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The murder trial surrounding the 2023 dismemberment of Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung continued with dramatic testimony from her mother, who rejected defense attempts to paint Choi's ex-husband as a mild-mannered partner, instead characterizing him as a highly persuasive flatterer who took advantage of her daughter's generosity.
National security police arrest two over alleged seditious posts linked to insurance sales
Hong Kong national security police have arrested two people, including a licensed insurance broker, over allegedly seditious social media posts that were also used to promote insurance products.
Red paint splashed on lawmakers' office in Sau Mau Ping
A man has been arrested after an office jointly used by lawmakers Bill Tang Ka-piu and Chan Pui-leung was splashed with red paint in Sau Mau Ping on Thursday, October 8, sparking a police investigation.
New Huanggang port gate opens on Oct 12: sources
The redeveloped Huanggang Port will open next Monday, with an opening ceremony scheduled for the day before, according to sources.
New Wo Hop Shek crematorium proposed at $2.03b, targeting 2032 opening
The government has proposed to construct a new crematorium at Wo Hop Shek Cemetery with an estimated cost of around HK$2.03 billion, aiming to have the new facility operational by 2032.
Business Today
33 Clear Water Bay to tender 73 units next week
The first phase of Kowloon Development’s (0034) Ngau Chi Wan project, 33 Clear Water Bay, will open its show flat in Pioneer Centre to the public starting Friday, with 73 units to be offered via tender next week, according to Fonnie Chan, assistant general manager of the marketing and sales department at Kowloon Development.
AFRC, SFC and HKEX join forces to address disclaimers of opinion solely relating to going concern
Hong Kong's regulators on Thursday issued a joint statement addressing growing concerns about the rising number of listed issuers publishing financial statements with a disclaimer of opinion solely relating to going concern, hoping to bring about positive changes in the behaviour of all relevant parties and improvements in disclosure.
Top-tier Swiss refiners eying Hong Kong gold business, Christopher Hui says
Top-tier Swiss refiners are participating in Hong Kong's gold business or planning to do so, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui Ching-yu said after visiting refineries in the country.
Tencent mulls US$5 billion bond sale to push AI ambitions, Bloomberg News reports
Tencent (0700) is considering raising up to US$5 billion via an offshore bond sale, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, as the Chinese technology giant ramps up spending on AI and computing infrastructure in line with its peers.
Fed's Waller: More hikes needed, but there is 'flexibility' about the pace
US Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Thursday that additional rate hikes will likely be needed to lower inflation to the Fed's 2 percent target, but added there was "flexibility" about the pace of increases and left the door open for a pause at the Fed's upcoming October meeting.
World/China
Canadian writer Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature
Canadian poet and writer Anne Carson won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature "for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature," the award-giving body said on Thursday.
China has nominated health official Song Li as WHO head
China has nominated health official Song Li to lead the World Health Organization, it said on Thursday, confirming a Reuters report that Song had been put forward to succeed the incumbent director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
High school students to turn out for new protests across France
High school students across France were preparing for a fresh day of protests on Thursday, despite government efforts to ease the crisis which has rocked the country for days.
Attacks on Saudi airports kill three people, as fighting escalates in Yemen
Three people have been killed in attacks on Saudi airports, the country's civil aviation authorities said on Wednesday, as fighting intensified in Yemen between the Iran-aligned Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces.
Russia says plague institute worker's death does not risk an epidemic
Russia's health regulator said on Wednesday there were no risks of an epidemic breaking out in Siberia after a plague institute worker there died, as the World Health Organization pressed Moscow for more information about her cause of death.
