Markets in Australia, mainland China and Hong Kong are closed on Monday for holidays. SINGAPORE — Shares in Japan were set for a positive start on Monday, with multiple major Asia-Pacific markets ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-Taiwan spat threatens cross-Strait business
Official representation between Hong Kong and Taiwan is set to end this year as mounting political tensions threaten one of the region’s most important trade and investment relationships. The number ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-democracy leader Agnes Chow released from prison
Agnes Chow, one of Hong Kong’s most prominent young democracy leaders, has been released after seven months in prison but may yet be prosecuted again under the new National Security Law.Chow, 24, did ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: vaccines are safe for children, but committee will closely track any adverse reactions, leading expert says
Professor Ivan Hung says the expert committee on vaccine reactions will add more paediatricians and heart specialists as jabs for children as young as 12 begin on Monday. ( read original story ...)
JD.com Is Spinning Off Shares of Its Logistics Business
JD.com (NASDAQ:JD) is the largest online retailer in China. But investors may not know it also runs the largest logistics company in the region. It was formerly a division of its parent company, but ... ( read original story ...)
Gupta’s GFG Nears Agreement with Hong Kong Fund in Simec Fight
Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance is close to an agreement to settle a dispute with a Hong Kong-based asset manager regarding unpaid debts, according to a person familiar with the matter. GFG is close to a ... ( read original story ...)
Vaccination lottery: a peek at the US$1.4 million flat aimed at moving the needle in Hong Kong’s fight against Covid-19
A HK$10.8 million apartment in east Kowloon is among a host of incentives to convert Hong Kong residents from doubters to believers as the city attempts to boost its Covid-19 vaccination rate. Will ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong jobless rate to fall further, but full economic recovery hinges on Covid-19 vaccination, reopening borders: finance chief Paul Chan
Hong Kong's unemployment rate could fall further, but a full economic recovery in the coming months hinged on vaccination against Covid-19 and the easing of pandemic control measures such as the ... ( read original story ...)
If Hong Kong universities want to keep politics off campus, maybe the purge should start at the top?
As they sink slowly down the international rankings our local universities seem to have increasing problems with their student unions. This is suspicious. I had better declare a sort of interest here. ( read original story ...)
Can Hong Kong’s government replicate the ‘Korean wave’? It’s unlikely
Shortly after Leung Chun-ying was elected chief executive of Hong Kong in March 2012, he launched a large-scale government reorganisation initiative. One of the key features of the plan, announced in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrests at least three on anniversary of 2019 protest
Hong Kong police arrested at least three protesters on the anniversary of pro-democracy demonstrations in 2019 that rocked the financial hub and eventually led to Beijing introducing a security law ... ( read original story ...)
Vancouver protesters join global demonstration in support of Hong Kong
Protesters gathered outside the Vancouver Art Gallery on Saturday carrying signs listing reasons Hong Kongers can be — and have been — arrested under a controversial national security law pushed by ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: political activist Agnes Chow released from prison after serving six months for unauthorised assembly
Chow, 24, was jailed for her role in a siege of Hong Kong police headquarters on June 21, 2019, after admitting incitement and taking part in an unauthorised assembly. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist released from jail after more than 6 months
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow has been released from jail after serving more than six months for taking part in unauthorized assemblies during massive 2019 anti-government protests that ... ( read original story ...)