Taiwanese people jammed the narrow aisles inside Lam Wing-kee’s Causeway Bay Books when it opened here on Saturday and a lot wanted to chat with the Hong Kong-born vendor who fled to Taiwan last year …
Hong Kong beauty parlour owner acquitted over botched facelift that left sister comatose
A Hong Kong beauty parlour owner accused of helping with a facial treatment that left her sister in a coma cried in relief on Monday as a court acquitted her of all charges. Cindy Yip Pui-ling, 52, …
Explainer: Hong Kong’s currency finds strength in testing times
The Hong Kong dollar is bumping against the top end of its narrow 7.75-7.85 band against the U.S. dollar and is among the best-performing currencies this year even as the city’s economy struggles to …
Hong Kong dissidents a further test for Taiwan-China ties
The publisher had waited nearly five years to reopen Causeway Bay Books, an independent store in Hong Kong that was forced to close in 2015 when Lam was detained in China for selling books critical of …
The Forgotten Hong Kong Flu Pandemic of 1968 Has Lessons for Today
Americans were more resilient, less vulnerable to social-media groupthink, and committed to going to work and washing their hands.
Hong Kong’s hidebound brokers face coronavirus reckoning
For more than a century, Hong Kong’s legion of stock brokerages have traded through world wars, epic market busts and the former British colony’s handover back to China. But the coronavirus pandemic …
Dissident Hong Kong bookseller moves banned shop to Taiwan
A Hong Kong bookshop that was closed down by the Chinese authorities more than four years ago and became a symbol of the city’s disappearing freedoms has reopened in Taiwan.Lam Wing-kee was one of the …
No Coronavirus Patients in Wuhan Hospitals, China Says: Live Coverage
Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain will return to work on Monday after being treated for the coronavirus. Children in Spain play outside for the first time in weeks. Hong Kong has its first …
Social distancing in 100 square feet: Hong Kong’s cage homes are almost impossible to self-isolate in
Before the pandemic, Lum Chai used to go to the park and drink beers with friends to escape his tiny living quarters. Now the 45-year-old walks the city’s streets alone to kill time and keep away from …
Taiwan shows solidarity as bookseller who fled Hong Kong opens shop
Taiwan’s ruling party on Saturday showed support for a Hong Kong bookseller who fled to the democratic island amid fears of Chinese persecution, with President Tsai Ing-wen offering congratulations as …