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Coronavirus restrictions on pools and beaches in Hong Kong have left thousands of competitive swimmers out of the water and struggling to stay fit, heralding a downturn for one of the city's favourite ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong faces another 13 new Covid-19 cases on Friday, as officials revealed a fifth of the city's population had signed up for the government's mass coronavirus testing programme. The latest ... ( read original story ...)

Impossible Foods' CEO and founder Patrick Brown discusses his plant-based firm's expansion in Asia as health concerns and price sensitivity rise during the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Mulan, Disney's latest live-action remake of a beloved '90s cartoon classic, has divided critics. Some laud its spectacle and thematic resonance, while others criticized its middling characters and ... ( read original story ...)

Shares of Yum China Holdings Inc fell by as much as 4.1% from their offering price in Hong Kong on Thursday as they made their debut in a secondary listing. ( read original story ...)

A flawless 102-carat oval diamond will head to auction on October 5 in Hong Kong at Sotheby's. The auction house has not given an official price estimate for the egg-shaped stone of exactly 102.39 ... ( read original story ...)

The surge began on August 10 as activists piled in to Next Digital’s normally thinly traded stock following Mr Lai’s arrest and a raid on the offices of Next-owned Apple Daily. The popular tabloid is ... ( read original story ...)

Walt Disney Co's release of "Mulan", which is set in China and meant to appeal to audiences there, has provoked a backlash on social media over its star's support of Hong Kong police and for being ... ( read original story ...)

Move follows mass buying of shares in show of support for firm’s owner, Jimmy Lai, when he was arrested last month ... ( read original story ...)

Yum China, which operates fast food restaurants KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut in China, raised $2.22 billion by selling 41.9 million shares at 412 Hong Kong dollars ($53.16) apiece. ( read original story ...)

The U.S. government agreed to sell a compound for consulate staff in one of Hong Kong’s most exclusive residential areas to a local developer for nearly a third of a billion dollars. ( read original story ...)

Activists working to defend Hong Kong's democracy say police in Canada appear to be helpless against what they call a campaign of harassment and threats against them by supporters of the Chinese state ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong police have arrested 15 individuals on suspicion of manipulating the share price of media group Next Digital, which saw its stock soar after its founder, Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, was detained ... ( read original story ...)

The tally of U.S.-listed Chinese companies securing alternative listings in Hong Kong grew, as stock in China’s largest restaurant group started trading in the city and a major hotel chain began ... ( read original story ...)