activities on its soil. An annual report by New Zealand’s Security Intelligence Service warned this week that China was conducting esp","time":"Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:59:21 +0000","source":"HK Free Press"},{"title":"UK confirms ex-Hong Kong lawmaker Wu Chi-wai will not face deportation after immigration hiccups","url":"https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/14/uk-confirms-ex-hong-kong-lawmaker-wu-chi-wai-will-not-face-deportation-after-immigration-hiccups/","summary":"London has confirmed that it will not deport former Hong Kong lawmaker Wu Chi-wai after the democrat experienced entry hiccups when travelling to the UK on his British National Overseas (BNO) passport. UK Minister for Migration and Citizenship Jo White said in a letter to former Hong Kong governor C","time":"Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:17:28 +0000","source":"HK Free Press"},{"title":"Christian group defends Hong Kong press union after security chief criticism, as foreign press club condemns harassment","url":"https://hongkongfp.com/2026/08/14/christian-group-defends-hong-kong-press-union-after-security-chief-criticism-as-foreign-press-club-condemns-harassment/","summary":"A conservative Christian NGO has issued a critique of the security minister’s latest salvo against a local press union, marking the second time it has made a rare public rebuke against the government in a month. Choi Chi-sum, general secretary of the Society for Truth and Light, said in a Thursday F","time":"Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:36:09 +0000","source":"HK Free Press"}],"updated_at":"2026-08-17T05:47:11.333Z"}