The deadliest fire in Hong Kong in decades is putting pressure on Beijing’s governance system in the city.

The death toll from a high-rise apartment fire in Hong Kong has risen to 159.

Hong Kong is mourning after a high-rise fire killed at least 156 people even as anger mounts over building safety lapses and government oversight.

Hong Kong is setting up an independent committee to investigate a deadly fire that burned seven apartment buildings and killed at least 156 people.

Hong Kong authorities say some of the netting on buildings that caught fire last week did not meet codes for fire resistance.

The death toll from a fire in a Hong Kong apartment complex has risen to 146.

A massive fire in Hong Kong's Tai Po district has become the deadliest in the city's memory, causing 128 deaths with dozens unaccounted for.

Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades is raising questions about corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex where at least 128 people died.

Hong Kong firefighters have found dozens more bodies in a high-rise complex after a massive fire engulfed seven buildings.

A deadly fire in a Hong Kong apartment complex has raised questions about bamboo scaffolding common at Asian construction sites.

Firefighters in Hong Kong have been battling a deadly blaze at a high-rise apartment complex for a second day.

Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in years is still burning.

China's Alibaba Group is reporting a 34% jump in revenue from its cloud business, driven by the AI boom.

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China has reported its factory activity contracted for a seventh straight month in October, reflecting pressure from higher U.S. tariffs and sluggish domestic demand.

The main wreckage of a cargo plane that veered off a Hong Kong runway and plunged into the sea has been recovered.

A cargo plane has skidded off a Hong Kong runway and collided with a security vehicle, killing two people in the car.

China has banned dealings by Chinese companies with five subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean.

China has reported its exports to the United States fell 27% in September from the year before, even though growth in its global exports hit a six-month high.

The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on a group of 50 people, companies and ships largely out of the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong and China.

Beijing's top diplomat in Hong Kong has set out four red lines for the city's new U.S. Consul General Julie Eadeh.

Hong Kong lawmakers have passed a bill to ban inadequate housing in subdivided apartments.

Typhoon Ragasa has weakened into a tropical depression as it enters northeastern Vietnam.

Thousands of people have been evacuated from northern Philippine villages and schools and offices were closed in the archipelago and neighboring Taiwan as one of the strongest typhoons this year threatens to cause flooding and landslides on its way to southeastern China.

Authorities in Hong Kong have evacuated thousands after discovering a large undetonated World War II-era bomb.

Yellow-crested cockatoos have found a sanctuary in Hong Kong's urban parks, but they face housing troubles similar to their human neighbors.

The U.S. has sanctioned two Iranian financiers and several firms in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates for allegedly coordinating $100 million in cryptocurrency transfers from Iranian oil sales.

Hong Kong lawmakers have voted down a bill that would have recognized same-sex partnerships, dealing a major setback to the LGBTQ+ movement.

Hong Kong lawmakers are set to debate a government-proposed framework to recognize same-sex partnerships.

A bitcoin treasury and mining company linked to the Trump family saw its stock rise more than 16% on its first day of trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange.

The final arguments have concluded in the national security trial of Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper founder Jimmy Lai.

Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first player to score 100 competitive goals for four different clubs, though Al-Nassr lost to Al-Ahli in a penalty shootout in the Saudi Super Cup final.

A Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and a former lawmaker have been granted asylum in Great Britain and Australia.

Japanese pop idol Kenshin Kamimura has been found guilty of indecent assault on a female interpreter.

The heavily indebted real estate developer, China Evergrande, is set to be delisted from Hong Kong's stock exchange on August 25.

Hong Kong authorities have strengthened a crackdown on 16 overseas-based activists who were previously targeted by bounties on suspicion of endangering national security.

Taiwanese voters have rejected a bid to oust about one-fifth of their lawmakers from the opposition Nationalist Party in a recall election.

Typhoon Wipha has toppled trees and caused major flight disruptions in Hong Kong and at some nearby airports in China as it moved west off the country’s southern coast.

