Category: NEWS

Delay comes after Beijing’s highest office in Hong Kong referred to city’s protesters as ‘virus’ that must be eradicated ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has seized 26 tonnes of smuggled shark fins, sliced from some 38,500 endangered animals, in the largest bust of its kind in the southern Chinese city. The record haul was discovered in two ... ( read original story ...)

Battered by the one-two punch of protests and a pandemic, Hong Kong’s music venues have mostly gone silent. No one has felt the pinch more than singers, drummers and guitarists from the Philippines. ( read original story ...)

An outspoken former oil-rigger, Charles Li moved to internationalise Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing in his decade as chief executive by encouraging more global companies to list and building ties with ... ( read original story ...)

The operator of Hong Kong’s stock exchange said its longtime chief executive plans to step down by October 2021, or earlier if a successor is found before then. ( read original story ...)

On Tuesday, the financial hub announced plans to relax social distancing measures, including the reopening of venues such as cinemas, bars, beauty parlors, and schools with effect from May 8. ( read original story ...)

This residential property market refuses to follow the economy into crisis. When asking why, start with the Fed. ( read original story ...)

The U.S. State Department is delaying a report to Congress assessing whether Hong Kong enjoys sufficient autonomy from China to continue receiving special treatment from the United States, Secretary ... ( read original story ...)

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday postponed a report on whether China is respecting the autonomy of restive Hong Kong as required under a new law that infuriated Beijing. Pompeo, who did not ... ( read original story ...)

Ed Flanagan and Yuliya Talmazan More than 1.5 million Hong Kongers have signed up to receive a free reusable face mask as the semi-autonomous city continues its coronavirus containment efforts.  The ... ( read original story ...)

Video China labels Hong Kong protesters a political virus. Posted . AUDIO ONLY: China's Hong Kong affairs office warned on Wednesday that the city will never be calm unless "black ... ( read original story ...)

Beijing escalates rhetoric as it is accused of using coronavirus as cover to ‘turn screws’ ... ( read original story ...)

China warned Hong Kong protesters Wednesday it would not tolerate them "stirring up trouble again" in the semi-autonomous territory that was rocked by months of pro-democracy demonstrations last year. ( read original story ...)

China brands anti-government demonstrators as ‘political viruses’, increasing the rhetoric as the territory eases social distancing restrictions. ( read original story ...)