China crackdown makes Hong Kong index world’s biggest tech loser
An index launched a year ago to give investors greater exposure to China’s internet giants is now the world’s worst-performing major technology gauge. The Hang Seng Tech Index has been on a roller-coaster ride in the last 12 months. The gauge, which marks its one-year ...
One month since closing of Apple Daily, concern over Hong Kong free press lingers
Apple Daily's closure and the subsequent arrests of its employees have sparked fears of a broader crackdown by Beijing.
Hong Kong police charge four former Apple Daily staff under security law
Police said they officially laid charges against four persons aged 51 to 57, for the offense of "conspiracy to collude with foreign forces."
Hong Kong's poor languish on the bread line, hit by pandemic and politics
The number of households earning $1,170 or less a month has doubled to more than 149,000 over the last two years, according to a recent government report.
Hong Kong broadcaster warned against implying Taiwan is country
Staff at Hong Kong’s public broadcaster have been told to avoid "inappropriate terminology” that would imply Taiwan is a sovereign state as the Asian financial hub continues to try to curb dissent. In a circular distributed to staff urging a "high degree of caution” on ...
China says next Hong Kong leader must tackle housing crisis
China said Hong Kong’s future leader needs to tackle the city’s housing crisis in the latest sign that the city’s expensive residential real estate market is a priority for Beijing.
U.S. sanctions Chinese officials over Hong Kong democracy crackdown
The sanctions, posted by the U.S. Treasury Department, target individuals from China's Hong Kong liaison office, used by Beijing to orchestrate its policies in the Chinese territory.
Citing China’s pressure, U.S. warns investors on Hong Kong
Washington says Beijing’s push to exert more control over the financial hub threatens the rule of law and endangers employees and data.
Hot-pot scandal fuels anger over Hong Kong ‘double standards’
While members of the public have been adhering to COVID-19 restrictions, a pardon for officials having violated them has caused trouble in the territory.
U.S. ramps up warnings of business risks in China's Xinjiang region
The U.S. government on Tuesday strengthened its warnings to businesses about the growing risks of having supply chain and investment links to China's Xinjiang region, citing forced labor and human rights abuses there. "Given the severity and extent of these abuses, businesses and individuals that ...
Communist Party emerges from shadows during Hong Kong crackdown
China's Communist Party has abandoned its tradition of working from the shadows in Hong Kong as authorities pursue a sweeping crackdown on critics and remold the financial hub in the mainland's authoritarian image. While Hong Kong was returned by colonial Britain in 1997, Beijing has ...
While Hong Kong is one of the most densely packed places on earth, there is still considerable space to grow food locally.