Hong Kong has tightened prison rules, allowing authorities to restrict visits on national security grounds.

The Walt Disney Co. is suing a Hong Kong jewelry company it accuses of selling illegal Mickey Mouse jewelry.

It’s been years since Hong Kong’s mass arrests of activists devastated its pro-democracy activism.

Hong Kong's pro-democracy League of Social Democrats has disbanded under intense political pressure.

A top Beijing official overseeing Hong Kong affairs has warned of persisting threats in the city as a China-imposed national security law approaches its fifth anniversary.

Hackers with possible links to Israel have drained more than $90 million from Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex and leaked company data.

U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish after the Federal Reserve indicated it may cut interest rates twice this year, though it’s far from certain about that.

Calm returned to Wall Street, and U.S. stocks rallied, while oil prices gave back some of their initial spurts following Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets at the end of last week.

Hong Kong police have accused a mobile game application of advocating armed revolution and promoting secessionist agendas.

U.S. stocks drifted through a quiet day of trading as the world’s two largest economies began talks on trade that could help avoid a recession.

Prominent Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has been charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security under a Beijing-imposed law that critics say has crushed Hong Kong's once-thriving pro-democracy movement.

The 36th anniversary of a bloody crackdown that ended pro-democracy protests in China passed like any other weekday for most Chinese.

Dozens of countries have joined China in establishing an international mediation-based dispute resolution group.

An alleged kidnapping in New York is the latest instance in which authorities say cryptocurrency-related crimes have involved real-world violence.

Hong Kong’s first locally born giant pandas have finally been named and introduced as Jia Jia and De De.

U.S. stocks rose again to close out their winning week.

Wall Street extended its gains to a ninth straight day, marking its longest winning streak since 2004 and reclaiming the ground it lost since President Donald Trump escalated his trade war in early April.

Four former Hong Kong lawmakers have been released after spending more than four years in prison for their conviction under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement.

U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed, quiet finish ahead of a week with several potential flashpoints that could bring more sharp swings for financial markets.

China will sanction U.S. officials, lawmakers and leaders of non-governmental organizations who Chinese officials say have performed poorly on Hong Kong issues in a retaliatory move against Washington.

Hong Kong’s post office will stop shipping small parcels to the United States after Washington announced plans to charge tariffs on small-value parcels from the southern Chinese city.

A Hong Kong social worker has been sentenced to three years and nine months in prison for rioting after she tried to mediate between protesters and police at the 2019 anti-government protests.

Panama’s comptroller authority says an audit found irregularities in the renewal of a 25-year port concession in the interoceanic canal and it would request an investigation into the authorization of the contract to a Hong Kong company.

China on Monday accused the U.S. of unilateralism, protectionism and economic bullying with tariffs, while calling on representatives of American companies including Tesla, to “take concrete actions” to resolve the tariffs.

Another wipeout slammed Wall Street as worries built about a potentially toxic mix of worsening inflation and a U.S. economy slowing because of households afraid to spend due to the global trade war.

At Hong Kong’s Art Basel, painter Chow Chun-fai’s new works transport viewers back to the night in 1997 when the former British colony returned to Chinese rule, displayed in the very exhibition center where one era ended and another began.

Hong Kong billionaire property developer Lee Shau Kee had died.

Philippine ex-President Rodrigo Duterte, who left a savage legacy over his deadly anti-drugs crackdown, was arrested on an international warrant as he returned to Manila.

An unannounced trip by former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to Hong Kong has set off speculations that he may be trying to evade a possible arrest warrant by the International Criminal Court over his bloody crackdown on drugs.

The Prada Group has posted double-digit growth for the fourth consecutive year, bucking the luxury sector slide amid talk of a possible Versace acquisition.

The S&P 500 added to its record as U.S. stock indexes drifted through a quiet, mixed day on Wall Street.

Panda craze has once again gripped Hong Kong as residents compete to name the territory’s first locally-born giant panda cubs who just turned six months old.

