Demonstrators gathered in a Hong Kong mall on Sunday chanting pro-democracy slogans, even as Hong Kong's social distancing measures banned gatherings of more than four in public. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police break up first large pro-democracy protest since March
Riot police in Hong Kong on Sunday forcibly dispersed a protest of about 300 people assembled in a shopping mall, the first protest to hit the city since officials imposed a four-person limit on ... ( read original story ...)
China Has a Post-Pandemic Dream for Hong Kong
Zheng Lian Mr. Lian is a former chief editor of the Hong Kong Economic Journal. Credit...Anthony Wallace/Agence France-Presse — The coronavirus epidemic may have momentarily dampened the ... ( read original story ...)
Week In Review: Akeso Stages $335 Million HK IPO For Mono-/Bi-Specific Antibodies
AkesoBio staged a $335 million Hong Kong IPO and climbed 50% higher in its first trading session. CStone Pharma announced that China's NMPA has accepted its NDA ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police break up pro-democracy singing protest at mall
Hong Kong riot police armed with shields dispersed a crowd of 300 pro-democracy activists holding a singing protest in an upmarket shopping mall on Sunday, despite a ban on public gatherings of more ... ( read original story ...)
Jobless chef among 162,000 left behind as calls for social insurance grow louder in Hong Kong’s pandemic relief efforts
Fung Chun-wai recently lost his job as a chef at a four-star hotel in Hong Kong."I am the only breadwinner in my family," said the 34-year-old. "My wife is a homemaker who takes care of our two small ... ( read original story ...)
Stunning upset in Hong Kong, Lane wins three in Tokyo
Beauty Generation denied a third straight Champions Mile at Sha Tin, while Geelong-bred sprinter Mr Stunning caused a boilover in the group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong arrests and Taiwan flybys: China advances its interests during Covid-19 crisis
China has been accused of using the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to take some bold and provocative actions, including expansions in the South China Sea, crackdowns on activists in Hong Kong and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s cage homes are almost impossible to self-isolate in
Before the pandemic, Lum Chai used to go to the park and drink beers with friends to escape his tiny living quarters. Now the 45-year-old walks the city's streets alone to kill time and keep away from ... ( read original story ...)
Social distancing in 100 square feet: Hong Kong’s cage homes are almost impossible to self-isolate in
Before the pandemic, Lum Chai used to go to the park and drink beers with friends to escape his tiny living quarters. Now the 45-year-old walks the city's streets alone to kill time and keep away from ... ( read original story ...)
I left Hong Kong for a break. Instead I got stuck with my parents for months
For the past month, I've been at my childhood home in New Zealand on coronavirus lockdown -- and it appears I'll be living with my parents for the foreseeable future. Until recently, I lived in my own ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong arrests and Taiwan flybys: China’s advances its interests during Covid-19 crisis
Beijing has drawn accusations it is using the distraction of the coronavirus pandemic to advance regional interests. Here are some examples ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Miner Maker Ebang Files for a $100M US IPO
Ebang International Holdings, one of the leading makers of bitcoin mining equipment, is taking another stab at going public, this time in the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Celebrates Hong Kong Bookseller Who Crossed China
The opening of a hole-in-the-wall bookstore in Taipei doesn’t usually attract much hullabaloo. Saturday’s reemergence of a bookseller who has for years proved a thorn to China’s rulers in Beijing was ... ( read original story ...)