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Hong Kong's civil service chief has defended new guidelines calling for the dismissal of government employees charged with taking part in unlawful protests during their probation period, brushing ... ( read original story ...)

Covid-19 deaths worldwide passed 800,000 as cases rose to more than 23 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg. ( read original story ...)

Covid-19 deaths worldwide passed 804,000 as cases rose to more than 23 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg. ( read original story ...)

China’s banking regulator pledged its backing for Hong Kong as a finance hub and reiterated a commitment to opening up the Chinese financial sector amid a deepening standoff with the U.S. China will ... ( read original story ...)

Jack Ma’s Ant Group Ant Group intends to file for dual listings in Hong Kong and Shanghai targeting a valuation of about $225 billion, a Bloomberg report said. Ant Group is Alibaba Group Holding Ltd – ... ( read original story ...)

People with dark skin in the Chinese city have long complained about discrimination in education, employment, and housing -- allegations supported by a number of studies over the years. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong gets steamrolled” incorrectly linked the arrest of Jimmy Lai and others for alleged offenses under the national security law with a completely ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong will offer free coronavirus tests to all of its residents starting Sept. 1 as it grapples with its worst outbreak since the pandemic began ... ( read original story ...)

The coronavirus has infected more than 22.7 million people around the world as of Friday, killing at least 794,100 people. ( read original story ...)

In a landmark decision, a Hong Kong court denied on Friday a bid for the release of the first person charged with inciting separatism and terrorism under a new national security law in the ... ( read original story ...)

Initially a poster child of the pandemic, Hong Kong has seen a third wave of virus cases -- blamed on exemptions from quarantine rules for air and ship crews, and some business travellers. Carrie Lam, ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong will formally challenge a US demand that it changes the way it labels its exports as the city grapples with the international fallout from Beijing’s imposition of a tough national security ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Friday that mass testing of residents for coronavirus in the Asian financial hub will begin on Sept. 1, as she warned people not to be complacent despite a steady ... ( read original story ...)

The testing program, which will last a maximum of two weeks, is on a voluntary basis. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said that universal testing was possible due to support from Beijing, which provided ... ( read original story ...)