Hong Kong boy band Mirror has pulled out of Japan’s Summer Sonic festival, organizers confirmed, while investigations continue into last week’s horrific incident that severely injured two dancers on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lawmaker takes out newspaper ad to disown pro-democracy father-in-law accused of subversion
Pro-Beijing lawmaker Eunice Yung has taken out a newspaper advertisement to announce that she is severing ties with her pro-democracy father-in-law. Her declaration came two days after the Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Conditions in Hong Kong subdivided flats still bad despite regulations created to better protect tenants
Measures designed to improve life in subdivided flats have failed to make an impact, campaigners say Tenants still suffer poor conditions, with cockroaches, rats and combined toilets and kitchens ... ( read original story ...)
2 inbound travelers with malaria die in Hong Kong as city faces rare spike in mosquito-borne infectious disease
Two inbound travelers with malaria have died in Hong Kong as the city faces a rare spike in the mosquito-borne infectious disease. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Announce Hotel Quarantine Cut as Soon as Monday
Hong Kong may announce a reduction in the amount of time international travelers need to spend in mandatory hotel quarantine as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter, with ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong prepares for more malaria cases after cluster of imported cases, 1 dead
Health authorities held an emergency meeting on Thursday after determining a 52-year-old man who died during hotel quarantine in Hong Kong was among 30 cases of malaria recently imported from Africa. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court adjourns rioting case linked to 2019 PolyU siege after defendant contracts Covid-19
A Hong Kong court has adjourned the date of handing down its verdict for eight people facing rioting charges after one defendant tested positive for Covid-19. The eight, aged 20 to 62, stand accused ... ( read original story ...)
How The Dark Knight tried to court China with Hong Kong shoot but failed
Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight (2008), the second film in his Batman trilogy and his tour-de-force sequel to Batman Begins (2005), is a film of echoes and opposites.As a superhero movie, it pits ... ( read original story ...)
HK$387.9mil in cryptocurrency scammed in first half of 2022 in Hong Kong
Some HK$1.58bil swindled through cyber offences in first half of this year, police reveal. Together with job offer scams and fraudulent online shopping activity, cryptocurrency scams make up the top ... ( read original story ...)
CK Asset Logs 44% Jump in First-Half Revenue as Hong Kong Property Sales Soar
CK Asset raked in revenue of HKD47.6 billion (USD6.1 billion) in the six months ended June 30, the Hong Kong-based real estate developer said in its interim financial report released yesterday. ( read original story ...)
Carmakers’ China decline is global warning
Follow @petesweeneypro and @Unmack1 on Twitter Guangzhou Automobile Group on July 29 criticised its joint venture partner Stellantis, saying the Jeep maker’s misfortunes in China were “the result of ... ( read original story ...)
Four recommendations for I&T development in Hong Kong
Among Hong Kong’s four key areas ... According to consulting firm McKinsey, there are two R&D conversion metrics that can serve as KPIs. One is the ratio of how the R&D spending is converting ... ( read original story ...)
Dire performance of new Hong Kong listings clouds prospects for IPO pickup
The majority of stocks listed in Hong Kong since the start of last year are trading well below their initial selling prices, data showed, leaving investors out of pocket and dimming prospects for a ... ( read original story ...)
Lawmaker severs ties with father-in-law accused of subversion for proposing ‘Hong Kong Parliament’
A Hong Kong politician has severed ties with her father-in-law after he was accused of subversion by authorities for proposing the creation of a parliament-in-exile, saying it was her responsibility ... ( read original story ...)