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Hong Kong private home prices rose 0.46% in July, official data showed on Friday, just short of a record high, supported by strong pent-up demand and hopes that mainland Chinese buyers will soon ... ( read original story ...)

A Hong Kong court on Friday approved bail for a student leader who is among four charged with “advocating terrorism” after their union passed a motion mourning the death of a 50-year-old who stabbed a ... ( read original story ...)

Wong Ting-ting beaten by Japan’s Kanami Furukawa but teen moves on to unbeaten Russian Elena Prokofeva in final four as Rio bronze winner Ng Mui-wui misses out on medal shot ... ( read original story ...)

China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has launched its first ever "cruise to nowhere." The Genting Dream will sail out to sea past the Lei Yue Mun and Tathong channels before ... ( read original story ...)

More than 30,000 Hong Kong residents sought special U.K. visas in the second quarter of this year, although the pace of applications slowed from an initial rush to get on the path way to citizenship. ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong stocks fell again at the start of business on Friday, in line with losses in New York and across most of Asia, as traders await a key speech later in the day by Federal Reserve chief Jerome ... ( read original story ...)

Chinese fruit tea chain ChaBaiDao is considering a Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise about $500 million, people with knowledge of the matter said. ( read original story ...)

A senior Hong Kong official has admitted that the city’s stringent travel quarantine regime had caused “suffering” for international businesses as executives warned that its reputation as a global ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong authorities ousted an opposition legislator from his seat Thursday after finding him to be insufficiently loyal amid Beijing’s tightening grip on the semi-autonomous city. ( read original story ...)

Japan suspends use of 1.63M Moderna vaccine doses over contamination concerns — WHO: Coronavirus origin window of opportunity stalled, ‘closing fast’ — New NY governor adds 12,000 deaths to publicized ... ( read original story ...)

Longstanding group accused of being ‘agent of foreign forces’ and is asked for information about its membership ... ( read original story ...)

By contrast, Nanjing-headquartered commercial developer Golden Eagle Retail Group was a point of calm amid the storm, rising by 0.7% to close at HK$6.91. Shares gained after the company, led by ... ( read original story ...)

Entry for such workers will be allowed from Monday on condition they quarantine for 21 days in a single designated 409-room hotel on arrival in the city. ( read original story ...)

Banks in Hong Kong are increasingly being squeezed by a series of changes forcing them to fall in line with Beijing's agenda. ( read original story ...)