Although the U.S. government is running low on money for medications, vaccines and testing, Senate Democrats and Republicans neared agreement to cut by more than half President Biden’s request for $22 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong asks entire population to test itself for COVID
Hong Kong authorities are asking the entire population of more than 7.4 million people to voluntarily test themselves for COVID-19 at home for three days in a row starting next week. ( read original story ...)
‘Chilling effect’ of China crackdown and Covid measures prompts record brain drain in Hong Kong
A few months ago, the academic decided to leave behind his family and the job he loved in Hong Kong, part of a mass exodus prompted by the political turmoil that is squeezing the best and brightest ... ( read original story ...)
Dozens of Stocks Suspended in Hong Kong Due to Problems in Accounts
Dozens of Hong Kong-listed companies saw trading in their shares suspended Friday, after they missed a deadline to file their financial figures. Around one-third of the problem listings are in the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong e-commerce start-up Zirkol aims to compete with the city’s wet markets on price
Shopping app Zirkol, founded in July 2020, saw its weekly order numbers jump 500 per cent in the second week of March In February, Hong Kong's online retail sales made up 10.8 per cent of total retail ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Company New Generation Technology Aims to Promote the Landing and Popularization of NFT
By Demystifying the Market of NFT to Galvanize Individuals and Traditional Businesses with Extending Marketing Creativity. HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 2 April 2022 – In ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Leadership Election May Not Have “Beijing-Backed Front-Runner”
The election had been due to be held on March 27 but was pushed back till May 8 to allow time for the government to battle the COVID outbreak that has seen over one million of the city's 7.4 million ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Borscht and perfect pork dumplings… the Chinese lunch that tells artist Stanley Chow’s incredible life story
Artist Stanley Chow remembers Hong Kong borscht from growing up. It’s not something you generally see on restaurant menus, he says, because it’s usually a homestyle dish. Something your mum or your ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong urges testing, Shanghai struggles under lockdown
Hong Kong authorities are asking the entire population of more than 7.4 million to voluntarily test themselves for COVID-19 for three days in a row starting next week ... ( read original story ...)
Concerns as Chatham Waters apartments marketed in Hong Kong
Concerns are mounting that home-seekers may miss out on riverside apartments which are being marketed 6,000 miles away in Hong Kong. Top property consultants Savills has launched a promotion to sell ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam says leadership election to go ahead as planned
Hong Kong's leadership election will go ahead on May 8 as planned, city Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Saturday, rejecting media speculation it might be delayed for a second time due to a major ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong faces brain drain as talent flees ‘zero COVID’ controls
When Francis Lee returned to the UK with his wife this week after a two-year stint at a top investment bank in Hong Kong, the portfolio manager felt sad to leave the city behind. But Lee’s sadness was ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong expats boost Singapore housing market as they flee strict Covid rules
Influx drives up prices and is set to brighten outlook for leading property website after share price hammering ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Covid crisis: why it’s easy, but unfair, to blame Carrie Lam
Australia and Europe saw riots while, in the US, vaccine scepticism along partisan lines is rife Small government in Hong Kong has meant a botched Covid response. But this same light touch ensures ... ( read original story ...)