28 Apr 2013

The Sai Kung shark featured in a video that grabbed attention online last week is believed to be a more dangerous species that originally thought, and one that has never before been reported in...

7:25AM
25 Apr 2013

Students of Somerville College, Oxford, whose alumni include Margaret Thatcher, plan to boycott a college ball next month if plans go ahead to display a live shark in a tank as entertainment at...

2:17AM
20 Apr 2013

In a video that yesterday went viral, a six-foot (1.83m) shark emerges from the sea in Sai Kung to shock two anglers reeling in a fish. The video posted on Facebook shows one of the anglers...

12:35PM
14 Mar 2013

China, Japan and other pro-shark fishing nations on Thursday lost a bid to overturn a landmark deal to offer international trade protection for several species of the ocean’s oldest predator.

2:36PM
7 Aug 2012

I've just read that the mainland is planning to ban shark's fin soup from being served at official banquets. While many people believe the dish is a symbol of wealth, it requires the killing of...

11:08PM
2 Aug 2012

Small but significant actions that make the world a better place - that was the theme as 400 people gathered in Wan Chai last night to listen to a host of inspiring stories.

10:50PM

This week's top 10 album downloads on iTunes

1 Uncaged, Zac Brown Band

2 The Dark Knight Rises (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), Hans Zimmer

3...

10:30PM

Twelve beaches in Hong Kong were closed after a large shark was seen near Lamma Island last week.

7:47PM

Constitutions are not fixed in stone

I refer to the letter by K. M. Chong ('Small- house grant elevated to constitutional right under Basic Law', June 28).

7:34PM

A woman has described the terrifying moment when she saw a huge shark as she swam with a group of children off Lamma Island.

Police confirmed the presence of a shark yesterday and...

7:04PM

In his letter ('Petition to Legco that criticises eating of shark fin contains tainted information', June 13), Charlie Lim of the Marine Products Association, presents what can only be construed...

6:10PM

A shark was reportedly spotted cruising off Stanley yesterday, four days before the Dragon Boat festival races on Saturday.

6:03PM

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