Vietnam posted the fastest growth in Asia in 2020 and will once again be among the most outstanding performers in the region this year, according to the Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC). ( read original story ...)
Travel restrictions tightened, so Hong Kong residents, businessmen set off early on Lunar New Year trips to mainland
Thousands of Hong Kong residents have been making their way back to the mainland to be in time for Lunar New Year family reunions, even as Chinese authorities have tightened pandemic-related ... ( read original story ...)
Australia, US, UK, Canada criticize Hong Kong mass arrests
The foreign ministers of Australia, the United States, Great Britain and Canada issued a joint statement Sunday expressing “serious concern” about the arrest of ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Canada, Britain, Australia Condemn Hong Kong Arrests of Activists
Foreign ministers from the United States, Canada, Britain and Australia condemned last week's arrest of over 50 democracy activists in Hong Kong in a joint statement on Sunday, calling on China to ... ( read original story ...)
After all that Hong Kong has been through, why I still have faith in city
It has been a year since the double whammy of violent protests and the Covid-19 pandemic hit Hong Kong, and it may be time for cautious optimism for those of us concerned about its future. Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: sewage tests for coronavirus to be expanded, aim for ‘gold standard’
A pilot scheme to check sewage in Hong Kong for the presence of the coronavirus will have its screening capacity doubled, after successfully uncovering hidden carriers in two housing blocks. A team of ... ( read original story ...)
Australia urged to ramp up assistance to Hong Kong people amid mass pro-democracy arrests
New figures show just 3,000 Hong Kong residents have benefited from visa concessions granted by the Morrison government six months ago ... ( read original story ...)
Changing market for luxury brands can be an opportunity for Hong Kong
The realisation by luxury brands that the mainland Chinese market can now be easily tapped would seem like an unrecoverable loss for Hong Kong. But brands can now target long-ignored local customers a ... ( read original story ...)
A Hong Kong Website Gets Blocked, Raising Censorship Fears
Users of major mobile carriers can no longer access a service that detailed the personal information of police officers, a possible sign that the city is turning to tactics used in mainland China. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Inquest Fails To Determine Cause Of Student’s Death During Protest
A Hong Kong inquest failed Saturday to determine the cause of a student's death that fuelled tensions between protesters and the city's police force at the height of the pro-democracy rallies that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police use national security law for first time to block access to website recording anti-government protests, officers’ details
Hong Kong police have invoked the national security law for the first time to block a local website dedicated to publishing first-hand accounts of the anti-government protests in 2019 and the personal ... ( read original story ...)
Copycats everywhere: Hong Kong designers of popular Covid-19 mask holders dismayed by flood of fakes
Hong Kong product designer Steve Yeung Siu-hong was at an amusement park with his son last November when the nine-year-old boy pointed at a plastic mask holder on a shop shelf and said: "Daddy, it's ... ( read original story ...)
The world must do more to fight China’s crackdown in Hong Kong
Hong Kong authorities arrested and detained overnight more than 50 pro-democracy activists and politicians. After more than 40 hours of detention, many were released with their travel documents ... ( read original story ...)
Serving Hong Kong’s needy, bridging cultures: Student of the Year Awards honour social work, innovation
Student volunteer Mary To gets Best Improvement award, while Brian Ng is first runner-up in Community Contributor category. ( read original story ...)