Hiccups among issues sparked under city’s tough zero-Covid policy, prompting apology from city leader One resident appeals for ‘safety and dignity’, claiming calls to camp hotline went unanswered for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to extend travel curbs until after Lunar New Year to stem Omicron
The Covid-19 travel extension or the ban on bars, beaches, gyms and cinemas, as well as dining-in after 6 pm to curb Omicron spread will be in place throughout the Lunar New Year holiday and continue ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong schools need to work harder to stop bullying
Bullying is a common problem in Hong Kong, and there’s no easy answer when it comes to solving it. Photo: Shutterstock ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba, JD.com investors lead the shift to Hong Kong’s market from New York, as US-China financial decoupling gathers momentum
The development adds to the momentum of decoupling between the world’s two largest economies, reversing a trend that nurtured some of China’s most influential companies and enriched global banks and ... ( read original story ...)
Routes: United eyes schedule cuts; JetBlue drops 17 leisure markets; Hong Kong bans transit passengers
In this week’s air travel news, United Airlines plans to reduce flight operations due to staff shortages; Delta Air Lines claims schedules are back on track despite 8,000 workers testing positive for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports 5 new COVID-19 cases
Hong Kong on Saturday reported five new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours taking the total tally of cases tested positive ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Sinovac jabs available for Hong Kong children as young as 5 from next week; 5 new Covid-19 cases logged
Civil service chief reveals vaccine move amid bid to ramp up city’s inoculation drive as it weathers a fifth Covid-19 wave Health authorities confirm five new coronavirus infections, three of which ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus fitness boom: more new gyms as Hong Kong retail rentals slide, with sharp rise in 24-hour centres
The Covid-19 pandemic forced 151 gyms in Hong Kong to close last year, but 365 opened, with operators taking advantage of cheaper rents and catering to a surge in fitness enthusiasts in the city. A ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong begins discussions to introduce stablecoin regulatory framework
HKMA’s “Discussion Paper on Crypto-assets and Stablecoins” highlights the explosive growth of the stablecoin market in terms of market capitalization since 2020 and the concurrent regulatory ... ( read original story ...)
Why Asia must reject the Western economic model, and Amazon’s ‘broken system’ – a sustainability leader speaks
Chandran Nair, founder of Hong Kong think tank the Global Institute For Tomorrow, opened the first environmental consulting firms in a number of Asian countries He tells Kate Whitehead Asia needs to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong buyers of NFTs are ripe targets for hackers, scammers amid growing popularity of crypto projects, dearth of regulation
The past year saw an international boom in NFTs, the total value of which exceeded US$40 billion, but criminal activity has also increased in this sector. ( read original story ...)
Henderson prices flats at The Harmonie, Hong Kong’s first residential project this year, lower than The Vertex launched two years ago
The prices of flats at The Harmonie in Cheung Sha Wan are 4.2 per cent lower than The Vertex, which was launched in December 2019. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s first carbon-focused fund eyes investments in projects to improve China’s climate-change ratings
Hong Kong’s sole household piped-gas supplier is launching a carbon-focused fund to extend its reach into the “smart energy” business. It will seek to invest in projects that aim to cut carbon ... ( read original story ...)
Cooling measures: Hong Kong couple still willing to pay nearly $1m in stamp duty for S’pore condo
SINGAPORE - The new property cooling measures took property agent Jaeson Lin's foreign clients by surprise but they decided to bite the bullet and buy their new apartment. . Read more at straitstimes. ( read original story ...)