A Beijing woman suffered injuries after a drinking glass exploded in her face. The woman, surnamed Wang, said she bought the Stelna glass from an IKEA store in Beijing's Xihongmen district about a yea ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-25
Hong Kong has seen a surge in arrivals of teenagers from the mainland under the so-called one-way permit scheme for immigrants, official data suggests. Last year, 10,538 people aged between 10 and 19 ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-25
A 38-year-old illegal immigrant from Bangladesh died after falling from a steep cliff in Kau Ling Chung on Lantau Island amid a downpour on Wednesday morning, Apple Daily reports. The man was among a ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-25
Police are investigating a traffic accident in Yuen Long in which a 75-year-old woman of Nepali origin was killed. The accident took place at about 3 p.m. Monday, when the woman carrying several bags ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-23
A retired man, said to be heavily burdened by debt, strangled his wife before jumping to his death from their rented flat in Tseung Kwan O. The elderly couple's daughter returned to their home on the ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-19
Burglars raided two apartments under renovation in Sau Mau Ping and North Point, taking advantage of the scaffolding left outside the units. In the first incident, a 37-year-old man surnamed Lau retur ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-17
Hong Kong police have raised an alert after at least six people fell victim to swindlers posing as police officers in the mainland in just three days last week. Four women and two men, five of whom ar ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-15
Customs authorities have seized HK$21.5 million worth of cannabis buds at a warehouse in Tsuen Wan and arrested three men who had come to pick up the drugs. Officials said the drugs were intended for ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-10
A South Korean exchange student was arrested in Hong Kong on Tuesday after he allegedly tried to sexually assault a female classmate after imbibing marijuana. The student, aged 21, is also accused of ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-10
A recent survey has found that over 64 percent of mothers feel stressed due to their responsibilities at home, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports. The online survey was conducted in March by the H ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-09
A Hong Kong girl has won the top prize in the junior category at a prestigious international violin competition, adding to her reputation as a musical prodigy. Wong Pui-ying, 12, was named first place ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-09
A 35-year-old Filipino domestic helper was sentenced to one year in jail after she admitted to one charge of preventing the lawful burial of a body. Grado Aileen Ongcoy abandoned the infant's body aft ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-05
The Beijing municipal government has urged the public to avoid going outdoors after the capital city was battered by the worst sandstorm since 2002, causing a spike in pollution levels. The Beijing me ...More
EJ Insight2017-05-05
Chief Executive-elect Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, who will assume office on July 1, had raised nearly HK$18.7 million (US$2.4 million) for her election campaign. Of the amount, Lam spent just HK$12.58 ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-27
A woman was arrested over the weekend following a knife and acid attack on a 46-year-old female who runs a foot massage parlor in Hong Kong's Sham Shui Po district. According to reports, the suspect, ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-24
Police are looking for a man who attacked at least four pedestrians, mostly women, within 90 seconds along Queen's Road East in Wan Chai on Saturday afternoon. The assaults, which looked random, have ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-24
While the government has proposed amending existing laws to prohibit the sale of alcoholic drinks to people under 18 years old, minors have no trouble buying them from retail outlets, the Hong Kong Ec ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-21
The Easter holiday was a busy period for phone scammers with their victims reporting a combined loss of HK$12.45 million. Of the 11 cases reported to the police during the period, the biggest involved ...More
EJ Insight2017-04-20
