Category: NEWS

Hong Kong authorities have been reviewing a call by lawmakers and unionists for the government to issue a short-term subsidy for unemployed residents amid the current fifth wave of coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

Force says it has handled 183 incidents involving unlawful possession of fireworks from January 30 to Thursday Police spokesman warns of possible fines and jail time for anyone caught with or lighting ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong reported a record 350 daily coronavirus cases on Saturday, the South China Morning Post reported, citing health authorities. Secretary for the Civil Service Patrick Nip Tak-kuen, responsible ... ( read original story ...)

A psychologist's study of Covid-19 flight curbs and quarantine on expat families in Hong Kong reveals anxiety, stress - trauma even - and some silver linings 'When will I be able to hold my children?' ... ( read original story ...)

Hours before the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics began Friday, Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Koo Sze-yiu was arrested by national security law police on charges of “inciting subversion of state power. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s leader has vowed to maintain its “zero” COVID-19 policy as the city plans to ramp up virus testing, amid record daily infections. ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (AP) — A veteran Hong Kong activist was arrested Friday, days after he announced plans to protest the Beijing Winter Olympics outside government offices in the city, according to local media ... ( read original story ...)

Asian markets rose Friday as a surge in Hong Kong on its first day back from a break helped overcome a sharp drop on Wall Street, though a surprisingly hawkish tilt from the European Central Bank ... ( read original story ...)

Asia-Pacific stocks rose on Friday. Markets in Hong Kong returned to trade on Friday after being closed for most of this week due to the Lunar New Year holidays. Shares on Wall Street tumbled ... ( read original story ...)

Spurred by Covid-19 restrictions and other tensions, some Hong Kong residents are leaving the city. Those with pets could pay up to $190,000 to take their cats and dogs along with them. Rosalie ... ( read original story ...)

Pet hamsters likely imported the Delta variant into Hong Kong, sparking a human COVID-19 outbreak, according to a genomic analysis of viral samples from the rodents. The research confirms earlier ... ( read original story ...)

Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese tech companies surged in Hong Kong on Friday as the market resumed trading after the Lunar New Year holidays. Why Is It Moving? The Hang Seng Index was up almost 2.6% at ... ( read original story ...)

Some buyers had complained of poor workmanship, substandard materials and mismatches between blueprints and actual features Shui On Land met a group of buyers on January 18, where they 'accepted our ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares jumped on Friday and were set for their best session in two weeks, as markets resumed trade after a three-day Lunar New Year holiday and played catch-up ... ( read original story ...)