Greater Bay
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Greater Bay could boost Macau’s role as ‘knowledge centre’
Macau has an important role to play as a ‘knowledge centre’ in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area project, according to Sino-Lusophone researchers present ... -
Briefs | Luxury smuggling gang busted in Shenzhen
Customs officers in Shenzhen have broken up a gang who smuggled luxury goods and caught nine suspects, the city’s customs authority said yesterday. A ... -
Hong Kong | Housing sales jump as first-time buyers given boost
Hong Kong’s move to make it easier for first-time home buyers to break into the world’s least-affordable housing market has had an immediate effect, ... -
Hong Kong bars activist Joshua Wong from running in election
Hong Kong disqualified activist Joshua Wong from running in District Council elections next month, in a blow to protesters’ efforts to win greater electoral ... -
Hong Kong | Carrie Lam dismisses ‘malicious’ report she’ll be replaced
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam dismissed reports of her looming replacement as “very malicious,” reiterating that she had Beijing’s support despite more than four ... -
HK reporter accuses police of violence
A Hong Kong reporter disrupted a police news conference on Monday to protest what she called escalating violence by officers against journalists covering the ... -
Way out of HK turmoil to be found in Greater Bay hinterland, says forum
Officials, scholars and business representatives assembled in Hong Kong at a forum last week to discuss the development of the Greater Bay Area. The ... -
Hengqin’s Novotown to open this December
Hong Kong-based Lai Sun Group announced yesterday that Novotown, an integrated tourism and entertainment hub located at the heart of Hengqin, will officially open ... -
HK protesters use skin and ink to support movement
Mike Chan’s tattoo needle buzzes gently as he draws a design on his customer’s thigh — a figure wearing a helmet, goggles and mask. ... -
Hong Kong | Protests flare for 21st weekend amid global unrest
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists demonstrated for the 21st straight weekend as unrest inspired by the movement spread around the globe, from South America to ... -
China authorizes Macau’s port zone in Hengqin
China’s top legislature on Saturday voted to adopt a decision on authorizing the jurisdiction of Macao’s port zone at Hengqin port and extended areas ... -
Analysis | Pence speech takes hard stance on Hong Kong
Analysts are highlighting the strong support Mike Pence offered for protesters in Hong Kong during a long-anticipated speech delivered in Washington late last week. ... -
HK protesters criticize ‘gangster cops’ conduct
Hong Kong police fired tear gas yesterday to disperse a rally called over concerns about police conduct in months-long pro-democracy demonstrations, with protesters cursing ... -
Hong Kong police already have AI tech that can recognize faces
Hong Kong law enforcement authorities have access to artificial intelligence software that can match faces from any video footage to police databases, but it’s ... -
Hong Kong | Bargain hunters revel as businesses see life or death
For Kirio Zhou, a native of mainland Chinese city Chongqing, Hong Kong has become a cheap weekend getaway. Since ongoing protests now in their ... -
HK protesters rally in support of Catalan movement
Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters were rallying last night in support of separatists in Spain’s Catalonia region, as a Chinese official accused them of colluding ... -
US Congress | Senators push for quick vote despite China threat
Senators from both parties are keeping up pressure for a swift vote on legislation to show support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong by ... -
Reports suggest China is considering replacing Carrie Lam
The Chinese government is considering a plan to replace Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam as chief executive, pro-establishment lawmaker Michael Tien said, in a potential ... -
Here are the possible candidates to succeed as HK leader
Speculation again is swirling about possible successors to Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam after the Financial Times reported that she could be out by ... -
Suspect whose case led to Hong Kong’s unrest leaves prison
A murder suspect whose case indirectly led to Hong Kong’s ongoing protests was freed from prison yesterday and told reporters he was willing to ... -
Extradition | Hong Kong, Taiwan struggle to separate politics from justice
The murder suspect whose case sits at the center of months of violent protests in Hong Kong is set to walk free today, as ... -
Guangzhou’s economy grew 6.9% in first three quarters
The gross domestic product of Guangzhou, capital of south China’s Guangdong Province, grew by 6.9% in the first nine months this year to reach ... -
Briefs | Handouts planned for flights and hotels
The Hong Kong government is planning to announce subsidies for airfares and hotels to help revive tourism in a city that’s been roiled by ... -
Fears are growing among mainland Chinese living in Hong Kong
As Hong Kong’s historic protests become increasingly violent, mainland Chinese living in the city are becoming increasingly fearful. Min, who moved to Hong Kong ... -
Carrie Lam apologizes for water cannon use at mosque
Hong Kong officials apologized to Muslim leaders yesterday after riot police sprayed a mosque and bystanders with a water cannon while trying to contain ... -
Hong Kong defies police ban in latest chapter of unrest
Hong Kong protesters flooded the city’s streets yesterday in defiance of a ban by the authorities on their march, setting up roadblocks and tossing ... -
Trade union federation meets with Edmund Ho
A delegation representing the Macao Federation of Trade Unions has met with Macau’s former Chief Executive, Edmund Ho. The topic of the meeting was ... -
Xi sends congratulations to Shenzhen’s China Marine Economy Expo
Chinese President Xi Jinping offered his congratulations in a letter to the 2019 China Marine Economy Expo that opened this week in the city ... -
How a HK heiress triggered a Starbucks backlash
Sweeping up broken glass and scrubbing graffiti have become regular chores for workers at the various businesses of Maxim’s, the 63-year-old restaurant and catering ... -
Fresh chaos in HK’s legislature shows gridlock facing Lam
Hong Kong’s legislature was interrupted for the second straight day as pro-democracy lawmakers shouted down Chief Executive Carrie Lam, a day after their protests ... -
Hong Kong | Activist renews call for march after hammer attack
One of Hong Kong’s most prominent protesters was recovering after being attacked on the street by men wielding hammers. Jimmy Sham – convenor of ... -
HK protest demands are unrealistic, Singapore PM says
Protesters in Hong Kong are making unrealistic demands in an effort to take down the government, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said. “Those ... -
Chaos as Hong Kong lawmakers thwart leader’s annual address
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam barely got a few words out yesterday before pro-democracy lawmakers forced her to stop talking. Calling her “the mother ... -
US backs three bills to support HK protesters
Hong Kong’s leader expressed “frustration and disappointment and regret” yesterday over steps by the U.S. Congress to support pro-democracy protesters in the territory and ... -
The Buzz | Hong Kong protest organizer attacked with hammers
Organizers of some of the giant demonstrations that have shaken Hong Kong say one of their leading activists has been attacked by assailants with ...
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