A crowd of young Chinese stand outside the take-out window of a new, instantly popular and trendy Hong Kong-style sweet tea shop in Beijing on Sunday, November 15, 2020. Despite ongoing political ... ( read original story ...)
Mass resignation of opposition lawmakers irresponsible, says Hong Kong No 2 official
Hong Kong's No 2 official has hit out at opposition lawmakers who resigned en masse over a recent resolution by Beijing, saying it was "unwise and irresponsible" for them to abandon their duties of ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong authorities set target of zero daily infections as city confirms 14 new cases
Hong Kong's top officials have pledged to step up the city's fight against the coronavirus outbreak, setting a target of zero daily local infections and committing to avoid the double whammy of a ... ( read original story ...)
Tightened security, unease over new national security law, as Hong Kong campuses mark first anniversary of protest violence
Veteran social sciences academic Rodney Chu Wai-chi's memories of the scenes at Hong Kong's Polytechnic University in November last year remain vivid to this day. The vice-chairman of the university's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finds luring business from Hong Kong may be tough
Tokyo is on a charm offensive, hoping to lure firms in Hong Kong spooked by protests and a controversial security law imposed by China. But the city is proving a tough sell. ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s cleanout of Hong Kong legislature solves problem of ‘untrustworthy’ voters
Hong Kong is hurtling back to a version of its colonial past now its legislature has been shorn of opposition and arrests pass 10,000.The purge of the Legislative Council (Legco) last week — when four ... ( read original story ...)
Record ice shipment bound for Melbourne seized in Hong Kong as Covid hits drug supply
Experts say organised crime will continue to target Australia during the pandemic due to a shortage of supplies and record prices ... ( read original story ...)
World Clamps Down as Covid-19 Refuses to Cede: Virus Update
The flaring virus is shutting down more of the globe. Austria is set to announce tighter lockdown measures, while Greece canceled school and Moscow closed bars and restaurants. Tehran will close ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong manhunt under way after late-night knife attack on mainland billionaire Qian Fenglei, assistant in Wan Chai
Hong Kong police are hunting three men who allegedly assaulted mainland billionaire Qian Fenglei and his assistant with knives in Wan Chai at around midnight on Friday. The attack happened as Qian, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong schools flooded with official ‘suggestions’ to promote national identity among students, with training for teachers too
The new academic year has seen Hong Kong schools receiving numerous new instructions, as well as guidance and training from the government, on ways to strengthen national security awareness and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong government lashes out at foreign critics of lawmakers’ disqualification, accusing them of sowing division between city and mainland
The Hong Kong government has hit back at foreign countries critical of Beijing's recent move to disqualify four local opposition lawmakers, accusing them of applying "double standards" with the aim of ... ( read original story ...)
Mandatory Covid-19 testing for ‘high-risk’ groups in Hong Kong gets nod, penalties for ignoring orders include jail, fines
"High-risk" groups in Hong Kong will have to undergo mandatory Covid-19 screening from Sunday, health officials have announced amid a spike in local infections of unknown origin, warning that those ... ( read original story ...)
New World’s Harvard-educated scion upends Hong Kong developers’ ‘build and sell’ business model as city sits at crossroads
Cheng Yu-tung, one of Hong Kong's best-known tycoons, spared no expense when he led a 1985 effort to build a harbourfront convention centre to host the city's return to Chinese sovereignty 12 years ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai: ‘At least we fought, we showed our dignity’
The tycoon who has angered Beijing talks about the uncertain future of Hong Kong, backing Trump and never giving in ... ( read original story ...)