Beijing stepped in to settle uncertainty over a controversial yearlong delay to Hong Kong’s legislative elections, approving plans to keep the city’s current lawmakers in office for at least 12 more ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports 33 new coronavirus cases, in sharp decline from recent weeks
Hong Kong reported 33 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, a sharp drop from figures registered since the start of July and as authorities extended social distancing rules, cautioning that the city had ... ( read original story ...)
Cyberport houses over 30 InsurTech start-ups with great potential
Creating business value through digital transformation Cyberport is a key organisation in fostering start-ups in Hong Kong. Currently, the community has more than 30 InsurTech firms that provide ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Sees Fewest Virus Cases Since Start of Latest Outbreak
Hong Kong’s worst coronavirus outbreak is showing signs of coming under control as the city reported the lowest number of new local infections since its resurgence began over a month ago. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Media Stock Surges 1,000% After Publisher’s Arrest
They’ve occupied Hong Kong’s central business district, marched by the hundreds of thousands through the city’s streets and endured tear gas and pepper spray in pitched battles with riot police.Now Ho ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing Attempts To Remake Hong Kong In Its Image As National Security Law Takes Hold
Educators, journalists, political figures and ordinary citizens have been intimidated and even arrested as China moves to stifle protest and civil society with its new law. ( read original story ...)
They fought for freedom in Hong Kong. Now, they must find it in exile.
As its political structures unravel, a city that once offered safe harbor to the downtrodden is now exporting a new generation of asylum seekers. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents defend free press as China cracks down
Last year, hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Hong Kong to demand full democracy, many egged on by a tabloid newspaper critical of China's ruling Communist Party. On Tuesday, they ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rallies around Apple Daily after arrest of founder Jimmy Lai
Newspaper prints 500,000 copies, up from 100,000, as readers queue for hours to buy pro-democracy tabloid ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily vows to fight on after owner arrested
Hong Kong's Apple Daily tabloid responded with defiance on Tuesday to the arrest of owner Jimmy Lai under a new national security law imposed by Beijing, promising to fight on in a front-page headline ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus latest: Asia-Pacific property rents fall sharply amid lockdowns
Singapore's economy shrinks 13 per cent in the second quarter. Sydney Airport is raising $1.4bn to restructure its operations in response to the slump in air travel. Reporting delays keep a lid on US ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Hong Kong will be lucky to end up like Singapore
Hong Kong will be lucky to end up like Singapore, or even a second-tier Chinese city. Police arrested pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai for “foreign collusion” on Monday. Meanwhile, Chief Executive ... ( read original story ...)
‘The next Hong Kong’: Taiwan’s foreign minister sounds warning over China
Joseph Wu tells visiting US health secretary Taiwan lives under constant threat of its freedoms being quashed by Beijing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s security law is transforming the city even faster than expected
It's been less than six weeks since a security law banning secession, subversion and collusion came into force in Hong Kong. But it's already having a dramatic effect on the city's political, media ... ( read original story ...)