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Hong Kong airport resumes flights as court orders demonstrators to be removed from terminal
After two days of flight cancellations, an interim injunction passed by court allows Hong Kong airport to resume flight services.
Coach, Givenchy join Versace to apologise to Chinese consumers after T-shirt outcry
Luxury brands Coach and Givenchy apologise after Chinese social media outcry for mistakenly acknowledging Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau as countries.
Hong Kong flight cancellations continue for second day as protesters occupy airport
Hong Kong airport cancels all flights scheduled for Tuesday. Chinese government calls protests "signs of terrorism".
Hong Kong airport suspends all flights citing disruption from demonstrators
Hong Kong International Airport faces severe functioning difficulties after thousands of demonstrators swarmed the premises.
Versace apologises after Chinese outcry over T-shirt print debacle
Versace apologises for inaccurately acknowledging Hong Kong and Macau as countries instead of Chinese territories.
Hong Kong protests to shut down city with region-wide strike, flights cancelled
Chief Executive Carrie Lam has warned that the protesters were walking down a "dangerous path".
Hong Kong beats New York in cost of living, becomes most expensive city to live in
Tiny Hong Kong is again the city where expats will spend a lot more money to keep on going.,
China opens world's longest bridge linking Hong Kong to 'motherland'
The $20 billion bridge includes an undersea tunnel allowing ships to pass through the Pearl River delta.
Following China, Hong Kong slaps ban on domestic sale of ivory
The China-controlled state approves a ban which will see the entire ivory trade phased out by 2021.
Tanzania auctions off 3.5 tonnes of teeth from vulnerable hippos
Trade in hippopotamus teeth is legal but animal is listed as vulnerable by International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Man who bought three-foot sex doll denies knowing it resembled a four-year-old child
Daniel Adams appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court charged with one count of importing an obscene or indecent article.
We need 'genius machines' to solve mankind's biggest problems, Sophia robot creator says
Davis Hanson is perhaps best known as the creator of Sophia, a talk show-going robot partly modelled on Audrey Hepburn that he calls his "masterpiece." Here's why it's the future.
Member of top endangered species board pleads guilty to possession of illegal ivory
A member of a group advising Hong Kong's government on how best to protect endangered species has pled guilty to possessing illegal ivory.
Hong Kong snake catcher wrestles with giant python that swallowed villager's cat
A local man filmed footage of a British snake catcher wrestling with a Burmese python that was believed to have eaten a cat.
Hong Kong becomes first Asian city to host Gay Games in 2022
Hong Kong will host the Gay Games in 2022, becoming the first Asian city to stage the sports and cultural event, beating competition from Washington DC and Guadalajara.
Global travel chaos: Network outage at airports across the world causes disruption
The computer issue hit multiple locations around the world, from London to Paris.
British lesbian wins landmark Hong Kong same-sex marriage residency case
Hong Kong Court of Appeal judge rules that whether a spouse is of the same sex or different sex 'is neither here nor there'.
Man 'killed by coffin' in Buried Alive haunted house ride
The 21-year-old was part of a group looking at Ocean Park's Halloween attractions in Hong Kong.
Latest photos of the devastation wreaked by Typhoon Hato in Macau, Hong Kong and China
Macau has been devastated by Typhoon Hato – the most powerful storm to hit the territory in half a century.
Hong Kong 'garbage man' carrying 276 DVDs arrested for smuggling porn into China
The case was passed to the anti-smuggling department of Shenzhen for further investigation.
Photos and video of Typhoon Hato slamming into Hong Kong with maximum force
Typhoon Hato, a maximum category 10 storm, slammed into Hong Kong with winds of up to 155 kmh (95 mph).
Hong Kong to replace its BBC World Service broadcast with Chinese state programming
The step was taken to 'enhance the cultural exchange between the mainland and Hong Kong'.
Southern California man arrested for smuggling cobras in potato chip cans
The man was taken into custody after the United States Customs and Border Protection inspected a package from Hong Kong.
'To challenge mainland in Hong Kong is impermissible', warns Xi as he swears in new leader Carrie Lam
Carrie Lam was sworn in as the chief executive of the former British colony, which was returned to China in 1997.
Lord Patten: China's UK ambassador doesn't know the difference between democracy and a wet haddock
The former Hong Kong governor also accused Liu Xiaoming, China's top UK diplomat, of being a bully.
Hong Kong: 20 years of Chinese rule, 20 years of the fight for democracy
IBTimes UK takes a look back at the territory's tumultuous times since 1997, including outbreaks of deadly diseases and pro-democracy protests.
Grieving couple granted permission to bury miscarried foetus
Under Hong Kong law, parents are not allowed to bury deceased foetuses younger than 24 weeks.
Chinese destroyers and helicopters conduct drills off Hong Kong waters
Beijing's show of force comes days after its fighter jets flew 'dangerously' close to a US spy plane.
Hong Kong marks anniversary of Tiananmen Square massacre
Crackdown on student demonstrations took place 28 years ago.
'Infatuated' Hong Kong teenager had sex with father to 'stop him marrying his fiancée'
The 26-year-old had sex with her dad on two occasions in 2009 after being 'deprived' of her mother's love.