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Rival pro-Palestine, far-right protests in London as...

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2026/05/16

Two major protests are taking place on Saturday in London, with the Metropolitan Police warning it may be one of its busiest days in recent years. Tens of thousands of people are expected to march for Unite the Kingdom, an event arranged by far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, and the annual pro-Palestine Nakba Day march. London’s Metropolitan Police is drafting more than 4,000 officers to police the two events, a scale of operation it said was

What do travellers need to know when Hong Kong...

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2026/05/16

Hong Kong airport’s Terminal 2 will reopen later this month, with several airlines to relocate their check-in operations from Terminal 1 as part of expansion plans linked to the three-runway system. The phased move, starting on May 27, will mainly involve regional and low-cost carriers, including HK Express and AirAsia group airlines. Terminal 2 was reconfigured under the airport’s three-runway system project. Here is what travellers need to know. 1. Which airlines are moving to Terminal

Buyers flock to SHKP project in New Territories as...

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2026/05/16

Hundreds of prospective buyers gravitated to a Sun Hung Kai Properties’ (SHKP’s) project in the New Territories on Saturday, keen to view the 121 flats on offer in a fresh sign that Hong Kong’s home market is on a sustained upwards cycle despite risk caution. By 5.30pm, all of the homes at Lime Spark in Tsuen Wan had found buyers, while some bullish investors offered to buy more than one unit, according to property agents. “Despite a 2 to 3 per cent price increase, the next round [of 121

China school slammed for invading privacy with pupil...

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2026/05/16

A primary school in China sparked controversy for letting its pupils fill in a detailed questionnaire about their parents’ work. The survey, titled Observation List of Parents’ Occupation, was distributed to pupils at the beginning of May at Huatai Primary School in Tianmen, central Hubei province, Zonglan News reported. The questions regarding their parents’ work coincided with the May Day holiday which is celebrated in mainland China as Workers’ Day. The school said that it aimed to boost...

Hong Kong police officer fires service pistol by...

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2026/05/16

A Hong Kong police officer accidentally fired a single round from her service firearm on Saturday morning, with no injuries reported. The force said the incident occurred at the Kai Tak police headquarters at around 7.10am, when the officer was loading her semi-automatic pistol in a designated loading area on Concorde Road. The officer is attached to the tactical unit of the force’s Kowloon East regional headquarters, which will follow up on the case. Police reiterated that they had stringent...

How Trump’s China visit may hint the ‘2 eyes of the...

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2026/05/16

It is hard not to be impressed by the sheer energy Donald Trump displayed during his whirlwind visit to Beijing. Within just 43 hours, the 79-year-old president held two meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, inspected troops, attended a state banquet and walked around the Temple of Heaven in sweltering heat – not to mention making his characteristic social media postings in the wee hours of the morning. Showing no signs of jet lag, Trump seemed to be in high spirits, glad-handing

Tech features at Hong Kong’s Terminal 2 to enable...

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2026/05/16

Hong Kong is counting down to the “milestone” launch of the reconfigured second terminal at the airport on May 27, which will feature technology-led services to ease bottlenecks, the city’s transport minister has said. Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan said on Saturday that Terminal 2 was ready to serve travellers, highlighting new technologies that would streamline departures. The managing Airport Authority expects the revamped terminal to handle about 8 million passenger

2 Hong Kong tourists killed, 2 injured in New Zealand...

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2026/05/16

Two Hong Kong tourists have been killed and two others injured in a car crash in New Zealand. The Chinese consulate in Christchurch revealed the fatal crash on Saturday, saying it occurred a day earlier. “According to a New Zealand police report, a serious traffic accident occurred on the afternoon of May 15 near the intersection of North Rakaia Road and State Highway 1 in the Selwyn District on the South Island,” it said. “The crash resulted in the deaths of two Hong Kong tourists, while two...

Hong Kong parents warned of injury and choking risks...

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2026/05/16

A catapult toy and a tangram set could pose injury and choking risks to children, Hong Kong customs has warned, urging retailers to pull the products from shelves. The Customs and Excise Department said on Saturday that it had seized 700 units of the toys during an operation and issued a prohibition notice banning their sale. The action followed an earlier safety test on various toys bought at Chinese New Year fairs. “To avoid accidents, parents should immediately stop letting their children...

Trump says Isis second in command Abu-Bilal...

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2026/05/16

US and Nigerian forces killed a leader of Islamic State in Nigeria in a mission carried out on Friday, US President Donald Trump said. Trump announced the joint operation in Africa’s most populous country in a late-night social media post that offered few details. He said Abu Bakr al-Mainuki was second in command of Isis globally and “thought he could hide in Africa, but little did he know we had sources who kept us informed on what he was doing.” Al-Mainuki was viewed as a key figure in IS...

