Taiwan shut offices and canceled flights across parts of the south on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Saola sweeps past the island’s southern tip, heading toward the Chinese coast after battering northern ...
China Steel Website Zhaogang Nears Hong Kong’s First SPAC Merger, Sources Say
Chinese steel trading website Zhaogang.com is nearing a deal to merge with a Hong Kong-listed blank-check company backed by China Merchants Bank Co.’s overseas asset management arm, people with ...
Hong Kong police raid family home of Brisbane-based activist over three-year-old work of fiction
A Brisbane-based activist says he fears returning to Hong Kong after police searched his home there over allegations a piece of fictional writing in Cantonese violated the national security law.
Hong Kong police hunt motorcyclist after red paint splashed on Michelin-starred restaurant
Hong Kong police are hunting a motorcyclist suspected of splashing red paint on a one-Michelin-star restaurant in Sai Kung. The incident at daybreak on Wednesday marked the second time paint was ...
Hong Kong: Closure of Cantonese language group worries residents
Cantonese is a Chinese dialect spoken by an overwhelming majority of people on the island, as well as the Guangdong province in China. Mr Chan founded the Hong Kong Language Learning Association with ...
China Is Cracking Down on Cantonese Language Advocacy in Hong Kong
A Cantonese language advocacy group in Hong Kong stopped operations after local officials raided the family house of its chairman last week over an essay published three years ago.It’s the latest sign ...
Typhoon Saola: Hong Kong lashed by rain as storm edges closer with Observatory to consider issuing warning signal in next few days
Typhoon Saola centred about 500km southeast of Kaohsiung, Taiwan at 4pm Saola predicted to move at around 12km/h across Luzon Strait and come 800km of Hong Kong in next day or two This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers.
Hong Kong charity concert by lawmakers cancelled after row over lavish banquet for civil servant
Charity concert organised to showcase singing talents of lawmakers called off by organisers Lawmaker Reverend Peter Koon admits controversy over leaving dinner for mid-level civil servant influenced decision to axe concert A Hong Kong charity concert expected to showcase the singing talents of government officials and about a dozen lawmakers has been called off ...
Asia markets rise, led by Hong Kong and China; Japan unemployment higher than expected
Hong Kong and Japan markets are set to extend gains from Monday as Japan's unemployment rate came in higher than expected.
Hong Kong: Cantonese language group shuts down after targeting by national security police
Fears that China’s crackdown on dissidents is expanding into cultural sphere after linguistic group closes over a fictional essay about erosion of liberties ...
Can Hong Kong revive fading bazaars to bring local flavour to nightlife? Industry chiefs turn to famous markets of Bangkok, Taipei for inspiration
If the city wants a new crowd magnet, it's got to be first class, nightlife tycoon Allan Zeman says No lack of suggestions in response to Financial Secretary Paul Chan's plan for more night bazaars It was just after 10pm on a weekday at Hong Kong's well-known Temple Street Night Market,
When Hong Kong’s government tries to silence a song, the world should listen
"Glory to Hong Kong" is, to most of the world, just a song. But to residents of Hong Kong, it is a protest — and to the Chinese Communist Party, it is a threat. U.S. technology companies might soon ...
A Hong Kong language group shuts down after police allege one of its essays breached security laws
A group that promotes the Cantonese language has shut down after Hong Kong authorities said a fictional essay depicting a decline in liberties in the city on the group’s website violated the national ...
Surprise statement from Hong Kong government as Gay Games hits anniversary
Organizers of the forthcoming Hong Kong Gay Games have reacted coolly to an unexpected statement from the city’s government urging them “to observe laws and regulations”. The statement was issued to media outlets on Thursday, a day after GGHK ...