SHANGHAI, Sept 28 (Reuters) – China’s blue-chip index started the week on a positive note after latest data pointed to a continued recovery in the world’s second-largest economy from the coronavirus …
Carrie Lam: The controversial leader of Hong Kong
Carrie Lam, a skilled bureaucrat handpicked by Beijing to lead Hong Kong, has become one of the most divisive figures in the politically turbulent city. The chief executive sparked months of protests …
Who runs Hong Kong: party faithful shipped in to carry out Beijing’s will
A senior communist party operative whose only previous experience in Hong Kong is a business trip two years ago; a former Guangdong mayor who oversaw the mass arrests of villagers protesting against …
Oxford moves to protect students from China’s Hong Kong security law
Students at Oxford University specialising in the study of China are being asked to submit some papers anonymously to protect them from the possibility of retribution under the sweeping new security …
‘You’re still my baby’: Hong Kong mother pleads 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.
American diplomats in Hong Kong want to meet local officials or politicians? Get permission from Beijing’s foreign ministry, new directive demands
American diplomats must obtain approval from Beijing’s foreign ministry before they can meet with Hong Kong government officials or personnel from the city’s educational institutions and societies, …
Coronavirus: Hong Kong construction crew quarantined as colleague sole locally transmitted infection among six new Covid-19 cases
Hong Kong recorded six new coronavirus infections on Sunday, with a construction worker the city’s sole locally transmitted case and a number of his colleagues placed in quarantine as a precaution.
Beijing’s Assault on Hong Kong Shows Need for US Refugee Program
Since Hong Kong’s long-standing freedoms are are under assault from Beijing, now is a good time for Team Trump to revisit its approach to the refugee resettlement program.Foreigners who have …
Coronavirus: Hong Kong finance chief pushes for lead role in global supply chain, technology amid pandemic, but economists suggest city ill-suited for the task
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.