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

Hong Kong -

IN THE NEWS

Dozens of orangutans saved from Indonesia blazes as region grapples with haze

Dozens of orangutans saved from Indonesia blazes as region grapples with haze

Dozens of critically endangered orangutans have been rescued in recent weeks from rampant wildfires burning across Indonesia that have cloaked the region in toxic haze, conservation groups said.

Read more
'Like we had a war': France counts cost of violent protests

'Like we had a war': France counts cost of violent protests

France was reeling on Sunday from widespread damage caused in violent protests the day before that saw 1,800 people arrested, a historic town hall torched and widespread looting.

Read more
Pope addresses crowd in Vatican after cancer surgery

Pope addresses crowd in Vatican after cancer surgery

Pope Leo XIV addressed thousands of people in St Peter's Square on Sunday, smiling and saying he would resume work "gradually" in his first major public appearance since undergoing lung cancer surgery.

Read more
Chelsea keeper Martinez 'back in a few weeks' after jaw fracture

Chelsea keeper Martinez 'back in a few weeks' after jaw fracture

Chelsea goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez said he would be fit to return "in a few weeks" following surgery on a fractured jaw sustained during his team's 2-0 Premier League win at Everton.

Read more
Russia-US diesel deal delivery to take 15-20 days: Russia

Russia-US diesel deal delivery to take 15-20 days: Russia

Shipping Russian diesel to the US market will take 15 to 20 days once contracts are signed, a senior Russian official said in an interview broadcast Sunday, though a date for that signing has yet to be announced.

Read more
France counts cost of violent protests, 1,800 arrested

France counts cost of violent protests, 1,800 arrested

France was reeling on Sunday from widespread damage caused in violent protests the day before that saw 1,800 people arrested, a historic town hall torched and widespread looting.

Read more
China's Yin wins in Shanghai for back-to-back LPGA titles

China's Yin wins in Shanghai for back-to-back LPGA titles

Home hero Yin Ruoning celebrated back-to-back LPGA Tour titles with a thrilling one-stroke victory in Shanghai on Sunday.

Read more
Court to rule on first climate lawsuit against Italian state

Court to rule on first climate lawsuit against Italian state

An Italian court is to rule on the country's first climate lawsuit against the state, with claimants hoping Rome will be ordered to slash greenhouse-gas emissions sharply.

Read more
After a year in turmoil, the Louvre faces uncertain future

After a year in turmoil, the Louvre faces uncertain future

The Louvre is gradually plugging the security gaps exposed by the spectacular burglary of October 19 last year, but its reputation has taken a battering and its creaking infrastructure is a growing source of concern.

Read more
Vietnam signs free trade deal with four European nations

Vietnam signs free trade deal with four European nations

Vietnam and four European nations outside the EU signed a free trade agreement in Hanoi on Sunday, seeking to diversify their markets as US tariffs disrupt global commerce.

Read more