American and United Airlines were both set to resume limited flying to Hong Kong this week, but postponed it due to COVID-19 test requirements. ( read original story ...)
Australia suspends Hong Kong extradition deal in swipe at China
Australia is suspending its extradition agreement with Hong Kong and will give skilled migrants from the city five-year visas with a pathway to permanent residence, after China imposed sweeping ... ( read original story ...)
Singaporean startup Karana raises $1.7 million for meat substitutes made from jackfruit
Singaporeans have a growing appetite for plant-based meat substitutes. In fact, demand for products from companies like Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods and Quorn have grown during the pandemic, partly ... ( read original story ...)
Angering China, Australia suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong, extends visas
Australia said on Thursday it was suspending its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in response to a new security law imposed there and announced measures to attract businesses from the Asian financial ... ( read original story ...)
New security office opens in Hong Kong
Beijing's national-security office was inaugurated Wednesday in Hong Kong, just over a week after China's central government imposed a tough new law on the city that critics view as a further ... ( read original story ...)
TikTok’s Hong Kong Exit A ‘Win-win’ Business Move
Viral video platform TikTok's withdrawal from Hong Kong is a savvy commercial move that sidesteps thorny privacy issues but it will not shield the app completely from accusations of collusion with ... ( read original story ...)
Factbox: Australia extends visas for Hong Kong residents to ‘start new life’
Australia on Thursday unveiled changes to student and work visas for Hong Kong citizens who want "to start a new life" in Australia in the wake of Beijing's new national security law in the Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Australia suspends extradition with Hong Kong and offers path to citizenship for city’s residents
“There will be citizens of Hong Kong who may be looking to move elsewhere, to start a new life somewhere else, to take their skills and their business and the things that they have been running ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Ant will surf wave of Chinese cash into Hong Kong
The Ant Group can hitch a ride to Hong Kong on the back of Chinese bulls. Jack Ma's fintech outfit is eyeing a listing in the city valuing it at over $200 billion, Reuters reported on Wednesday, ... ( read original story ...)
Australian PM suspends extradition treaty, extends visas for Hong Kong citizens
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday announced measures to assist Hong Kong citizens start a new life in Australia, including extending visas by five years, after Beijing imposed a new ... ( read original story ...)
Australia Suspends Extradition Agreement With Hong Kong
Australia is suspending its extradition agreement with Hong Kong, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, a move which stands to further inflame tensions with China. ( read original story ...)
Is Business About to Get Harder in Hong Kong?
Uncertainty about the implications a new law could undermine the city’s hard-won status as an international legal center. ( read original story ...)
China Demands Total Obedience From Hong Kong—and Everyone Else | Opinion
The detention of the outspoken academic came soon after Beijing's June 30 imposition of the draconian National Security Law, applicable to Hong Kong. Xi, of course, demands complete obedience from ... ( read original story ...)
Merkel is under pressure to cut Germany’s ties with China as the Hong Kong crisis triggers a European backlash against Beijing
Amid international outrage against China's crackdown in Hong Kong, German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted on the need for 'dialogue' with Beijing. ( read original story ...)