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1. Xi calls on Hong Kong to align with 15th 5-year plan, hails city government’s work

   Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on Hong Kong’s leader to proactively align with the 15th five-year plan, while offering his full recognition of the local government’s work as he extended condolences to the families of victims of the city’s deadliest fire in decades. Xi also said on Tuesday that Beijing fully recognised the work of Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and his administration...

2. Japan tightens land law after Chinese buyers lead property rush near sensitive sites

   A total of 3,498 properties around critical security facilities and remote islands in Japan were bought by foreign individuals or entities in fiscal 2024, with nearly half from China, a government study showed on Tuesday. Separately, the government announced it will demand from April 2026 increased disclosure when corporations attempt to acquire forested lands or properties deemed of national...

3. China’s build-up of Yellow Sea facilities expected to fuel South Korean suspicions

   Beijing’s build-up of maritime facilities in a contested part of the Yellow Sea is expected to trigger “more scrutiny” from South Korea, a report by a US think tank has warned. According to a report published on Monday by the website Beyond Parallel, operated by the Washington-based Centre for Strategic and International Studies, there has been “growing” Chinese activity in and around the...

4. Hong Kong jobless rate unchanged at 3.8% on back of ‘solid’ economic expansion

   Hong Kong’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.8 per cent over the past three months, although both the labour force and total employment fell slightly. Preliminary data released by the Census and Statistics Department on Tuesday showed that movements in the unemployment and underemployment rates in different sectors varied in the September to November period, but the changes were not...

5. 31% of Hong Kong firms to boost hiring next quarter but AI threatens junior jobs

   Nearly one-third of Hong Kong companies plan to increase hiring in the next three months, while professional, scientific and technical services are likely to cut staff, especially junior positions, amid the widespread adoption of artificial intelligence, a survey has found. Human resources solutions company ManpowerGroup Greater China released its findings on Tuesday, after surveying 506 Hong...

6. Worker unconscious with head injury after falling from scaffolding in Hong Kong

   A construction worker lost consciousness after falling from scaffolding at a Hong Kong village house under renovation, amid a string of similar accidents over the past month. Police said they received a call at 10.13am on Tuesday about a 65-year-old male worker who had fallen at the house on Wun Yiu Road in Tai Po. Officers arrived to find the man unconscious with a head injury. He was sent to...

7. Hong Kong selects 2 artists for 2026 Venice Biennale to explore life’s ‘poetic rhythms’

   The Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC) have selected artists Kingsley Ng Siu-king and Angel Hui Hoi-kiu to represent the city at the 61st Venice Biennale in 2026, marking the first time since 2007 that Hong Kong will not be represented by a solo artist. This will be the 13th time that Hong Kong takes part in the international art exhibition, which...

8. Alleged Bondi Beach shooter’s radicalisation shocks Australia: ‘he was a nice person’

   Standing in the rain outside a suburban Sydney railway station, seventeen-year-old Naveed Akram stares into the camera and urges those watching to spread the word of Islam. “Spread the message that Allah is one wherever you can … whether it be raining, hailing or clear sky,” he said. Another since-deleted video posted in 2019 by Street Dawah Movement, a Sydney-based Islamic community group,...

9. Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority vows flexible approach to A&E fee transition

   Hong Kong public hospitals will offer flexibility when charging patients at accident and emergency (A&E) departments to smooth the transition to the new healthcare payment arrangements taking effect on January 1. Under the new policy, only patients classified as critical or emergency will receive free treatment. Those deemed urgent, semi-urgent or non-urgent will be charged HK$400, compared with...

10. China’s ultra-hot heat pump breakthrough paves way for melting ore with sunlight

    For over a century, the dream of efficiently concentrating low-grade heat into high-temperature industrial energy has been constrained by a stubborn ceiling: 200 degrees Celsius (392 degrees Fahrenheit). Now, a team from China has shattered that temperature limit. Using a revolutionary heat pump with no moving parts, they achieved an output of 270 degrees with a 145-degree heat source to drive...