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Hong Kong and Singapore will set up a travel bubble, the two cities announced on Thursday, as they moved to re-establish overseas travel links and lift the hurdle of quarantine for visiting foreigners ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong and Singapore on Thursday said they had agreed "in principle" to set up a bubble allowing residents to travel freely between the two financial hubs as long as they test negative for the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong police raided the private offices of media tycoon and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai on Thursday, according to Lai’s aide. Lai’s aide Mark Simon wrote in a ... ( read original story ...)

France imposed a curfew in Paris as nations from Germany to Italy posted record increases in new infections and Europe’s leaders intensified efforts to stem an unrelenting surge in coronavirus cases. ( read original story ...)

Singapore and Hong Kong will create a travel bubble that exempts people from both cities from quarantine, an agreement that will re-open links between Asia’s two premier financial hubs. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong police raided the private offices of media tycoon and activist Jimmy Lai, a top executive at his company said, months after he was arrested under a new national security law and the newsroom ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks fell by the most in three weeks, as investors assessed the earnings outlook and weaker China producer prices added to concerns doubt about the strength of economic recovery. Alibaba ... ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong schoolboy has pleaded guilty to assaulting a classmate he accused of "supporting the government" during last year's civil unrest. The 15-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, ... ( read original story ...)

Europe intensified efforts to stem a resurgent coronavirus outbreak, with France announcing further restrictions and London set for a clampdown. ( read original story ...)

President Xi Jinping has given Shenzhen the starring role in turning southern China into an economic powerhouse, but Hong Kong is largely absent in his prescription for regional greatness. The ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has made a “formal intervention” at a meeting of the World Trade Organisation, demanding the U.S. withdraw its pending regulation to label goods manufactured in the city as “Made in China,” ... ( read original story ...)

The United States on Wednesday renewed pressure against Hong Kong's leader, accusing her of undermining autonomy from China, but stopped short of imposing sanctions on banks under a tough new law. ( read original story ...)

The leader called for the tech hub to be developed into a ‘model city,’ while saying Hong Kong should be further integrated with the mainland’s economy. ( read original story ...)

Financial institutions doing business with those deemed responsible for undermining Hong Kong's autonomy may face sanctions, the US government said on Wednesday. The US State Department submitted a ... ( read original story ...)