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Hong Kong will reopen to non-residents again, finally ending an entry-ban of two years by the strict government. ( read original story ...)

While new cases of COVID-19 are rising in certain parts of the world, they are falling in others. And that includes Hong Kong — which this week dropped some of its social distancing rules and other ... ( read original story ...)

Officials in Shanghai have promised to ease anti-virus controls on truck drivers that are hampering food supplies, while Hong Kong's government announced the end of a 2-year-old ban on non-residents ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong will allow non residents to enter the financial hub from May for the first time in more than two years, a small step in unwinding stringent coronavirus restrictions which have turned the ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese officials have slammed YouTube for taking down the account of a politician expected to become the next leader of Hong Kong, accusing the video sharing company of interfering in the country's ... ( read original story ...)

As Covid-19 restrictions eased Thursday, M+ museum visitors returned to find a controversial painting conspicuously missing from view. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has relaxed pandemic restrictions, with Disneyland and museums reopening and night-time restaurant dining resuming as the city’s worst Covid-19 outbreak appears to be fading. Enthusiastic ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong government considers risks 'still manageable' and an announcement can be expected 'very soon' It would further ease flight restrictions, after a blanket ban on nine countries was lifted at ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore should be the obvious winner from the gradual demise of Hong Kong as Asia’s top finance hub. It’s not quite working out that way so far. Stricter visa requirements, hiring restrictions and ... ( read original story ...)

Plus, Ukraine rejects Putin’s claim of Mariupol’s ‘liberation’ and Musk unveils financing package to fund Twitter bid ... ( read original story ...)

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Hong Kong news every morning. At one o’clock in the morning in Istanbul, I began to doubt that I would make it back to Hong Kong. I had ... ( read original story ...)

Governments in Hong Kong and China on Thursday denounced YouTube's blocking of a campaign account for Hong Kong's sole leadership candidate John Lee because of U.S. sanctions against him, accusing the ... ( read original story ...)

Franchesca Wong darkened her skin to portray a migrant worker from the Philippines, prompting debate about onscreen representation of the Chinese territory’s ethnic minorities. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong reopened gyms, beauty parlours, theme parks, and cinemas for the first time in more than four months on Thursday, as authorities relax some of the world's most stringent COVID restrictions ... ( read original story ...)