Death toll rises to 159 as authorities arrest six over failed fire alarms

People hang paper cranes near the site of the fire at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district The death toll

Lee to form independent committee to probe cause of deadly fire as public pressure mounts

Hong Kong will set up an independent committee headed by a judge to determine the cause of a deadly apartment block fire that shocked the city, and

Authorities say netting on buildings that caught fire, killing 151, did not meet code

Hong Kong officials said yesterday that their investigation into a deadly blaze that killed at least 151 has revealed netting that covered scaffolding used in renovations

Grateful to be alive, residents who escaped the apartment blaze wonder what comes next 

William Li describes his escape from the deadly Nov. 26 fire that destroyed his home at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estatein the Tai Po district, Hong Kong

Death toll in Hong Kong blaze rises to 146 after more bodies found in apartment complex 

Hong Kong authorities say the death toll from the blaze in an apartment complex has risen to 146 after more bodies have been found. Shuk-yin Tsang, the

Lessons of Hong Kong fire tragedy must be learned

The devastating fire that swept through the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Tai Po, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, on Wednesday, causing heavy casualties, marks one

What to know about the apartment fire in Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s worst fire in memory was still smoldering in several apartment towers yesterday as firefighters struggled to rescue dozens of people who remained unaccounted for.

Fire that killed at least 44 burns in Hong Kong towers for a second day

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire which broke out Wednesday at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories, Thursday (AP

14 people killed in fire engulfing high-rise residential buildings

Firefighters try to extinguish a flames engulfing a building after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district, New Territories

Fire rages through bamboo scaffolding at Hong Kong high-rise residential complex, killing 13

Smoke rises after a fire broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong's New Territories on Wednesday (AP Photo/Chan Long

Our Cold Loves: Ariane Loze’s intimate experiments with the human gaze

When Belgian artist Ariane Loze speaks, she seems to sculpt each word as if it were part of a performance – deliberate, playful, and charged

Qatar Airways to sell its holdings in Cathay Pacific for $896 million

Qatar Airways will sell its stake in Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airways in a share buyback valued at $896 million, the companies announced, ending the

Prosecutors seize yachts, luxury cars and cash from man accused of running cyberscams

Prosecutors in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore seized hundreds of millions of dollars in assets belonging to a Cambodian businessman whom the U.S. accuses of heading a

Hong Kong court rejects Tiananmen vigil organizer’s bid to quash indictment

A Hong Kong court yesterday rejected a former Tiananmen vigil organizer’s attempt to quash her indictment, pressing ahead with a landmark case widely seen as part of a

Main wreckage of cargo plane recovered from waters after deadly crash

The main wreckage of a cargo plane that veered off a Hong Kong runway and plunged into the sea was recovered from the waters yesterday, days after

Airport to reopen a runway after crash though it won’t be used regularly for now

Hong Kong prepared yesterday to reopen the runway where a cargo aircraft crashed and plunged into the sea the previous day, but said it would remain out

A cargo aircraft skids off a runway into the sea, killing 2 airport workers

Rescue workers approach a cargo aircraft that skidded off a Hong Kong runway, yesterday A cargo aircraft skidded off a Hong Kong runway and collided with a security

Lawmakers pass bill to regulate ride-hailing services like Uber

Hong Kong lawmakers passed a bill yesterday to regulate online ride-hailing services, requiring platforms like Uber, along with their vehicles and drivers, to be licensed, after years

Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong sets out four red lines for new US Consul General 

Cui Jianchun, Commissioner of China’s Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong met with the city’s new U.S. Consul General last week to warn her

US smearing of Hong Kong’s business climate nothing but politically motivated bad-mouthing

Despite Hong Kong affairs being purely China’s internal affairs, the United States has never ceased trying to interfere in them. It has persistently vilified the Chinese central

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