The work-from-home era ushered in by the coronavirus pandemic has changed designers’ thinking about the homes of today and the future – and made this a focus of Business of Design Week 2021 in Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Wants 80% Vaccination Rate Before Borders Open: Paper
Hong Kong will have to achieve a vaccination rate of at least 80% before it will consider reopening its borders to mainland China and the international community thereafter, The Standard reported, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong wants 80 percent vaccination rate before borders open
Hong Kong will have to achieve a vaccination rate of at least 80 percent before it will consider reopening its borders to mainland China and the international community thereafter, The Standard ... ( read original story ...)
Why wiping out Hong Kong’s opposition may have cost China a whole generation in Taiwan
Beijing's crackdown on Hong Kong has played an important role in how Taiwanese view China, with opinion polls suggesting more people now support the self-ruled island becoming formally independent ... ( read original story ...)
Danger lurks as Hong Kong’s hiking hordes discover city’s green country trails, stunning mountain views
Trekking experts, fire service urge caution as thousands head outdoors during pandemic, with rise in mishaps, injuries. ( read original story ...)
China Overseas Land sells stake in Kai Tak land plot for HK$1.35bn amid gloomy mainland market outlook
The stake-backed home builder’s move follows in the wake of a series of deals by cash-strapped Chinese developers to sell down assets ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: as business lunches return, calls grow for Hong Kong to ease strict pandemic restrictions, boost recovery
Business groups, food and beverage outlets say in-person gatherings have resumed, with more expected over holiday season. ( read original story ...)
NetEase’s Music App Raises $422 Million in Hong Kong IPO
The music streaming arm of Chinese gaming giant NetEase Inc. raised $422 million in its Hong Kong initial public offering, pricing the shares at the mid-point of a marketed range. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong nightlife veteran Richard Feldman on why Lan Kwai Fong is ‘a magical place’ and opening his new gay bar, Petticoat Lane
Canadian Richard Feldman, who for 34 years has run businesses in Hong Kong’s Lan Kwai Fong and SoHo nightlife districts, tells Kate Whitehead about life in the fast lane and why the city is ‘going to ... ( read original story ...)
China’s crackdown on Hong Kong may have pushed Taiwan further away than ever
Beijing's crackdown on Hong Kong has played an important role in how Taiwanese view China, with opinion polls suggesting more people now support the self-ruled island becoming formally independent ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong confirms two cases of virulent new COVID-19 variant, one of which travelled from Canada
The traveller from Canada stayed in a hotel room across from a traveller from South Africa, who may have transmitted it, local public health officials say. Two cases of the new Covid-19 strain raising ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong toughens border controls over heavily mutated new variant, covering 8 African countries
Non-Hong Kong residents barred from entering the city from Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Malawi, Namibia and Zimbabwe; city residents must undergo three weeks of quarantine. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong companies call on government to roll out new Health Code app soon so executives can understand how it works
Some executives say that while they are eager to cross the border, they also want to know details about what personal details will be required for new app needed to join scheme. ( read original story ...)
90,000 from Hong Kong apply to British visa scheme
Nearly 90,000 Hong Kong residents have applied to come to live and work in the UK under a visa programme which sets them on a pathway to citizenship after five ... ( read original story ...)