Residents of historic Hong Kong village run out of...

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2026/05/16

Tin Sam Tsuen in northern Hong Kong, marked by small houses built with bricks in a traditional colour and an ancestral hall with green and white walls, has been home to generations of residents for hundreds of years. From traditional rituals to celebrate newborns to flowing banquets during festive occasions, the village of about 50 households in far-flung Hung Shui Kiu holds many memories for its residents. Villagers would come together, moving in and out of the clan hall to share meals laid

Have Chinese defence firms broken the sniper rifle...

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2026/05/16

Cryptic statements from two Chinese defence companies suggest that a long-distance shooting record may have been broken yet again. The first hint came on April 28, when Chongqing Changjiang Electric Appliances Industries Group, one of China’s biggest ammunition manufacturers, announced that an unspecified product had “successfully refreshed the world record for similar products” during a “specialised test”. The next day, Hunan Huanan OptoElectronic Group – a military optics supplier – said in

Elderly man dies after falling on board bus in Hong Kong

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2026/05/16

An elderly man died after falling on board a bus in Hong Kong on Saturday. Police said they received a report at 8.50am that the man in his seventies had fallen while the bus was near 125 Chatham Road South in Tsim Sha Tsui. The KMB bus was operating on route 5 between Fu Shan Estate and Star Ferry. Emergency personnel arrived at the scene and took the passenger to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, where he was later certified dead. Police classified the case as a fatal traffic accident. A KMB

Czech police recover medieval saint’s 800-year-old...

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2026/05/16

Czech police have arrested a man suspected of stealing an almost 800-year-old religious relic from a Catholic church and encasing it in concrete. According to a police spokeswoman on Friday, the suspect admitted taking the skull, which is revered by believers as a relic of Saint Zdislava of Lemberk, from the Church of St Lawrence in the northern Czech town of Jablonne v Podjestedi on Tuesday. Investigators used special equipment to confirm the skull was hidden inside a solid concrete block...

Trump ‘not optimistic’ on Jimmy Lai’s release after...

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2026/05/16

US President Donald Trump has said he is not optimistic about the release of former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, who was jailed for 20 years for violating the national security law, after raising the issue with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during their summit in Beijing. “[Xi] said Jimmy Lai is a tough one for him to do; he went through a lot, right or wrong, they went through a lot,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One during his return flight to the United States. When

US ‘looksmaxxing’ influencer Clavicular given...

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2026/05/16

Clavicular, the “looksmaxxing” influencer and streamer whose real name is Braden Eric Peters, has reached a resolution in the misdemeanour case filed after a video posted online apparently showed him repeatedly shooting an alligator while on an airboat in the US Everglades. On March 26 in the Everglades and Francis S. Taylor Wildlife Management Area, Peters was among a group of men on an airboat that had stopped near an alligator that did not appear to be moving, according to videos posted on...

Can AI-assisted unmanned vessels be Beijing’s answer...

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2026/05/16

Wave-powered unmanned surface vessels (USV) could be used for maritime rights and law enforcement, researchers said, as Beijing faces heightened tensions in contested waters including the South China Sea. Writing in the latest issue of Naval and Merchant Ships, owned by China State Shipbuilding Corporation, Chen Xin and Chen Ruimiao said the self-powered vessels could be “of great value” to the sustainable management of distant waters. By converting vertical wave motion into forward thrust

Hong Kong market regulator takes on ‘collection...

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2026/05/16

On a warm Saturday in early May, the kind of day most would choose to spend on a hike or at the beach, hundreds of Hongkongers instead stood for hours in a queue at Edinburgh Tower in Central. But despite the loss of a pleasant weekend afternoon, none would be likely to consider it time wasted. They were there claim their fair share of HK$1.5 billion (US$191 million) owed to independent shareholders of Giordano International in the largest settlement on record by the city’s Securities and...

How to prevent Hong Kong from becoming just another...

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2026/05/16

Hong Kong’s tourism sectors have entered 2026 with renewed momentum. The broader economy has strengthened, expanding by 5.9 per cent in the first quarter, its fastest pace in nearly five years. Visitor arrivals also reached 14.3 million in the first quarter, up 17 per cent year on year. The recent Labour Day “golden week” holiday offered a further boost, with the city receiving more than 1 million mainland visitors. Across the border, travel volumes reached unprecedented levels, with an...

Google’s YouTube, Snap settle first-of-its-kind...

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2026/05/16

Google’s YouTube and Snap reached agreements to settle the first lawsuit headed to trial over claims that addiction to top social media platforms has disrupted learning and pushed public schools to spend massive sums fighting a mental health crisis, according to court filings. TikTok and Meta Platforms were also sued by the rural Kentucky school district that brought the case, which is set to go to trial on June 12 in federal court in Oakland, California. The trial will serve as a test case

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