The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong falls more than 4% as US-China tensions weigh on investor sentiment
Tensions are rising between Washington and Beijing, as U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he believed that a "mistake" in China was the cause of the spreading coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Economy Shrinks Record 8.9% In First Quarter
Hong Kong suffered its worst quarterly contraction since modern records began, official figures showed Monday, as the coronavirus outbreak hammered an economy already mired in recession from political ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong falls about 4% as US-China tensions weigh on investor sentiment
Tensions are rising between Washington and Beijing, as U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he believed that a "mistake" in China was the cause of the spreading coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong recession deepens further, first-quarter GDP shrinks 5.3% quarter-on-quarter
Hong Kong's recession deepened in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic dealt a heavy blow to business activity, already in decline following months of often violent anti-government protest ... ( read original story ...)
Explainer: Hong Kong police top brass embroiled in property scandals
The Hong Kong police force has come under public scrutiny after three senior officers were alleged to have broken land and housing laws. The controversy surrounded Rupert Dover, a British-born officer ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong falls nearly 4% as US-China tensions weigh on investor sentiment
Tensions are rising between Washington and Beijing, as U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that he believed that a "mistake" in China was the cause of the spreading coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Convicted Vietnam refugee fights deportation after 30 years in Hong Kong
Three decades after he landed on Hong Kong shores as a child refugee, Vo Van Hung is fighting efforts to deport him to Vietnam now that he has finished a lengthy jail sentence -- for murder. Vu Van ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland Chinese Buyers Disappear From Hong Kong Real Estate
Mainland Chinese buyers are shying away from real estate in Hong Kong as the coronavirus pandemic clouds the economic outlook and keeps investors from traveling to the city. No commercial property ... ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, Protesters Embrace ‘Chinese Virus’ to Snub Communist Party Censors, Not Stir Racism
Many members of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement have continued to stand firm on speaking of it that way, mostly just shrugging off the criticism. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong calls foreign criticism of crackdown on pro-democracy figures ‘irresponsible’
Hong Kong’s government calls allegations from the US, UK and European parliament ‘totally unfounded’ ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police use pepper spray to clear May Day protest
Hong Kong police have used pepper spray to disperse more than 100 protesters singing and chanting pro-democracy slogans in a shopping mall ... ( read original story ...)
Talking Horses: packed provisional schedule planned plus Hong Kong tips
A series of rearranged Classic trials and Pattern races have been scheduled for the last two weekends in May if racing is allowed to resume ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Protesters, Police Clash Again After Lull Brought by Coronavirus
Riot police used pepper spray to clear demonstrators from a shopping mall, the first confrontation in months as the city’s antigovernment movement sought to revive protests after a break during the ... ( read original story ...)