Hong Kong police have arrested an elderly democracy activist as she made a solo demonstration over China's deadly Tiananmen crackdown in a vivid illustration of the zero protest tolerance now wielded ... ( read original story ...)
Top HK bank executives exempt from quarantine
Hong Kong is offering top bankers exemptions from strict virus quarantine measures, said the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC).Senior executives who are fully vaccinated can apply to be exempted ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is offering vaccinated residents the chance to win a free $1.4 million apartment
A Hong Kong developer is offering up a $1.4 million apartment to a vaccinated resident in a random drawing.The government is enlisting businesses to help encourage people to get vaccinated.Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong offers top bank executives quarantine exemptions
Hong Kong is offering top bankers exemptions from strict virus quarantine measures, said the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). Senior executives who are fully vaccinated can apply to be ... ( read original story ...)
A former teacher from Hong Kong just broke the record for the fastest Everest ascent by a woman
Tsang Yin-hung, a former schoolteacher, scaled Everest in 25 hours and 50 minutes, beating the previous record by a full 14 hours. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Eases Quarantine For Vaccinated Execs, Drawing Ire
Hong Kong is allowing vaccinated directors and senior executives of major listed companies to travel globally more easily, a significant relaxation of its onerous border curbs that’s drawing backlash ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: activist ‘Grandma Wong’ arrested over Tiananmen march following Hong Kong police ban of June 4 events
Alexandra Wong marched solo from start point of annual march that police banned again this year citing Covid-19 restrictions. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Turns to Businesses to Fix Foundering Vaccine Push
When bar and nightclub owners in Hong Kong met with city officials this month, they expected to hear how the government planned to coax more of the largely resistant population to get vaccinated, with ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Eases Quarantine For Vaccinated Top Staff, Drawing Ire
Hong Kong is allowing vaccinated directors and senior executives of major listed companies to travel globally more easily, in a significant relaxation of its onerous border curbs that’s drawing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks retreat to trim monthly gain as manufacturing in China slows and yuan weakens
Hong Kong stocks decline, paring a monthly advance after an official report shows China’s manufacturing cooled in May and authorities move to temper the yuan’s recent strength. ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s Hong Kong office slams intimidation of judge in tycoon Jimmy Lai’s case
Beijing's office that oversees matters in Hong Kong has warned of threats made to a judge who sentenced media tycoon Jimmy Lai and other democracy activists for their roles in an unauthorised assembly ... ( read original story ...)
Watching Hong Kong from the U.K.
The U.K. says it received at least 34,000 visa applications since it offered a path to citizenship to Hongkongers. Lincoln Chong, 26, told us why he plans to take the offer as China tightens the rule ... ( read original story ...)
British Startup Ivy Farm Says It Plans To Bring Cell-Based Pork Sausages To Market By 2023
Ivy Farm Technologies, a spinout of Oxford University, says it wants to become the first British firm to commercialise cultured meat. ( read original story ...)
IPO fatigue hits Hong Kong despite debut boost for JD spinoff
The best start to a year for new equity listings in Hong Kong is being tarnished by the rising number of offers that are slumping on debut, raising questions over the continued strength of the listing ... ( read original story ...)