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Shares in the Hong Kong media company controlled by Jimmy Lai surged by 330 per cent as they resumed trading after authorities froze the jailed pro-democracy tycoon’s assets under a controversial ... ( read original story ...)

Shares in the parent company of Hong Kong's pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper quadrupled on Thursday as trading in them resumed following an eight day suspension. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s legislature has resumed its debate on changing electoral laws to drastically reduce the public’s ability to vote for lawmakers and increase the number of pro-Beijing lawmakers making decis ... ( read original story ...)

The critically acclaimed Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), founded in 1928 when Hong Kong was still under British rule, has its editorial independence guaranteed in a charter and is often called Hong ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has a wealth of wildlife, which sometimes comes as a surprise to people who associate it with being a metropolis. Across its freshwater wetlands, hill forests and streams, mangrove-fringed ... ( read original story ...)

The amendments will allow the city's national security department to perform background checks of potential candidates. Voters will only directly elect 20 lawmakers, as opposed to the usual 35. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s legislature is expected to change electoral laws to drastically reduce the public’s ability to vote for lawmakers and increase the number of pro-Beijing lawmakers making decisions for the ... ( read original story ...)

It passed a stringent national security law last year, and now it has reformed the way Hong Kong is run, ensuring only "patriots" can enter local government. But why exactly is China so? And what does ... ( read original story ...)

With two major events in the same weekend, the international arts scene signaled it has no intention of letting yet another year get canceled by Covid. ( read original story ...)

Fred Hu, the founder of Chinese private equity firm Primavera Capital Ltd., has bought an ultra-luxury house in Hong Kong for HK$428 million ($55 million), as wealthy mainland citizens continue to ... ( read original story ...)

Despite the institutional status bestowed by her double Michelin star, Vicky Lau says the battle to improve gender parity in the male-dominated world of professional kitchens is a long way from won -- ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s opposition-free legislature is expected to approve sweeping changes to the city’s electoral system ordered by the Chinese leadership, dramatically curtailing the ability of dissenting ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong may donate Covid-19 vaccines to countries more in need of them as local demand for Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE shots ebbs. Moderna Inc.’s vaccine was highly effective in younger teens in a large ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has warned it could have to throw away vast stores of coronavirus vaccines because of people's reluctance to have a jab. The territory currently has around two million Pfizer shots that will ... ( read original story ...)