Hero’s welcome for Apple Daily founder and pro-democracy activist on return to office ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba-backed Best to list delivery business in Hong Kong
Alibaba-backed Best Inc is seeking a Hong Kong listing for its express delivery and freight delivery businesses, keen to boost its valuation and establish an investor base closer to China, said three ... ( read original story ...)
Regulator warning ends Hong Kong’s Next Digital share rally
Shares of Next Digital Ltd tumbled over 40% on Wednesday after soaring more than 1,000% in the last two sessions, as the securities watchdog said it was monitoring trading activity in the ... ( read original story ...)
The Intelligence “At incredible speed it is becoming much more ‘one country, one system’”—Hong Kong’s new law bites
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“Fight on!”: Pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai released in Hong Kong
Jimmy Lai implored staffers of his Apple Daily newspaper to keep publishing the kinds of stories that infuriate Beijing – and that led to his arrest. ( read original story ...)
Cyprus introduces quarantine for Britons – latest FCO travel advice for Cyprus holidays
CYPRUS holidays are a popular option among many British tourists thanks to the island's beaches, history and tasty cuisine. Travel is now more complicated due to coronavirus though, and the Foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar- Scientists at HBKU develop new technology to remove oil from seawater
Scientists at the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) have developed a new type of filtration technology which can remove small oil droplets ... ( read original story ...)
Armenia extends state of emergency over coronavirus until Sept. 11
Armenia on Wednesday extended a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak until Sept. 11 despite a decline in number of daily infections. ( read original story ...)
Armenia extends coronavirus state of emergency, removes some restrictions
Presenting the decision on the fifth extension of the state of emergency, Minister of Justice Rustam Badasyan cited the need to maintain the positive trend in the fight against the disease, noting ... ( read original story ...)
Some 31% of home and 36% of corporate users in Armenia encountered local threats in first half of 2020, Kaspersky Lab says
In the first six months of 2020, 31% of home and 36% of corporate users in Armenia encountered the so-called local threats - those that do not get to devices directly from the network, but from ... ( read original story ...)