The advisory is perhaps the most blunt warning yet to Americans who are considering traveling to Hong Kong or mainland China. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong social enterprises on the brink after protests, COVID-19
A quarter of Hong Kong's social enterprises could go out of business by the end of the year, according to a new poll, threatening the jobs of hundreds of employees as the coronavirus pandemic takes a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Relax Coronavirus Mitigation Measures After Reporting No Local Transmission
Hong Kong officials on Tuesday said they would relax social distancing measures after the city reported no new locally transmitted coronavirus cases for the first time in more than two months. ( read original story ...)
Dolphins return to Hong Kong as Covid crisis halts ferries
Pacific humpbacks ... ( read original story ...)
HK shares track Asian markets higher on China data, vaccine hopes
Hong Kong stocks tracked broader Asian markets higher on Tuesday, as upbeat China economic data and encouraging signs of progress in developing a COVID-19 vaccine buoyed sentiment. ( read original story ...)
U.S. again issues wide-ranging warnings against travel to China and Hong Kong
At a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing, U.S. says its citizens face the risk of "arbitrary detention" and "arbitrary enforcement of local laws" there. ( read original story ...)
Businesses Make Deeper Cuts; Hong Kong Stimulus: Virus Update
Hong Kong reported no locally transmitted infections for the first ... The firm told workers Friday in a memo that only employees performing “business critical” roles can return to its office near St. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to open bars, pools and theme parks after mass testing scheme
HONG KONG, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Hong Kong will reopen bars, swimming pools and theme parks from Friday as it relaxes coronavirus restrictions after the testing of nearly two million people in a ... ( read original story ...)
Two Dozen Hong Kong Activists Appear in Court Over Banned Tiananmen Vigil
Two Dozen Hong Kong Activists Appear in Court Over Banned Tiananmen Vigil It was the first time the vigil had been banned in semiautonomous Hong Kong, with police citing coronavirus restrictions on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: No information on reported detentions in Taiwan
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Tuesday that Taiwan has not disclosed information about the reported detentions of five Hong Kongers who may have attempted to flee there by boat to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s dolphins make a comeback during pandemic
Restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic have meant hardly any boats and ferries are passing through the waters around Hong Kong. And that has given the vulnerable Chinese White Dolphin a chance ... ( read original story ...)
Australia criticises China over treatment of Uighurs and for eroding freedoms in Hong Kong
Photograph: Reuters Australia’s foreign affairs minister has criticised the Chinese government for enforcing “repressive measures” against minorities in Xinjiang province and for eroding rights and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s rivers see more pink dolphins since coronavirus
There's been a 30% rise in the number of pink dolphins seen in Hong Kong's Pearl River since March. Since coronavirus there has been less water traffic such as boats and ferries being used. This has ... ( read original story ...)
Two dozen Hong Kong activists in court over banned Tiananmen vigil
Hong Kong activists shouted anti-government slogans outside court on Tuesday as more than two dozen high profile democracy campaigners appeared over a banned vigil to mark the Tiananmen Square ... ( read original story ...)