The Hong Kong Telegraph - News from Hong Kong and China in seven languages, daily around the clock

Hong Kong -

IN THE NEWS

Climate change fuels disasters, but deaths don't add up

Climate change fuels disasters, but deaths don't add up

Climate change is turbocharging heatwaves, wildfires, floods and tropical storms, but how deadly have extreme weather events become for people in their path?

Read more
What growth?: Taiwan's traditional manufacturers miss out on export boom

What growth?: Taiwan's traditional manufacturers miss out on export boom

Taiwan's economy soared last year on skyrocketing exports of AI hardware and semiconductors, but companies in more traditional manufacturing sectors could only look on with envy as they were clobbered by US tariffs and a strong local currency.

Read more
'Super-happy' Sabalenka shines as Alcaraz gets set at Australian Open

'Super-happy' Sabalenka shines as Alcaraz gets set at Australian Open

A "super-happy" Aryna Sabalenka surged past China's Bai Zhuoxuan into the Australian Open third round on Wednesday ahead of fellow world number one Carlos Alcaraz resuming his quest for tennis history.

Read more
With monitors and lawsuits, Pakistanis fight for clean air

With monitors and lawsuits, Pakistanis fight for clean air

With pollution in Pakistan hitting record highs in recent years, citizens clutching air monitors and legal papers are taking the fight for clean air into their own hands.

Read more
Sabalenka sets up potential Raducanu showdown at Australian Open

Sabalenka sets up potential Raducanu showdown at Australian Open

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka set up a potential third-round showdown with Emma Raducanu at the Australian Open after a straight-sets win Wednesday over Chinese qualifier Bai Zhuoxuan.

Read more
Osaka says 'I'm a little strange' after Melbourne fashion statement

Osaka says 'I'm a little strange' after Melbourne fashion statement

Naomi Osaka says she is "a little strange" but doesn't care after an audacious jellyfish-inspired fashion statement at the Australian Open went viral.

Read more
UN report declares global state of 'water bankruptcy'

UN report declares global state of 'water bankruptcy'

The world is entering an era of "global water bankruptcy" with rivers, lakes and aquifers depleting faster than nature can replenish them, a United Nations research institute said on Tuesday.

Read more
Ukraine's Oliynykova wants Russian, Belarusian players banned from tennis

Ukraine's Oliynykova wants Russian, Belarusian players banned from tennis

Ukraine's Oleksandra Oliynykova has called for world number one Aryna Sabalenka and other Belarusian and Russian players to be banned from tennis, saying their presence was "very wrong" with the conflict ongoing.

Read more
Kasatkina cannot wait to be back after outpouring of Melbourne support

Kasatkina cannot wait to be back after outpouring of Melbourne support

Russia-born Daria Kasatkina said she can't wait to return to the Australian Open next year after her debut at the Grand Slam as a home player fell flat in the face of excitement, nerves and cramp.

Read more
Chile blaze victims plead for help from razed neighborhoods

Chile blaze victims plead for help from razed neighborhoods

Residents of southern Chile, ravaged by four days of deadly wildfires, pleaded for help Tuesday from communities reduced to rubble, as smoke lingered and firefighters braced for the return of hot weather.

Read more