Nearly 100 people were arrested by Hong Kong police on Sunday as riot officers swooped on democracy protesters opposed to the postponement of local elections. Sunday was meant to be voting day for the …
‘End of Singapore’ for expats as government tells firms to hire locals in coronavirus crisis
Despite growing interest in Singapore as an alternative global hub to troubled Hong Kong, the government last month raised the costs of employing foreigners by increasing the minimum wage requirement …
German Infection Rate Rises; Iran Fatalities Jump: Virus Update
Germany’s infection rate ticked up, while India reported its highest daily tally for cases yet. The death toll in Iran jumped and Hong Kong reported more than 10 new cases for the first time in a week …
Durian farmers vs the state: In Malaysia’s maoshanwang hub, a spiky showdown over land
The Save Musang King Alliance is accusing a conglomerate of exploiting farmers as durian demand in China, Hong Kong and Singapore soars. The dispute centres on the long-standing issue of land rights.
‘Made In Hong Kong’ Brand Suffers As US-China Tensions Deepen
At the Koon Chun Sauce Factory workers are scrambling to cover hundreds of thousands of bottles with new “Made in China” labels as the popular Hong Kong brand falls victim to spiralling diplomatic …
Why activists are calling for a boycott of ‘Mulan’ because of events in Hong Kong
Calls for #BoycottMulan reignited this week amid the release of Disney’s live-action film. Pro-democracy activists from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand have been leading the charge.
Apple opens up — slightly — on Hong Kong’s national security law
After Beijing unilaterally imposed a new national security law on Hong Kong on July 1, many saw the move as an effort by Beijing to crack down on dissent and protests in the semi-autonomous region.
Hong Kong’s exit from recession is in the market, space, jobs and labour force of the Greater Bay Area, financial secretary says
The Greater Bay Area (GBA) of southern China can provide Hong Kong with the potential market and the growth driver for taking the city’s economy out of its worst recession in decades, and a grant by …
Disney’s Mulan faces boycott calls from activists in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Thailand
Hollywood is “betraying” the values it “purports to champion,” Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong wrote on Twitter.
Stocks retreat in Hong Kong, China for weekly loss, as rout of ‘overvalued’ tech stocks on Wall Street spills over to Asian markets
Stock indices in Hong Kong and China dropped on Friday to end with weekly losses, as the overnight tumble among technology stocks on Wall Street spilled over to Asian trading, raising concern that the …