January 2023 – A research study led by scientists from the School of Chinese Medicine (SCM) at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has shown for the first time that the human gut bacterium Ruminococcus gnavus is a major trigger factor of diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D).
Hong Kong must do more to meet skateboarding boom, says skating ‘Godfather’ Warren Stuart
Hong Kong skateboarding 'Godfather' hopes to recruit as many young kids as possible - 'they are the seeds we need,' he says; 17 local youngsters will compete in the inaugural Hong
Hong Kong activists in the UK fear the long reach of police repression
We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Hong Kong politics news every morning. Thousands of protesters gathered across European capitals in December to call for an end to China’s zero-Covid policy — and the downfall of the government that enforced it.
Thousands cross Hong Kong-China border as Covid restrictions end
People rushed to the Lok Ma Chau border crossing between Hong Kong and mainland China on Sunday after strict Covid restrictions on travel were lifted © Bloomberg ...
Excitement At Hong Kong’s China Border As Quarantine Lifted
Hugging her boyfriend goodbye, student Yuri Tan was among hundreds excitedly heading north across Hong Kong's border with mainland China on Sunday as pandemic travel restrictions were mostly lifted, ...
Mainland entrepreneurs visit Hong Kong, city residents reunite with loved ones across the border as quarantine-free travel returns
Many travellers took ferries and trains to cross the border for business and family purposes 'I'm too excited to say a word. I can finally go home after two years of not seeing the folks,' says one ...
Bustle at Hong Kong border as China ends quarantine
STORY: Dozens of people in Hong Kong took the first train to the Lok Ma Chau Spur line checkpoint before the immigration checkpoint opened at 6.30am, as mainland China reopened its borders on Sunday ...
Demolish or preserve? Hong Kong’s pre-war ‘tong lau’ buildings caught in urban renewal predicament
Many of these once-colourful structures which housed vibrant communities have fallen into disrepair and are in danger of making way for modern developments.
Thousands denounce HSBC board member’s likening of Hong Kong people to freed slaves
Financial Secretary John Tsang is due to visit Beijing on Monday to discuss issues of mutual concern, the Hong Kong government said late on Friday. Slaves in the United States were freed under the ...
{Block Trade}CM BANK (03968): 950k shares, or HK$43.34m
Block Trade}CM BANK (03968): 950k shares, or HK$43.34m [ET Net News Agency, 5 January 2023] A direct manual trade of 950,000 shares of CM BANK (03968) was registered at 1:05p.m. The deal amounted to ...
‘Going to Hong Kong before everyone’: China music fans raring to see shows such as Blackpink concert, upon border reopening
Music fans in mainland China are raring to visit Hong Kong for concerts and festivals upon the reopening of the border, with some willing to pay sky-high prices for tickets after being deprived of ...
What the rise of several core business districts means for Hong Kong
Different industries will dominate districts, creating sector-led hubs. Colliers recently released a report which takes a detailed review of Hong Kong’s core business districts (CBDs) from an occupier ...
What the return of Chinese tourists means for the global economy
In the years before Covid, China was the world's most important source of international travelers. Its 155 million tourists spent more than a quarter of a trillion dollars beyond its borders in 2019.
Is Hong Kong’s ‘2-dish-rice’ phenomenon a dark sign that the city is returning to widespread poverty?
In this case, there can be no doubt that Hong Kong people love the affordable two- and three-dish-rice boxes they have been filling their stomachs with over the past three years of the Covid-19 ...