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Don’t make this check-in mistake if you’re doing a short stopover

My bag was slightly over the carry-on limit, so I checked it in instead of trying to sneak it past the ground staff.

  • Jennifer Johnston

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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai Lai, founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper, was first arrested in August 2020 and convicted last year.

‘Effectively a death sentence’: No mercy for Hong Kong media tycoon

The prominent businessman’s plight has been highlighted by US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, but the Chinese government has handed down the harshest possible penalty.

  • James Pomfret and Jessie Pang
Sam Fayad with his wife Maria, who is the sister of Dyldam founder Joe Khattar.

Bankrupt Sydney businessman named in Hong Kong bribery case

New allegations have emerged from the Supreme Court against Sam Fayad, who already holds the record of the largest personal bankruptcy in Australian history.

  • Kate McClymont
A Cathay Pacific Boeing 707 over Hong Kong in 1970.

Two of the world’s oldest airlines are chalking up new milestones

One is turning 100 and the other 80, but the party is just starting for these aviation legends.

  • Julietta Jameson
Aunty opened Thursday this week.

Tassis Group’s Aunty arrives, and perhaps isn’t quite what you think it is

Taking over the old City Winery premises, this modern Asian restaurant feels like another step change for Michael Tassis – at least in terms of design. Take a look inside.

  • Matt Shea
The art walk.

In one of the world’s glitziest cities is a hidden, abandoned highlight

I’m seeking abandoned buildings scattered throughout an island village. A pin on Google Maps is my only clue.

  • Kerry van der Jagt
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Wong, 71, is pictured amid the catastrophe on November 26.

The man whose grief spoke to the world as Hong Kong towers burnt

Wong left home to pick up his granddaughter from school. He returned to find his building ablaze and his wife trapped inside. That was when photographer Tyrone Siu found him.

  • James Pomfret
Social media footage has revealed how the blaze took hold at Wang Fuk court.
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Video captures start of Hong Kong fire

Social media footage has revealed how the blaze took hold at Wang Fuk court.

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Hong Kong fire as it happened: Tai Po apartment blaze continues to burn; three men arrested believed to have been ‘grossly negligent’ as death toll rises, hundreds still missing

A catastrophic blaze has torn through a cluster of Hong Kong high-rises, leaving dozens dead and hundreds still unaccounted for as rescuers move through the charred towers.

  • Alexander Darling, Daniella Miletic, Josefine Ganko and Lachlan Abbott
Fire services continue rescue efforts at affected buildings in Tai Po District, Hong Kong. Photo: Daniel Ceng .

‘Everything is gone’: Residents left reeling by Hong Kong fire horror

North Asia correspondent Lisa Visentin finds Hongkongers struggling to comprehend the scale of the devastating blaze that tore across multiple high-rise apartment blocks.

  • Lisa Visentin and Daniel Ceng