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1. Flat owners affected by Hong Kong fire to get HK$100,000 from authorities

   Flat owners affected by Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades will each receive HK$100,000 (US$12,850) from authorities, a senior government official has said, while announcing the funds raised for survivors have reached HK$3.4 billion. Deputy Chief Secretary Cheuk Wing-hing said on Wednesday that many owners had lost rental income when seven out of the eight blocks at Wang Fuk Court were ruined...

2. 100 Guangdong drivers seek entry into Hong Kong urban areas as bookings open

   Hong Kong authorities have received more than 100 permit applications on the first day from mainland Chinese car owners seeking to drive directly into the city’s urban areas after bookings opened under a much-awaited cross-border entry scheme. The applications came from the 1,700 winners of a November 23 ballot conducted by the Guangdong authorities, which drew 2,388 registrations, the Transport...

3. BTS’ Jungkook faces fan fury over dating rumours with Aespa’s Winter

   A faction of BTS member Jungkook’s fans staged a protest truck demonstration in front of Hybe’s headquarters in Seoul on Wednesday, criticising the singer over recent dating speculation involving Aespa member Winter. According to photos and witness accounts shared online, the truck displayed messages accusing Jungkook of misleading fans and damaging the group’s image. The LED signs included...

4. China’s 2025 growth forecast raised to 5% by IMF, citing resilience

   China’s economy is projected to grow by 5 per cent in 2025 before slowing to 4.5 per cent in 2026, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, offering a slightly more upbeat outlook that underscores its view of resilience despite trade frictions. The annual assessment released on Wednesday showed an upwards revision of 0.2 and 0.3 percentage points from the IMF’s October forecast, as the...

5. Tesla’s confidence in China; Chinese carmakers post stellar sales in November: 7 EV reads

   We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Tesla affirms confidence in Chinese partners, repudiates supplier ban Tesla does not exclude suppliers based on their country of origin as the US electric-vehicle (EV) maker applies...

6. 12 killed after fire hits residential building in southern China’s Shantou city

   At least 12 people have died in a fire at a residential building in southern China, the first major incident of its kind in the mainland since last month’s Hong Kong blaze. The fire broke out at around 9.20pm on Tuesday in Shantou in Guangdong province and was put out about 40 minutes later, according to state news agency Xinhua. The building was a four-storey reinforced concrete structure and...

7. Indonesian mum who died in Hong Kong blaze sacrificed everything for children’s education

   When Indonesian farmer Sutiono, 43, saw news footage of the towering inferno at Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong on November 26, he immediately called his wife, Siti Khotimah, 40, knowing she worked at the estate. He had spoken to her just hours earlier on that fateful day. She seemed upbeat and was looking forward to returning home for the first time in seven years. Their daughter’s 11th birthday...

8. AI and global co-operation set the agenda at Hong Kong Legal Week 2025

   [The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] The future of law will be faster, smarter and more connected than at any point in history, and Hong Kong Legal Week 2025, held from December 1 to 5, brought that future into view. Across five days, nearly 6,000 executives and legal professionals from around 50 jurisdictions registered to take part, both online and in...

9. Forget the war on drugs. The US has gone to war on a font

   US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor Antony Blinken’s decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters. The department under Blinken in early January 2023 had switched to Calibri, a modern sans-serif font, saying...

10. Hong Kong considers designated labs to test scaffolding nets after deadly blaze

    Hong Kong authorities will announce new requirements for contractors to sample and certify the city’s scaffolding nets as early as Thursday, under which every batch of materials sampled on site could be required to pass a fire-retardant test at authorised laboratories after the deadly blaze in Tai Po, the Post has learned. Insiders said on Wednesday that the government met representatives from...