Journalists at Apple Daily, a feisty Hong Kong newspaper, had been bracing for some kind of a crackdown. The splashy Chinese-language tabloid – which mixes celebrity gossip, investigations of the …
Macao closing office in Taipei amid rising Chinese pressure
The tiny Chinese autonomous region of Macao has joined its larger neighbor Hong Kong in closing its representative office in Taiwan as China seeks to intensify the diplomatic isolation of the …
Get a jab, win a condo: Hong Kong tries vaccine incentives
Like many in Hong Kong, Jason Chan had no immediate plans to get vaccinated against COVID-19. For the finance professional, there seemed to be no pressing need, with travel restrictions still in place …
Coronavirus quarantine waiver: Hong Kong will need weeks to process hundreds of applications, but the plan is ongoing
Hong Kong’s government expanded the scope of a quarantine waiver programme in May allowing senior executives from the financial industry and listed companies to conduct business upon arrival in the …
China says fuel rods damaged at nuclear plant near Hong Kong, but no radiation leak
The Chinese government says that a nuclear power plant near Hong Kong had five broken fuel rods in a reactor but that no radioactivity leaked.
Macau follows Hong Kong in shuttering Taiwan office
Macau said Wednesday it was closing its representative office in Taiwan, following neighbouring Hong Kong which made the same move last month in protest at Taipei’s support for pro-democracy activists …
Hong Kong Pauses Plan to Exempt Bankers From Hotel Quarantine
Senior global bankers hoping to skip Hong Kong’s stringent quarantine regime will need to wait as concerns about imported Covid cases ratchet up.
China and Hong Kong markets lose ground as investors wait for Fed
Investors are watching for the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s policy setting meeting this week, where decision makers will gauge the strength of the economic recovery and whether emerging signs of …
MOC official says to support Hong Kong in participating in economic cooperation zones overseas
An official of China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) on Tuesday expressed support for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) in giving full play to its advantages to participate in economic …
Why Tracy Can’t Ship a Teddy Bear from Hong Kong to the U.S. Right Now
By this point, you’re aware that shipping anything internationally is pretty tough right now. It turns out, it’s getting worse. Earlier in the year, Tracy tried shipping a teddy bear from Hong Kong to …