It’s been a little more than three years since Hong Kong was rocked by a series of street protests that grew into a broader pro-democracy movement. Chinese authorities have since crushed voices of ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong researchers create algorithm to predict effectiveness of vaccines against variants with 95 per cent accuracy
Algorithm is world’s first bioinformatic platform predicting how well vaccines protect against variants, according to researchers from Chinese University of Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Drop time limit for Hong Kong graduates, urges NDP critic
An open letter from the NDP immigration critic is urging the federal government to drop a requirement for Hong Kong applicants looking to become permanent residents which she says is already excluding ... ( read original story ...)
Xi Out of Public Eye for Extended Period After Hong Kong Visit
President Xi Jinping hasn’t made a reported public appearance for 13 days since returning from a landmark trip to Hong Kong that was his first outside mainland China since the pandemic’s outset. ( read original story ...)
Four Hong Kong men arrested while trying to flee to Taiwan
Police said men, including one shot by officer in 2019 protest, had been hiding from law enforcement ... ( read original story ...)
Four Hong Kong men arrested while attempting to flee to Taiwan
One of the four was shot in the chest by a police officer during 2019 protests ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong grandmother who waved Union Jack at anti-China protest jailed for seven months
A grandmother who waved a Union Jack at pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong three years ago in protest at Chinese rule has been sentenced to more than s ... ( read original story ...)
Priest Begins Protest Outside Hong Kong Prison Against Detentions of Activists
A Catholic priest launched a three-day protest on Thursday in sweltering heat outside a Hong Kong maximum security prison, demanding the release of activists and democratic politicians held under a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist ‘Grandma Wong’ jailed for eight months over pro-democracy protests
Wong, a familiar presence at the rallies, used her court appearance to label Hong Kong’s government an ‘authoritarian regime’ ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader defends health code plan to combat COVID-19
Hong Kong's leader is defending the city’s plan to implement health codes that would more accurately restrict the movements of inbound travelers and people infected with COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Add oil An An: Hong Kong’s 35yo panda reportedly ‘in poor appetite’ and ‘out of spirits’
Fans of An An, the male giant panda China gifted to Hong Kong with in 1999, might have noticed that he has been missing from his usual habitat in Ocean Park for the past two weeks. ( read original story ...)
Nearly half of ethnic minority communities in Hong Kong jobless during peak of Covid-19 fifth wave, survey finds
Survey by Hong Kong Unison finds members of ethnic minority groups have monthly household income that is less than half of most similar-sized families in city. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Film Awards at a crossroads: Derek Yee, HKFA chairman, on Hong Kong cinema’s awkward future
Derek Yee considers the state of Hong Kong's film industry, with Chinese co-productions growing and films with political themes not being shown in cinemas Despite that issue and the rise of streaming, ... ( read original story ...)
Grandma Wong, fixture of Hong Kong protests, jailed for 8 months
As a veteran activist, Wong, 66, has been in and out of the courts over the past few years for her political activities in Hong Kong. Her latest case concerns a protest in August 2019 where Wong ... ( read original story ...)