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1. Judge orders release of Salvadorean Kilmar Abrego Garcia amid Trump-era immigration saga

   A federal judge in Maryland ordered Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from immigration detention on Thursday while his legal challenge against his deportation moves forward. US District Judge Paula Xinis ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) must release Abrego Garcia from custody immediately. “Since Abrego Garcia’s return from wrongful detention in El Salvador, he has been re-detained,...

2. What you need to know about services at Hong Kong’s Chinese Medicine Hospital

   Hong Kong’s first hospital offering Chinese medicine services opened its doors on Thursday, with its subsidised general outpatient services already fully booked for the first month. The flagship facility, located on Pak Shing Kok Road in Tseung Kwan O, is not only a healthcare service provider but also a training and research hub tasked with facilitating collaborations and helping Chinese...

3. No need for complete switch from bamboo to metal scaffolding: Hong Kong minister

   Hong Kong’s development minister has said there is no need for an across-the-board switch from bamboo to metal scaffolding, saying the former was not the cause of last month’s deadly Tai Po fire. Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho’s stance on Thursday appeared to mark a shift from that of Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki, who earlier said the city should replace bamboo scaffolding...

4. China-Japan row has left US’ Donald Trump facing ‘dilemma’: analyst

   The Trump administration is possibly facing a “dilemma” as tensions between China and Japan intensify, one Chinese analyst has suggested, while another noted that any breakthrough in the diplomatic dispute still hinged on direct engagement between the two Asian neighbours. This week, the downward spiral in ties between China and Japan showed no signs of easing. Beijing issued another travel...

5. Hong Kong tourist arrested in Japan after crashing rental car, injuring driver

   Local immigration authorities have received a request for help after a 46-year-old Hong Kong tourist was arrested in Japan following a car crash. The Hong Kong man was arrested after his rental car reportedly veered across the centre line on a frozen highway in Kyowa, Hokkaido, colliding with another vehicle at around 3.50pm on Wednesday. The Japanese driver, 52, in the other vehicle was taken...

6. Spirit of giving shines at Christmas fair as Hong Kong heals after fire tragedy

   Hong Kong’s annual Christmas street fair opened on Thursday with a blend of festive cheer and solemn remembrance, emphasising hope, community and courage in the wake of the recent Tai Po fire. Now in its 13th year, the White Christmas Street Fair spans Tong Chong Street, Taikoo Square and Taikoo Park. It is being held by Swire Properties to raise funds for Operation Santa Claus (OSC), the annual...

7. 600 artefacts stolen from Bristol’s British Empire collection in daring heist

   More than 600 items from a collection documenting the links between Britain and countries in the former British Empire were stolen from a UK museum in September, police said Thursday. Avon and Somerset police have launched an appeal for information about four men captured on CCTV images on September 25, outside a building in the southwestern city of Bristol which housed items from the...

8. Chow Tai Fook sells Australian energy assets to Singapore group for US$4.3 billion

   Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE), the parent company of embattled Hong Kong developer New World Development (NWD), is selling Australian utility Alinta Energy to a Singapore-based group for A$6.5 billion (US$4.3 billion). Sembcorp Industries will acquire 100 per cent ownership of Alinta and its units, as well as Latrobe Valley Power (LVP) and its subsidiaries, from Pioneer Sail Holdings, which...

9. Mexico’s tariffs on China aim to placate US – but could backfire: analysts

   Mexico’s move to place tariffs of up to 50 per cent on Chinese and other Asian goods underscores US efforts to pressure other countries to take action against China – and Beijing may well retaliate, analysts said. The Mexican Senate on Wednesday approved duties between 5 and 50 per cent on 1,463 product categories – including auto parts, textiles and plastics – starting from January 2026....

10. Time names ‘Architects of AI’ Person of the Year 2025

    The “Architects of AI” were named Time magazine’s person of the year for 2025 on Thursday. The magazine cited 2025 as the year when the potential of artificial intelligence “roared into view”, with no turning back. “For delivering the age of thinking machines, for wowing and worrying humanity, for transforming the present and transcending the possible, the Architects of AI are TIME’s 2025 Person...