Tales about a sheep village resisting a wolf pack prompted the charges against leaders of a speech therapists’ union, extending a government crackdown on dissent. ( read original story ...)
From AI to cooling paint: how smart tech helps Hong Kong buildings cut the cost of staying green
Buildings account for about 90 per cent of electricity consumption in a city famed for its densely packed skyscrapers - technology is helping to cut the environmental impact. ( read original story ...)
Five Hong Kong speech therapists jailed for conspiracy to “brainwash” children with cartoons
Five Hong Kong speech therapists were sentenced on Saturday to 19 months in jail for conspiracy to publish seditious children's books, featuring cartoons of sheep and wolves that prosecutors had ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Speech Therapists Sentenced to 19 Months for Books
A Hong Kong court has sentenced five speech therapists to nearly two years in prison for their role in the publication of children's books deemed seditious. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government scraps quarantine rules for air crew
Under Hong Kong's new arrangements, locally based air crew can return home after obtaining a negative COVID-19 test result conducted at the airport ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: China EV maker Leapmotor puts off $1.5 billion Hong Kong IPO
Chinese electric vehicle maker Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology has shelved a plan to raise $1.5 billion through an initial public offering (IPO) in Hong Kong because of lukewarm investor interest, said ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong scraps quarantine rules for air crew
Hong Kong will scrap its quarantine rules for locally based airline crew from tomorrow, the government said, a key step in unwinding draconian Covid-19 rules which have isolated the Asian financial ... ( read original story ...)
Mild Inflation Sends Hong Kong and China Shares Higher
Chinese stocks broke a streak of downward pressure, but property developers face a troubled economy where 'only the fittest can survive.' ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong govt scraps quarantine rules for air crew
Hong Kong scrapped its quarantine rules for locally based airline crew, the government said in a statement on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ranked the world’s freest economy by Canadian think tank for the 26th time in a row
Think-tank says it was difficult to assess how much impact China’s ‘economic and political crackdown’ or coronavirus had on the rankings ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Relaxes Quarantine Arrangements for Air Crews
Hong Kong is relaxing its quarantine requirement for air crews after the city imposed some of the strictest restrictions on in-flight personnel. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng rises 2%, leads Asia markets higher after Powell’s inflation comments
Investors are digesting more hawkish comments from Powell as well as Chinese inflation data for August, which came in lower than July. ( read original story ...)
Nigeria seizes donkey penises to be smuggled to Hong Kong
The lawmakers said such a ban on killing donkeys would further curb the export of donkey skins and genitals. Read more at Boston.com. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tourists in Thailand may be able to use Faster Payment Service for mobile payments in shops, restaurants
The two central banks are working on a project to allow people to use the Faster Payment Service in Thailand to make payments to shops and restaurants, according to the HKMA’s deputy chief executive. ( read original story ...)