Hong Kong’s FactWire Startup Takes Novel Approach: No Editors

In an age when trust in the media is in peril, FactWire crowdfunded $600,000 when it started out in 2016 with the promise of a simple vision — investigative journalism based on fact, not opinion, and not beholden to business or political interests of any ... ( read original story ...)

China, Hong Kong stocks fall as coal miners slump

In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index dropped 1.0 percent to 30,909.01, while the Hong Kong China Enterprises Index lost 1.3 percent to 12,194.86 points. ** Investors were also cautious after U.S. President Donald Trump tempered optimism over progress made so ... ( read original story ...)

Competitors in Hong Kong race up 14-metre-high bun tower

Thousands of local residents and tourists flocked to an outlying island in Hong Kong on Tuesday to celebrate a local bun festival despite the recording-breaking heat. Contestants took part in a bun-scrambling competition, where they raced up a 14-metre (46 ... ( read original story ...)