Student at Education University of Hong Kong wrote to teacher asking for flexible arrangements for test, citing internet blackouts. ( read original story ...)
Here are six Hong Kong buildings and sites missing out on preservation
Hong Kong has a long industrial history but factory buildings are ... A spokesperson for the factory said the company had been focusing on the flour business and had no comment on any possible future ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong executives choose China Covid vaccine to get mainland visas
Hong Kong executives, including expats, are opting to take China’s Sinovac vaccine over the more effective BioNTech/Pfizer shot in the hope it will speed up visa and re-entry procedures for mainland ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: workers from Hong Kong’s pubs, karaoke bars and mahjong parlours start hunger strike demanding authorities allow them to reopen business
Workers from Hong Kong's pubs, karaoke bars and mahjong parlours have started ... He said they were hoping to hand in a petition to legislators on the final day, when Legco business resumed. Pubs, ... ( read original story ...)
Wrong coronavirus vaccine given to Hong Kong cancer patient in ‘jaw dropping’ bungle
Hong Kong BioNTech vaccine bookings resume after 12-day suspension ... adding the physician advised him not to proceed for the second Sinovac shot and just start over with the BioNTech vaccine. But ... ( read original story ...)
After best-ever start to a year, $49 billion Asia IPO boom likely to taper off
Asian companies, like their global peers, notched their best first quarter for listings ever, thanks to a flood of liquidity during the pandemic, super-low interest rates, and rallying stock markets. ( read original story ...)
Inside the HQ of the Chinese cyber ransom gang: It looks like a trendy start-up but they take over computers – then charge a fortune to unlock them
The FBI issued a wanted poster last September featuring the faces of five APT41 members wanted for questioning over a string of raids in the US, UK, Australia and Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong swimmers ecstatic as pools open again after four-month closure, but restrictions hamper lessons
Hong Kong swimming community says government has given no scientific ... Michael Fasching, the head coach at Harry Wright, said pools had been closed for more than 300 days since the start of the ... ( read original story ...)
Improving electoral system ensures stable business environment in Hong Kong: Hong Kong business community
HONG KONG, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's business community has expressed support for the country's top legislature's move to improve the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Cyberport directors named
“With their wealth of experience and expertise in a wide range of businesses and disciplines, the Board Directors will no doubt continue to steer Cyberport in nurturing its startup community and ... ( read original story ...)
China’s fastest growing city wants to be the next Silicon Valley — local systems may get in the way
Shenzhen also benefits from its proximity to Hong Kong. BEIJING — As growing pressure from the ... to build up the local semiconductor industry have struggled to take off, McKinsey analysts wrote back ... ( read original story ...)
An Introduction to Doing Business in Hong Kong 2021 – New Publication from Dezan Shira & Associates
An Introduction to Doing Business in Hong Kong 2021, from Dezan Shira & Associates, introduces the fundamentals of investing in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
7 Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted as China clamps down
Hong Kong had enjoyed a vibrant political culture ... J.B. Pritzker’s plan to begin loosening more business restrictions, and Mayor Lori Lightfoot said it means additional reopenings won ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court convicts media tycoon Jimmy Lai and other activists over peaceful protest
Hong Kong (CNN Business)A Hong Kong court has convicted pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai and eight other prominent opposition activists over their roles in an unauthorized assembly at the height ... ( read original story ...)