TikTok has returned to the app stores of Apple and Google in the U.S., after President Donald Trump delayed the enforcement of a TikTok ban.

Wall Street edged back from an all-time high following mixed profit reports from big companies.

Hong Kong plans to crack down on poor-quality subdivided flats are leaving many low-income residents uncertain about their future in one of the world’s most expensive housing markets.

Wall Street held relatively firm following President Donald Trump’s latest tariff escalation and after the Federal Reserve hinted interest rates may not change for a while.

The United States Postal Service says it has temporarily stopped accepting packages from China and Hong Kong.

An explosion has struck a Hong Kong-flagged container ship traveling north through the Red Sea.

The Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has rattled markets with claims its latest AI model performs on a par with those of OpenAI, despite using less advanced but more energy-efficient computer chips.

Taiwan computer chip maker TSMC has reported its profit in the last quarter rose 57%, buoyed by the artificial intelligence boom.

U.S. stocks ripped higher after an encouraging update on U.S. inflation.

U.S. stock indexes were split as gains for oil-and-gas producers helped offset drops for Nvidia and other Big Tech companies.

Rising technology stocks helped U.S. indexes recover more of their holiday-season slide that bridged the new year.

It’s vastly different to work as an Asian actor in North American hubs such as Toronto, Los Angeles and New York — than in those in Asia, including Hong Kong and Taipei.

Stocks closed higher on Wall Street ahead of the Christmas holiday, led by gains in Big Tech stocks.

A pair of five-year-old pandas, named An An and Ke Ke, celebrated their first Christmas early in a Hong Kong park, munching on special treats and looking cute for the cameras.

Macao has grown from a monopoly-driven gambling enclave into the world's biggest gaming hub, packed with Chinese tourists, since Beijing took control of the former Portuguese colony 25 years ago.

A Hong Kong judge on Thursday convicted seven people, including a pro-democracy former lawmaker, of rioting during mob violence at a subway station at the height of the city’s anti-government protests in July 2019.

Thousands of giant panda sculptures will greet residents and tourists starting on Saturday in Hong Kong, where enthusiasm for the bears has grown since two cubs were born in a local theme park.

A cryptocurrency entrepreneur who had bought a piece of conceptual art consisting of a simple banana, duct-taped to a wall, for $6.2 million last week ate the fruit in Hong Kong on Friday.

Stocks closed with solid gains as Wall Street put the finishing touches on one of its best months of the year.

Hong Kong’s top court has upheld earlier rulings that favored the granting of subsidized housing benefits and equal inheritance rights to same-sex couples, in a landmark victory for the city’s LGBTQ+ community.

Forty-five prominent activists in Hong Kong have been sentenced to up to 10 years in jail, sparking criticism from foreign governments and rights groups.

Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists have been sentenced to four to 10 years in prison in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under a Beijing-imposed law that crushed a once-thriving pro-democracy movement.

Dozens of prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are scheduled to be sentenced Tuesday in the biggest case under a national security law that critics say has crushed political activism in the semi-autonomous Chinese city.

A Hong Kong court on Thursday sentenced the mastermind of a failed bomb plot during anti-government protests in December 2019 to nearly 24 years in jail.

Most U.S. stocks rose on Wall Street, but drops for Nvidia and some other heavyweight Big Tech companies kept indexes in check.

Residents in Detroit will be able to pay their taxes and other city fees using cryptocurrency next year, officials announced.

Amazon led U.S. stock indexes higher, while a surprisingly weak jobs report marred by some unusual occurrences cemented bets on Wall Street for another cut to interest rates next week.

U.S. stock indexes edged lower after drops for Eli Lilly and chip companies overshadowed a jump for Google’s parent company.

The U.S. Treasury Department, seeking to keep the Chinese military from gaining an edge in advanced technologies, issued a rule Monday to restrict and monitor American investments in China in artificial intelligence, computer chips and quantum computing.

Officials in Hong Kong say they have discovered dinosaur fossils in the city for the first time on a remote, uninhabited island that’s part of a geopark.