Ethereum workshop ConsenSys said it has been chosen by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) to assist in Hong Kong and Thailand’s cross-border central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot. The ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Disneyland reopens for second time
Hong Kong's Disneyland theme park reopened for the second time on Friday (September 25) after closing in July when coronavirus cases spiked. ( read original story ...)
Eleven-year-old climate activist leads beach cleanup in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lance Lau, an 11-year-old Hong Kong climate activist, has been called the Chinese territory's answer to Greta Thunberg. Before his school shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
China rebuked by West at U.N. rights forum on Hong Kong, Xinjiang
Western powers called on China on Friday to restore basic legal rights in Hong Kong and open up to scrutiny its remote Xinjiang region where more than one million ethnic Uighurs are held. The rare ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese fintech Ant sidelines banks in distribution of funds targeting its IPO
As five Chinese mutual funds targeting Ant Group's hotly-anticipated IPO kicked off subscriptions on Friday, retail investors found the only non-direct channel through which to buy the products was ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks post biggest weekly drop in 6 months on renewed virus woes
Hong Kong stocks ended lower on Friday, posting their biggest weekly drop in six months, tracking a global correction as a resurgence in coronavirus cases globally raised concerns about the pace of ... ( read original story ...)
Avoid salary freeze for low-pay workers, Hong Kong government advisers urge wage board members
Members of city leader Carrie Lam’s cabinet believe there is still time to reach a consensus on the minimum wage, before a report is submitted next month. ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Disneyland Hong Kong Opens as City’s Cases Fall
Hong Kong Disneyland has reopened for the second time as the semi-autonomous Chinese city again appears to have brought new coronavirus cases down to near-zero. ( read original story ...)
Britain Criticises China Over Xinjiang and Hong Kong
In a speech to the UN Human Rights Council, junior Foreign Office minister Tariq Ahmad also criticised China's imposition of national security laws on Hong Kong. "We call on China to uphold the rights ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong records just two local Covid-19 cases, marking first time in three weeks with no imported infections
Hong Kong recorded two new local Covid-19 cases on Friday, marking the first time in three weeks the city has not had an imported infection. The Centre for Health Protection said the two cases, both ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: police officially ban anti-government march, planned for National Day by Civil Human Rights Front
Hong Kong police have officially banned a major anti-government march planned for National Day, citing Covid-19 rules and the threat to public order. The Civil Human Rights Front organised the event ... ( read original story ...)
Why Rebecca Wei quit prestige Christie’s Asia job – ‘I just became a super-salesperson. I wasn’t creating’ – and her new role at Lévy Gorvy gallery
Rebecca Wei has just come back to Hong Kong from London, where she was on holiday. She is back in another sense, too. After her abrupt departure from Christie's last summer, the former regional ... ( read original story ...)
Feral family of boars hog limelight in Hong Kong business district with swim in Bank of China Tower pool
White-collar workers in Hong Kong’s Central business district were shocked by the sight of a family of wild boars on Thursday as they went for a swim in a pool outside a bank. Footage of the scene ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong legislators protest against China’s arrest of activists
Pro-democracy politicians call for the release of 12 Hong Kong activists arrested at sea by Chinese authorities. ( read original story ...)