Anthony Kwan/Getty Images To strike back at China for passing a security law that encroaches on Hong Kong people’s civil rights, the US should welcome Hong Kongers to immigrate here. There are only about 7 million people in Hong Kong (that’s smaller than New York City) and the brain drain would create a headache for Beijing. Plus the US would gain […]
After China introduced a controversial new security law, Donald Trump signed an order ending preferential economic treatment for the territory. What does Hong Kong’s economic future now hold?
Donald Trump dressed up a rally speech railing against Joe Biden as a Rose Garden press conference announcing the signage of an order ending special status for Hong Kong
Hong Kong, California and Manila tighten rules; WHO warns there are no shortcuts out of a pandemic; Australia passes 10,000 casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCities and states around the world returned to tighter coronavirus restrictions to battle recurring outbreaks, as global infections passed 13 million and the World Health […]
Just like Leonardo: I was born in Hong Kong in 1952, exactly 500 years after da Vinci – I think I have a similar mind to him, I enjoy solving puzzles and making designs. My father was a building contractor and my mother was a housewife. I was the fifth of six children. We were a traditional family and my father expected his children to be successful, which […]
Advisors to President Donald Trump were reportedly considering proposals to strike against the Hong Kong dollar peg, in response to China implementing a national security law on the city.
According to an American Chamber of Commerce survey, 76% of companies were concerned about the sweeping measures barring subversion, secession, terrorism and foreign collusion, with most being “extremely concerned”
Senior sources say ‘a perfect storm’ of diplomatic rows over Hong Kong, the tech giant Huawei and Covid-19 could lead to an all-out attack by Chinese-backed hackers.
Hemp-derived CBD (cannabidiol) may have been trending in the beauty world for a while but now it’s going mainstream with established retailers such as Sephora and Joyce Beauty in Hong Kong starting to stock CBD skincare.The latter recently launched a series of exclusive brands featuring this new power ingredient, which is often confused with its cousins, the […]
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Police say independent pollster may have been hacked but there are fears of link to pro-democracy opposition’s primary electionHong Kong police have searched the office of an independent political pollster days after Beijing imposed sweeping national security legislation on the former British colony.The raid came ahead of weekend primary elections for Hong K […]
Popular short video app TikTok has blocked access in Hong Kong as it comes under increasing scrutiny.
Hong Kong’s biggest annual music festival has been cancelled for the second year running, with the coronavirus crisis making it impossible to stage this year’s edition, organisers said.The Clockenflap Festival was to have been held at the Central Harbourfront Event Space over three days in November. Last year’s Clockenflap Festival, at the same venue, was ca […]
Alice Leung picks up a blue sapphire with a pair of tweezers and holds it under a microscope, the enhanced image popping up on a computer screen next to her. “See those marks in the corner, the ones that look like needles? They are what we call ‘inclusions’ and they tell us that this gem has not been processed.”Leung, education manager at L’École, School of […]
Inside a small workshop packed with cupboards and a carpenter’s bench, 76-year-old Tong Man-hak carefully measures pieces of wood and places them precisely before using an electric saw to cut them. His meticulousness is crucial in making an erhu, a traditional two-stringed Chinese musical instrument.“A good erhu resonates well and won’t sound out of tune,” h […]
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