Hong Kong is in the process of securing an experimental Covid-19 pill that manufacturers claim reduces the risk of hospitalization or death by 50%, the South China Morning Post reported. The city’s ... ( read original story ...)
Face off: Mainland China is cracking down on private tuition – should Hong Kong ban private tutoring?
Each week, two of our readers debate a hot topic in a debate that doesn’t necessarily reflect their personal viewpoint. This week, students discuss whether banning private tuition will benefit the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s elder care vaccination plan trying to save lives, not pressure older residents, minister says
It is backed by medical evidence that [elderly residents] need to get inoculated,’ Patrick Nip tells reporters at National Day receptionThe new programme will see residents of 10 elder care facilities ... ( read original story ...)
China’s ambassador warns Belgian lawmakers as they debate resolutions on Hong Kong
Ambassador Cao Zhongming, expressing ‘serious concern’, complains that the draft resolutions ‘distorted and smeared the Hong Kong national security law’One lawmaker accuses China of ‘trying to prevent ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong News Firms Barred From Attending Chinese National Day Celebration: Report
Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam said they ”distorted and vilified government messages, undertaking biased reporting, or even fabricating fake news.” ... ( read original story ...)
Singaporean luxury tea brand Tea WG to open new stores in Hong Kong as it aims to win over Chinese consumers
Tea WG is set to open new stores in Hong Kong as part of its goal of cracking the tricky mainland Chinese market, where domestic tea brands are becoming increasingly popular. ( read original story ...)
Some Hong Kong news firms barred from attending media sector’s National Day celebration: Report
Hong Kongs two news organisations were barred from attending a reception organised by the local media sector in celebration of the Chinese National Day, a media report said. ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s SPOTV launches in Hong Kong with Moto GP coverage
We are in discussions with broadcasters in Hong Kong and hope they will support us soon too,’ says spokesperson from Eclat Media Group. ( read original story ...)
Emotional Hong Kong security chief blasts mockery of officer’s death at sea, says city determining if laws broken
Chris Tang questions how Hong Kong ‘has become such a cold-blooded place’, accusing creators of rap parody of inciting hatred against police. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong has to win today to win tomorrow
As the Hong Kong saying goes: "After leaving Suzhou, one will find it hard to get a boat ride", Hong Kong must waste no time in seizing the opportunities created under the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong looking to procure the world’s first Covid-19 pill
Hong Kong is in the process of securing the world's first Covid-19 pill, which the manufacturers claim can cut hospitalisations and deaths by half. Sources told the Post that health authorities ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong journalists seek new ways to work effectively amid a government crackdown
Once a bastion of press freedom, the territory is now seeing newspapers closed and reporters facing arrest under new security laws ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ‘cruises to nowhere’ keeping laid-off tourism, service workers afloat with new jobs
Hong Kong's cruises to nowhere have cast a lifeline to tourism and service industry workers who lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic. Genting Cruise Lines, which runs the Genting Dream ship ... ( read original story ...)
Feature: Resurgence of Chinese fashion icon Qipao from bygone era in Hong Kong
Dust motes fill up the air and fabric clippings scatter at a tailor's shop as a smiling, hunchbacked man, with a tape measure around his neck, opens an old-Shanghai picture album featuring the then ... ( read original story ...)