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Migrant groups will march in protest on Sunday over “racist and discriminatory remarks” Hong Kong lawmaker Eunice Yung Hoi-yan made about foreign domestic workers in the Legislative Council. On Friday the groups demanded an apology from Yung ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — World stock markets were mixed Friday after North ... between China and the U.S. over trade and technology policy. China’s official Xinhua News Agency said the two sides will “continue negotiations on Chinese-U.S. economic and trade ... ( read original story ...)

A new curriculum framework for teaching Chinese history at Hong Kong secondary schools was announced on Thursday – with no separate sections on the city’s past. As reported on previous consultation drafts of the framework, there would also be no ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong dollar rallied the most in a month amid demand for the currency by banks hoarding cash for the end of the month and by companies paying out dividends. The exchange rate rose as much as 0.06 percent to HK$7.8428, its strongest level since ... ( read original story ...)

Bus driver unions in Hong Kong say they would “not rule out” a strike as Friday morning commuters seemed mostly unaffected by a 4,000-strong work-to-rule protest against 14-hour shifts. At one of the city’s busiest interchanges, near the entrance of ... ( read original story ...)

Han’s trip – his first since he took up the vice-premiership in March – coincided with news reports that Beijing would soon unveil details of the bay area development plan for Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macau. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng ... ( read original story ...)

Alipay’s azure blue logos began appearing two years ago in Hong Kong’s airport, greeting travelers from China who rely on the popular payments app back home. In recent months, taxis got them. Now stores and boutiques have them. They’re all signs of a ... ( read original story ...)

The young canine is one of dozens trained or being trained by charity Hong Kong Seeing Eye Dog Services to lead blind and visually impaired people. Raymond Cheung Wai-man, who set up the organisation in 2012, said the guide dog development and training ... ( read original story ...)

One of the harshest comments came from lawmaker Holden Chow Ho-ding, who accused the activist of turning Hong Kong’s streets into “rivers of blood”. Pro-democracy lawmakers hit back and said the debate was just a pretext to pave the way for national ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s decline in education, health and the environment means the city is no longer the world’s most competitive economy, according to the latest rankings from the IMD World Competitiveness Centre. The United States, meanwhile, jumped three places ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s leader on Wednesday said the government would work ... came just four days after another reporter, Chan Ho-fai of i-Cable News, was attacked by two men while covering the 10th anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake. At the Legislative ... ( read original story ...)

Thousands of local residents and tourists flocked to an outlying island in Hong Kong on Tuesday to celebrate a local bun festival despite the recording-breaking heat. Contestants took part in a bun-scrambling competition, where they raced up a 14-metre (46 ... ( read original story ...)

An increasing number of Hong Kong children, it was reported, are becoming addicted to an iPhone app that risks violating their privacy and making them vulnerable to predators. Tik Tok, launched in September 2016, is a music video platform and social ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong fashion brand Giordano has been forced to remove what has been described as a “sexist” advertising campaign for a new clothing line after mounting public outcry on social media. The “Team Family Series” advert shows a family posing ... ( read original story ...)