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Hong Kong tycoon lawyers say they have received threats
Barristers from a British law firm who are representing jailed Hong Kong tycoon and democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai said on Thursday they had received ... World News -
Hong Kong suspends COVID-19 flight route ban
Hong Kong’s new government on Thursday suspended a longstanding flight route ban that penalized airlines for bringing in coronavirus cases and ... World News -
Meet Grace, the healthcare robot COVID-19 created
The Hong Kong team behind celebrity humanoid robot Sophia is launching a new prototype, Grace, targeted at the healthcare market and designed to ... Coronavirus -
Hong Kong tycoons offer $1million flat to boost COVID-19 jabs
Hong Kongers reluctant to get the coronavirus jab have been given a million-dollar reason to roll up their sleeves after property tycoons donated a ... Coronavirus -
Singapore COVID-19 cases could burst hopes for Hong Kong travel bubble
A travel bubble between Hong Kong and Singapore set to open on May 26 has a “high chance” of being postponed, a Hong Kong official said on Friday, ... Coronavirus -
Singapore hoping to announce Hong Kong COVID-19 travel bubble ‘very soon’: Ministry
Singapore’s transport ministry said on Thursday it hoped a long-delayed air travel bubble with Hong Kong would start soon, but no date had been fixed ... Coronavirus -
Scores test positive for COVID-19 on India flight to Hong Kong
At least 49 passengers on a flight from New Delhi to Hong Kong have tested positive for coronavirus, authorities said, as the financial hub introduced ... Coronavirus -
Beijing’s top official in Hong Kong warns foreign powers not to interfere
Beijing’s top representative in Hong Kong said on Thursday that any foreign powers that try to use the global financial center as a pawn will face ... World News -
Hong Kong police say 47 activists charged with security crime
Hong Kong police charged dozens of prominent dissidents with “subversion” on Sunday, in the single largest use yet of Beijing’s sweeping new national ... World News -
Hong Kong to ease COVID-19 restrictions
Hong Kong will ease strict coronavirus restrictions from February 18, re-opening sports and entertainment facilities and extending dining hours, ... Coronavirus -
Hong Kong culls 3,000 pigs after African swine fever discovery
Hong Kong authorities ordered the culling of all 3,000 pigs in a herd after the African swine fever virus was discovered to be spreading for the first ... World News -
Australia, US, UK, Canada criticize Hong Kong mass arrests
The foreign ministers of Australia, the US, Great Britain and Canada issued a joint statement Sunday expressing “serious concern” about the arrest of ... World News -
Eight Hong Kong activists charged for partaking in ‘illegal assembly’
Eight prominent Hong Kong democracy activists were charged Thursday with taking part in an "illegal assembly" the day after Beijing imposed its broad ... World News -
France’s Macron expresses concern for China’s treatment of Uighurs, Hong Kong
French President Emmanuel Macron expressed strong concerns about the situation in Hong Kong and human rights for China’s Muslim Uighur minority during ... World News -
Coronavirus cases in China fall as Hong Kong reports another rise in COVID-19 deaths
New locally transmitted cases of the coronavirus reported in China have fallen into the single digits, but Hong Kong is seeing another rise in ... Coronavirus -
China denounces ‘barbarous’ US sanctions on officials
China’s office in Hong Kong on Saturday denounced Washington’s decision to sanction key officials over sliding freedoms in the business hub, calling ... World News -
Coronavirus: Hong Kong opens 500-bed makeshift hospital for COVID-19 patients
Hong Kong opened a temporary field hospital with 500 beds on Saturday to house stable COVID-19 patients as the city battles a new wave of virus ... Coronavirus -
Boris Johnson offers 3 mln Hong Kong residents UK citizenship if China passes new law
Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he will give as many as three million Hong Kong residents the chance to seek refuge and a new life in the UK if ... World News -
China proposes law limiting Hong Kong opposition activity
China’s ceremonial parliament will consider legislation that could limit opposition activity in Hong Kong, a spokesperson said Thursday, appearing to ... World News -
Police break up pro-democracy singing protest at mall in Hong Kong
Hong Kong riot police armed with shields dispersed a crowd of 300 pro-democracy activists holding a singing protest in an upmarket shopping mall on ... Coronavirus -
Hong Kong confirms third coronavirus death
A 76-year-old Hong Kong woman became the third coronavirus patient who died in the Chinese-ruled city, the Hospital Authority said on Sunday. ... World News -
Dog tests positive for coronavirus in Hong Kong: SCMP
Hong Kong authorities confirmed that a pet dog belonging to a coronavirus patient had tested positive for the virus, likely marking the first case of ... World News -
Al Arabiya reporter confined at home after covering coronavirus in Hong Kong
Al Arabiya journalist Arfad al-Janabi will be under home quarantine for 14 days after spending more than a week covering the coronavirus outbreak in ... Inside the Newsroom -
Reports of new coronavirus cases in mainland China fall to lowest since January
Mainland China had 327 new confirmed cases of coronavirus infections on Thursday, the country’s National Health Commission said on Friday, down ... World News -
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad suspends flights to Hong Kong due to low demand
Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Airways has suspended flights to Hong Kong until March 28, the airline said on Wednesday, citing a drop in demand. The UAE ... Economy -
Hong Kong government extends school suspension amid coronavirus outbreak
Hong Kong has further extended the suspension of schools until at least April 20 to contain the spread of the coronavirus, authorities in the Asian ... World News -
Girl, 4, falls to death in Hong Kong after left alone due to coronavirus fears
A four-year-old girl has fallen to her to death from her family’s 15th floor flat in Hong Kong after her father allegedly left her and her ... World News -
Another person dies in Hong Kong due to coronavirus
An elderly Hong Kong man who contracted the new coronavirus died on Wednesday, authorities announced, the second fatality from the outbreak in the ... World News -
Virus-hit Hong Kong celebrates Valentine’s Day with face masks
Hong Kong’s flower markets are lamenting dismal Valentine’s Day sales as the city battles the deadly coronavirus outbreak, with admirers ... Variety -
China replaces head of its Hong Kong and Macau affairs office
China is replacing the head of its office that oversees matters in Hong Kong, Beijing announced on Thursday, after months of anti-government protests ... World News