Despite being the picture of an ultra-modern city, ancient superstitions still play an everyday role in people’s lives in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-Singapore Travel Bubble Won’t Happen This Year
A plan to allow quarantine-free travel between Hong Kong and Singapore, delayed last month as Covid-19 cases began surging in Hong Kong, has now been pushed back beyond the end of the year. The [trave ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Disneyland closes for third time amid coronavirus pandemic
Hong Kong Disneyland will close for the third time this year due to a new wave of coronavirus infections in the city. The theme park announced the news on Tuesday, explaining that it will temporarily ... ( read original story ...)
Democracy darkens: For Hong Kong activists, year of despair and dread
This is the story of four people divided by age but united by a deep love of their city – and the toll that tightening Chinese rule has taken on them. ( read original story ...)
China Sanctions Four With U.S. Democracy Promotion Ties Over Hong Kong
China will impose sanctions on four people over their egregious behaviour regarding the Asian financial hub of Hong Kong, it said on Monday. They will be banned from entering China, foreign ministry ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader urges people to stay home as cases rise
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday urged residents to stay home as the city grapples with a resurgence of the coronavirus, which has infected over 500 people in the past week. Lam asked citizens ... ( read original story ...)
Dance hall outbreak takes Hong Kong’s coronavirus fight two steps back
A growing cluster of infections linked to dance halls frequented by middle-aged women and their young dance instructors has prompted tight restrictions in the city. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong closes government offices in new anti-virus curbs
Hong Kong has imposed sweeping curbs to stop a fresh spike in coronavirus infections, closing government offices and swimming pools and limiting public gatherings to two people ... ( read original story ...)
Dance hall outbreak takes Hong Kong’s virus fight two steps back
A growing cluster of infections linked to dance halls frequented by middle-aged women and their young dance instructors has prompted tight restrictions in the city. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Hong Kong limits gatherings to two people; Fauci warns of ‘surge upon surge’ of US cases
Hong Kong move comes after schools closed for in-person learning for rest of year; US reports more than 143,000 new cases; 1,200 deaths ... ( read original story ...)
Agnes Chow, revered in Japan as the ‘goddess of democracy,’ faces prison in Hong Kong
The activist’s plight has helped draw attention to Hong Kong’s struggle, but there’s little sign of a firmer approach from Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is having to hoard cash because banks won’t deal with her
US sanctions have cut off Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam from the global banking system, the controversial political leader says, forcing her to stockpile cash. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Curbs Karaoke, Closes Games Centres After Reporting 76 New COVID Cases
Games centres, karaoke lounges and swimming pools will close from Wednesday and civil servants, excluding those that provide emergency services, will stay at home, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam told ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Courts Are Still Independent. Some Want to Rein Them In.
The judiciary is crucial to the city’s status as a global hub for trade and finance. But the Chinese Communist Party has been gaining more authority over it. ( read original story ...)