Hong Kong will suspend flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines from April 20 for two weeks after the N501Y mutant COVID-19 strain was detected in the Asian financial hub for the first time, ... ( read original story ...)
How documentaries portray the 2019 Hong Kong protests, with echoes of The Hunger Games and V for Vendetta
In his Academy Award-nominated short film Do Not Split, Anders Hammer set out to ‘show the atmosphere in the streets’. Joshua Bischof’s Burn With Us is 89 minutes of mayhem. Ai Weiwei’s Cockroach ... ( read original story ...)
WorldView: Hong Kong activist sentenced to at least 12 months in prison; 3 deaths in Denmark linked to salmonella poisoning
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to at least 12 months in jail for his involvement in a 2019 pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong. Three people have died and multiple are sick with salmonella ... ( read original story ...)
Forced to leave home behind, Hong Kong’s youngest political exile starts her life in U.K.
“I was very worried about being caught at the airport," the teenager said. “But on the flight, I finally felt safer and the most relaxed in a long time.” ... ( read original story ...)
A teenager in exile: How one Hong Kong protester came to seek political asylum in the U.K.
I was very worried about being caught at the airport," the teenager said. “But on the flight, I finally felt safer and the most relaxed in a long time.” ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong – Banks Not Required To Act As Detectives Or Fraud Detectors.
There has been an increasing number of fraud cases, in particular cyber fraud cases, around the world. Some victims of fraud have sought redress from banks for failing to detect the fraud and refrain ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong students learn new lesson: respect China’s laws
Hong Kong has been renowned for its liberal education system aimed at fostering free, intellectual and critical thinking, but that is beginning to change as the city has begun to fully adopt a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Octopus to launch payment card for mainland Chinese public transport as pressure from Alipay, WeChat Pay mounts at home
Octopus Holdings, Hong Kong’s home-grown cashless payment provider, will launch a new transit card that works in more than 300 cities in mainland China as it faces growing business pressures from ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong finance minister Paul Chan says ensuring city’s economic security is a ‘war without gun smoke’
Financial Secretary Paul Chan says city needs to crackdown on money laundering and economic support of terrorism to ensure national security is not threatened. ( read original story ...)
Vaccination is the means, don’t forget the end goal of making Hong Kong Covid-safe for the economy to take off
Uncertainty over mutant strain, difficulties achieving ‘zero infection’ goal leave Hong Kong’s hoped-for economic rebound in limbo. ( read original story ...)
Used electronics trading platform Aihuishou to raise up to US$1 billion in US IPO: Sources
Chinese secondhand electronics trading platform Aihuishou is aiming to raise US$500 million to US$1 billion in a US initial public ... ( read original story ...)
How a Hong Kong protester became one of the territory’s youngest exiles
I was very worried about being caught at the airport," the teenager said. “But on the flight, I finally felt safer and the most relaxed in a long time.” ... ( read original story ...)
Commissioner’s office of Chinese foreign ministry says interference with judicial proceedings in Hong Kong tramples upon rule of law, int’l law
The spokesperson said Hong Kong is governed by the rule of law, and the sentencing of anti-China disruptors is based on solid evidence and with a completely legitimate and transparent procedure. HONG ... ( read original story ...)
Integration of Asian financial markets progressing steadily: report
The integration of Asian financial markets is progressing steadily, according to a report released by the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Sunday. The BFA Asian Economic Outlook and Integration Progress ... ( read original story ...)