Global financial groups are ramping up hiring in Singapore and shunning Hong Kong as concerns over Beijing’s sweeping national security law in the Chinese territory spur the relocation of key roles.
Ted Cruz Blocks Bill, Claims Hong Kong Refugees Could Be Spies
Sen. Ted Cruz has blocked legislation to provide immigration relief and refugee status for Hong Kong residents fearing persecution.
Michelin Guide Hong Kong Macau to unveil 2021 guide online
First established in 2009, the Michelin Guide Hong Kong Macau is now on its 13th edition and will continue with the 2021 selection as a digital ceremony scheduled on January 27, 2021. Michelin Guide’s …
The exiles and the inmates: The heart-wrenching hand dealt to Hong Kong’s democracy activists
The ground beneath Hong Kong shifted at an astonishing speed this year, courtesy of sweeping security law imposed by Beijing that outlawed opposing China in any form, on any platform, anywhere in the …
Seven passengers found with Covid-19, but Qatar Airways escapes ban thanks to loophole in Hong Kong testing rules
Covid-19 at the airport’s Temporary Specimen Collection Centre (TSCC). Earlier this month, seven passengers on consecutive Qatar Airways flights were tested upon arrival and found to be infected, but …
An epic year of market events shook China, Hong Kong and Taiwan
China, Hong Kong and Taiwan’s economies were among the first to suffer from the virus pandemic. They were also home to some of the most dramatic events in global financial markets this year.
OPINION -China’s Economic Work Directions: Implications for Hong Kong and Macau
The major elements of economic work directions emphasized by the Central Economic Work Conference of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) from December 16 to 18 have important short-term and long-term …
Five arrested as Hong Kong police connect petrol station robberies, counterfeit bills used to buy getaway car
Hong Kong police have arrested four men and a woman for allegedly robbing a pair of suspected illegal petrol stations of more than half a million dollars as well as using counterfeit banknotes to …
Rose North, 84: Hong Kong islander who escaped near starvation
When, after 18 days of fierce fighting, the governor of Hong Kong surrendered to the Japanese on December 25, 1941, many of the region’s Chinese Hong Kong residents sought refuge on the mainland. For …
An Epic Year of Market Events Shook China, Hong Kong, Taiwan
China, Hong Kong and Taiwan’s economies were among the first to suffer from the virus pandemic. They were also home to some of the most dramatic events in global financial markets this year.