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South Korean couple with quintuplets gets nearly US$130,000 in maternity benefits
Photo: video screenshot/Independent News A lucky couple who gave birth to quintuplets in South Korea have been given 170m won...
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Sep 261 min read
Hong Kong authorities investigate the Causeway Bay shore that turns white
Photo: SCMP Hong Kong environmental authorities are investigating the incident that happened in the part of Causeway Bay shoreline on...
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Sep 262 min read
Rents Set Below HK$2,500 for 70% of Units in Two New Public Housing Estates
On September 26, it was announced that nearly 70% of the apartments in two new public rental housing (PRH) estates will be rented out for...
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Sep 253 min read
Customs issues warning on increasing number of restricted foods brought to Hong Kong
Hong Kong customs authorities announced on Wednesday about the recent increase in the number of travellers from mainland China that bring...
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Sep 252 min read
Two Philippine Domestic Helpers Go Missing After Chuseok Holiday in South Korea
Two Philippine domestic workers have reportedly gone missing after failing to return to their jobs following the Chuseok holiday in South...
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Sep 252 min read
Traveller Sentenced to 12 Months in Jail for Illegal Import of Endangered Shark Fins into Hong Kong
A Hong Kong court has sentenced a 39-year-old woman to one year in prison for illegally importing shark fins from endangered species. The...
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Sep 252 min read
Hong Kong Regains Title as Asia's Leading Financial Centre
Hong Kong has reclaimed its position as Asia's top financial centre, surpassing Singapore for the first time since September 2022,...
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Sep 252 min read
Jiaolong Submersible Docks in Hong Kong with Mothership
On September 25, 2024, the national research vessel Shenhai Yihao and the Jiaolong manned submersible docked at Ocean Terminal in Tsim...
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Sep 252 min read
Giant panda pair will arrive in Hong Kong on Thursday, the city leader says
Photo: Ocean Park The much-anticipated pair of giant pandas extended as a gift by the central government to SAR Hong Kong will be in the...
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Sep 241 min read
Two-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized After Collapsing at Tai Po Centre
A two-year-old girl was hospitalized after collapsing at her home in Block 17 of Tai Po Centre on the evening of September 22, 2024. The...
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Sep 233 min read
Israeli attack on southern Lebanon kills many, officials say
Rabih Daher/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Israeli warplanes struck at least 300 sites across Lebanon on Monday in an exceptionally...
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Sep 232 min read
Freshwater Fish Sales Fall 30% Due to Bacterial Outbreak
Sales of freshwater fish have plunged by 30% following an outbreak of Invasive Group B Streptococcus in the city. This decline comes...
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Sep 231 min read
Landslide Disrupts Traffic on Stanley Gap Road
On September 23, 2024, a landslide significantly impacted traffic on Stanley Gap Road. The incident occurred late on Sunday night,...
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Sep 222 min read
Minimum Temperature in Hong Kong Expected to Drop to 23°C Next Tuesday
The Hong Kong Observatory has issued a weather alert indicating significant changes in conditions over the coming days. A minimum...
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Sep 212 min read
Missing Hong Kong lawyer was found safely after a day of intense search
Hong Kong police treated the missing case as a “high-risk missing person” and knocked on doors on the outlying island to ask whether...
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Sep 212 min read
Filipino Avoids Trial by Pleading Guilty to Inflicting Harm
On September 20, 2024, a Filipino man, J. Dagohoy, 37, pleaded guilty in Eastern Court to charges of inflicting grievous bodily harm....
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Sep 212 min read
Average Hongkongers Need 10.4 Days of Work to Buy iPhone 16
As the iPhone 16 series launches, many in Hong Kong face a financial challenge in purchasing the new smartphone. The starting price for...
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Sep 204 min read
Hong Kong jails two people for seditious acts under new security law
West Kowloon Law Courts Building, Hong Kong. File photo. Two men were jailed in Hong Kong on Thursday, first one for wearing a shirt with...
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Sep 202 min read
Coldplay will be performing at the Hong Kong's new mega stadium for 3 days in April 2025
The British rock band, Coldplay would be performing in Hong Kong on April 9,11 and 12, 2025 at the nearly completed 50,000 seat...
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Sep 202 min read
Six Arrested in Daring Robbery During Typhoon Yagi in Tai Po
On September 6, 2024, during the peak of Typhoon Yagi, four armed robbers invaded a home in Nam Hang Tsuen on Ting Kok Road, Tai Po. The...
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