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A 40-year-old woman in Hong Kong has been arrested on suspicion of child neglect over the death of her five-year-old nephew, who was found covered in abrasions and bruises, with his pregnant mother ... ( read original story ...)

The number of new Covid-19 cases stayed above the 10,000 again on Sunday as authorities warned that the infection figures were likely to keep increasing. Health authorities reported 10,683 new ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong airport has a new ‘multimedia experience’ – fake nature scenes. The hordes departing Hong Kong, many for pastures new, get ‘Totems of Joy’. The emotion most feel is sadness, surely? ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong-based expats told Insider they were frustrated by the city's response to the Omicron wave. On top of facing daily disruptions and travel restrictions, they also feared a loss of freedoms. ( read original story ...)

A former transport worker who purportedly acted as a volunteer paramedic during violent clashes on a notorious date of the 2019 Hong Kong protests has lost an appeal against his conviction, with an ... ( read original story ...)

Kong will push ahead with a proposal that will allow more residents to travel to mainland China after completing a quarantine period locally, after the city’s leader secured a preliminary green light ... ( read original story ...)

Only 16 per cent of about 200,000 seniors identified as in need of jabs have registered since government home vaccination service began in April, official figures show Experts urge more action on ... ( read original story ...)

The city's premium shopping mall Harbour City saw more than 70 new store openings in the first three quarters of 2022, which includes a Dior flagship store, the biggest store in the city. ( read original story ...)

Top banking executives who are interested in attending a high-level summit in November don’t want exemptions from Hong Kong’s strict travel rules, mainly because of the negative optics of being given ... ( read original story ...)

The landmark information sharing agreement won’t dispel concerns over delistings of Chinese firms from New York until the deal is smoothly implemented. ( read original story ...)

The reduction in classes means about 1,675 spots were shed this academic year Vu Im-fan, head of the Subsidised Primary Schools Council and a primary school principal, urged authorities to implement ... ( read original story ...)

China’s yuan is losing support from Hong Kong investors as the city’s monetary authority follows the Federal Reserve in hiking rates, reducing the currency’s attractiveness versus the local dollar. ( read original story ...)

Singapore earned a leg up on Hong Kong this week, when the city state unveiled a new five-year visa to lure foreign nationals, consolidating its status as Asia’s pre-eminent post-Covid city. ( read original story ...)

Rows of fidgeting Hong Kong schoolchildren looked on as a short film explained what constitutes a national security crime, using former US President Donald Trump as an example -- and a warning. ( read original story ...)