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(Bloomberg) -- As Chinese cities such as Shanghai and Beijing stick ever more closely to Covid Zero principles, no matter the economic cost, Hong Kong is methodically moving toward opening up to the ... ( read original story ...)

Experts say Hong Kong’s only endorsed candidate for upcoming leadership elections is likely to take a harder-line approach on the city’s freedoms than outgoing Chief Executive Carrie Lam. John Lee, ... ( read original story ...)

A university student who was studying in mainland China has admitted that he tried to kill four women in Hong Kong more than two years ago in the hope of getting a death sentence after multiple failed ... ( read original story ...)

A man sits on a bollard in the Kowloon side of Victoria Harbour, with a view of the Hong Kong Island skyline in the background, 2021. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images) For about a year, ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong, Hong Kong--(Newsfile Corp. - May 4, 2022) - Hong Kong based - I HAVE A DREAM LIMITED, has quickly acquired the title of an innovative company that offers an exclusive range of products that ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's Hang Seng index shed 1.12% as shares of Tencent and Alibaba both declined at least 3% each. Elsewhere, the Kospi in South Korea dipped 0.22% while the S&P/ASX 200 in Australia sat ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong government’s inaugural Retail Green Bond drew enthusiastic response from investors when it opened for subscription last week. The bond has an initial tranche of HK$15 billion (US$1.9 ... ( read original story ...)

The post-Labour Day holiday brought some cheer to Hong Kong residents with the Government's announcement in the form of easing of social distancing measures effective 5 May 2022 (Thursday), and ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s economy contracted in the first quarter (1Q) of this year, as the city imposed its most stringent restrictions to curb an outbreak of Covid-19 that has battered business, led to ... ( read original story ...)

Senior figures in Hong Kong’s sporting community have welcomed the government’s announcement that swimming pools will reopen on Thursday, and that masks will no longer be required for outdoor sports, ... ( read original story ...)

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Hong Kong news every morning. Hong Kong announced an unexpected loosening of coronavirus social distancing restrictions on Tuesday as ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s economy shrank by 4% compared with a year earlier in the quarter ending in March after the Chinese territory shut restaurants and other businesses to fight a spike in ... ( read original story ...)

A number of journalists in Hong Kong have been jailed due to their reportage and that result in their drastic fall in the rankings published by media rights watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF). ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - Hong Kong's economy contracted last quarter for the first time in more than a year as local restrictions to curb Covid hit activity and China's own omicron outbreak disrupted ... ( read original story ...)