In this week's Top 10 in Data Journalism, we look at Russia's overconfident war plans, the Ukrainian refugee crisis, and a COVID-19 catastrophe in Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong’s pandemic success story turned into a nightmare
Hong Kong saw its Covid-19 death rate become the highest in the world, topping 37 deaths per million people. The recent outbreak was a brutal shock to the 7.4 million residents of the bustling ... ( read original story ...)
Yacht maker Ferretti raises $243 mln in Hong Kong IPO
Italian luxury yacht maker Ferretti Group has priced its shares at HK$22.88 each, the lower end of its proposed range, to raise HK$1.9 billion ($242.75 million) in its Hong Kong initial public ... ( read original story ...)
Call to end extradition deals between Commonwealth countries and Hong Kong
British ministers should press Commonwealth countries to ditch extradition agreements with Hong Kong, lawyers have said amid fears that Beijing will pursue diss ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: authorities to distribute kits containing rapid tests, KN95 masks to 3 million households starting next month
As our medical supplies are now sufficient, we will go for a wider distribution of those resources,’ city leader Carrie Lam said at a press briefing on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong govt to resume services on April 1 as city logs lowest infections in a month
Hong Kong will gradually resume public services from April 1, the government said on Friday, with the global financial hub posting its lowest number of daily infections in about a month. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports 10,405 new daily coronavirus infections
Hong Kong reported 10,405 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, down from 13,074 the previous day, as the city's government readies to ease some of the strict coronavirus measures which have created ... ( read original story ...)
‘Isolated status’ of Hong Kong pushes half of European firms to consider their exit
Hong Kong’s pandemic-induced “isolated status” has pushed half of European businesses in the financial hub to consider packing up their bags, according to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong maintains 3rd place among world’s financial centers
HONG KONG - Hong Kong maintained the third place globally in the latest Global Financial Centers Index published by British think tank Z/Yen Group and China Development Institute in Shenzhen on ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai Cases Hit Record; Firms Leave Hong Kong: Virus Update
Meanwhile, nearly half of the European companies in Hong Kong plan to fully or partially relocate operations and staff out of the city amid the travel and quarantine restrictions, a new survey ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Is World’s Financial Hub No. 3, Shanghai Ranks Fourth in GFCI
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has maintained its position as the world's third-most competitive financial center while Shanghai is closing the gap, ranking fourth, according to the ... ( read original story ...)
Guessing game on potential Hong Kong chief executive candidates goes into overdrive with ministers’ names touted
With about 10 days to start of nomination period, Chief Secretary John Lee and finance minister Paul Chan are the latest names being floated as possible contenders. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader rejects barrister nominee to sensitive judges panel, appoints another
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam rejected a Bar Association nominee to a discreet panel that selects the city's judges, according to a statement on Friday from the barristers' body, appointing instead the ... ( read original story ...)
BOC Aviation sues Russia’s AirBridgeCargo over B747-8(F)
The fall-out from the Russian invasion of Ukraine has made its way to the US District Court in New York where Singapore-based lessor BOC Aviation has laid a complaint against Russia’s AirBridgeCargo ... ( read original story ...)