U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping talked about China's practices in Tibet, Hong Kong and Xinjiang, among other areas of friction, the White House said in a statement, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader defends US bank head COVID-19 quarantine exemption
Hong Kong's leader on Tuesday (Nov 16) defended allowing the head of JP Morgan Chase to skip a three-week COVID-19 quarantine imposed on most other visitors, saying he worked for "a very big bank". Th ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Evacuate 32 People From Court, Deploy Explosive Experts
Hong Kong police evacuated 32 people from the city's West Kowloon Court and deployed explosive disposal experts, they said on Tuesday. Police said they were responding to reports from court staff but ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader defends US bank head quarantine exemption
Hong Kong's leader on Tuesday defended allowing the head of JP Morgan Chase to skip a three-week Covid quarantine imposed on most other visitors, saying he worked for "a very big bank". ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Consider Stricter Flight Crew Curbs If Necessary
Hong Kong will consider imposing tighter restrictions on aircrew, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said, as the city prioritizes its Covid-Zero policy in a bid to reopen the border with mainland China. ( read original story ...)
Jamie Dimon’s Hong Kong trip cuts both ways
Jamie Dimon has long been bullish on China. Now JPMorgan’s chief executive has become the first Wall Street boss to visit the region since the pandemic began. It helps that he was granted an exemption ... ( read original story ...)
‘Santa will come’ for Hong Kong’s restaurant industry this Christmas: Pirata CEO
Manuel Palacio of restaurant group Pirata is expecting a strong holiday trading season in Hong Kong after being hit by the pandemic and city-wide protests in recent years. ( read original story ...)
The chairman of Evergrande has pledged his luxury properties in Hong Kong and is selling art and calligraphy to pay company debts
Chinese authorities previously told Evergrande chairman Hui Ka Yan to use some of his personal wealth to help pay bondholders. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks extend winning run as bulls build optimism on Xi-Biden summit, policy easing bets
Hong Kong stocks rose for a sixth day, the longest winning run in nine months, as China and US leaders began a virtual summit aimed at easing tensions between the world's two largest economies. The ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong experts back Sinovac Covid-19 shots for kids aged 3 and older
Experts say the Sinovac vaccine had good safety when administered on younger children.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong saw itself as Asia’s data hub, but Beijing’s strict cybersecurity rules threaten that status
Hong Kong's ambition to become a regional data and innovation hub is threatened by an increasingly complicated web of security data rules and outdated local ones that complicate the flow of data ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Experts Back Sinovac Shots for Kids Ages 3 and Older
Hong Kong’s advisers backed lowering the age of eligibility for vaccines from China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd. to 3 years old, down from 18 years old, as the city works to bolster Covid-19 immunity levels ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong watchdog finds over half of cast iron cooking pots release metals exceeding global safety standards
Best performers of the Consumer Council test were pots from popular brands Lagostina, Le Creuset and Staub, while products from Lodge and Bruno fared the worst. ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong’s striking new museum, art is not ‘above the law’
Conceived in a very different Hong Kong, the new M+ museum walks a tightrope between artistic expression and China’s control. ( read original story ...)