Experts say organised crime will continue to target Australia during the pandemic due to a shortage of supplies and record prices …
Hong Kong tycoon and International Chamber of Commerce adviser calls on G20 to cooperate to save SMEs amid pandemic
The International Chamber of Commerce, to which prominent Hong Kong businessman Victor Fung Kwok-king is a top adviser, has urged the Group of 20 to take urgent action to avert the risk of small and …
Hong Kong schools flooded with official ‘suggestions’ to promote national identity among students, with training for teachers too
The new academic year has seen Hong Kong schools receiving numerous new instructions, as well as guidance and training from the government, on ways to strengthen national security awareness and …
Trump’s support for Taiwan, Hong Kong poses early test for Biden
After Donald Trump’s election in late 2016, the then-president-elect took an unprecedented phone call from Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ing-Wen, shattering decades of diplomatic protocol and prompting angry …
Russia, U.S. Set Records; Hong Kong New Measures: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — Russia reported a record number of new Covid-19 infections in the past day, as Moscow closed bars and restaurants overnight to slow the spread of the virus. The U.S. broke an all-time …
U.S. Sets Record; Hong Kong Mulls Tighter Rules: Virus Update
(Bloomberg) — Russia reported a record number of new Covid-19 infections in the past day, as Moscow closed bars and restaurants overnight to slow the spread of the virus. The U.S. broke an all-time …
With protests muzzled, Hong Kong takes aim at the press
Arrests of journalists, newsroom censorship and purging of pro-democracy voices accelerate the city’s authoritarian transformation.
OPINION – The rise of virtual banking in Hong Kong: Will Macau come next?
After each major crisis, Hong Kong has always emerged stronger, and this time it will be no different, since Hong Kong is ready to grasp any opportunity that promises to secure its regional financial …
Hong Kong government lashes out at foreign critics of lawmakers’ disqualification, accusing them of sowing division between city and mainland
The Hong Kong government has hit back at foreign countries critical of Beijing’s recent move to disqualify four local opposition lawmakers, accusing them of applying “double standards” with the aim of …
Mandatory Covid-19 testing for ‘high-risk’ groups in Hong Kong gets nod, penalties for ignoring orders include jail, fines
“High-risk” groups in Hong Kong will have to undergo mandatory Covid-19 screening from Sunday, health officials have announced amid a spike in local infections of unknown origin, warning that those …