Hong Kong’s finance secretary has asked for a policy rethink of the city’s strategy for surviving Covid-19 and a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape, warning of a slow economic recovery amplified …
Improper to raise minimum wage in battered economy, Hong Kong business leader says, warning more unpaid leave could follow move
City’s worst paid make HK$37.50 an hour, and Federation of Hong Kong Industries chief warns other workers could be put on unpaid leave if that goes up.
Hong Kong’s Sasha Palatnikov reignites UFC dream with 67-second TKO at UAE Warriors
Sasha Palatnikov gets 67-second TKO at UAE Warriors 13 to boost hopes of becoming Hong Kong’s first representative in the UFC – ‘Bruce Lee started MMA out there’.
‘You’re still my baby’: Hong Kong mother pleas for son held in mainland China after desperate boat escape
Hong Kong police say the 12 who tried to flee by boat to Taiwan will be tried by the mainland China legal system.
Coronavirus: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam declares third wave under control
Hong Kong’s leader has declared the third wave of Covid-19 under control, but warned of the lingering threat from infections with unknown sources, as the city confirmed two more cases on Friday.
Hong Kong’s ‘rebellious’ tycoon Jimmy Lai says his pro-democratic paper will push on despite the odds
Jimmy Lai’s future is uncertain. The media tycoon is one of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists and one of Beijing’s most ardent critics. This, according to Lai, makes him “a logical …
US elections: Who is better for the stock markets of China and Hong Kong, a Democrat or Republican president in the White House?
In this 14th part of the series, Yujing Liu looks at 40 years of market data to see whether a Democrat or Republican was better for the markets in China and Hong Kong. Traders from Wall Street to …
Eleven-Year-Old Climate Activist Leads Beach Cleanup in Hong Kong
Old Climate Activist Leads Beach Cleanup in Hong Kong Before his school shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lau would get to school an hour early every Friday to take time to talk to fellow pupils …
China rebuked by West at U.N. rights forum on Hong Kong, Xinjiang
Western powers called on China on Friday to restore basic legal rights in Hong Kong and open up to scrutiny its remote Xinjiang region where more than one million ethnic Uighurs are held. The rare …
Seven held as Hong Kong police seize HK$64 million worth of heroin hidden in coconut powder packs from Thailand
Hong Kong police say they have smashed a transnational drug trafficking syndicate, seizing heroin worth more than HK$64 million (US$8.2 million) that was hidden in coconut powder food packages shipped …