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Guitars bound for HK land at Alaska schools
The Anchorage School District received a donation of high-end guitars that were bound for Hong Kong before they were confiscated by the U.S. Fish ... -
Shenzhen establishes over 1,000 parks to improve environment
As testament to its urban greening initiatives, Shenzhen is now home to more than 1,000 parks, according to Chinese state media agency Xinhua. The ... -
Cathay says it fired two employees amid oxygen bottle probe
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. said it fired two crew members at a unit as part of an investigation into why depleted emergency oxygen bottles ... -
Hong Kong | Carrie Lam hopes town hall will be start of healing
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said yesterday she doesn’t expect a town hall meeting this week to find answers to the months-long pro-democracy protests ... -
Hong Kong | Airlines seek fee waivers as protests hit business
Airlines operating in Hong Kong are urging the government to implement temporary policies to offset damage to their business as months of pro-democracy protests ... -
Guangzhou | Late former political advisor Ye Xuanping cremated
Ye Xuanping, former vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) who died of illness last week, was ... -
Guangzhou incubator helps ease headache of HK, Macau firms entering mainland
After exploring registering a company in Shenzhen and Zhuhai in 2013 and 2015, ChiMan Chan, a Hong Kong entrepreneur, finally made the plunge and ... -
Shenzhen | Subway line adopts facial recognition technology
The southern city of Shenzhen has adopted facial recognition technology on a subway line, allowing for fast and easy entrance for the elderly aged ... -
Nearly 1,500 arrests do little to deter HK’s protests
As one of Hong Kong’s protests became increasingly violent last month, Ventus Lau ventured near the front lines where demonstrators had ripped down smart ... -
Chinese flag trampled amid street fires
Protesters in Hong Kong trampled a Chinese flag, vandalized two subway stations and set at least two street fires yesterday, as pro-democracy demonstrations took ... -
Macau signs three cooperation agreements with Guangzhou
A total of three agreements were signed yesterday during the 2019 Guangzhou-Macau Cooperation Task Force meeting held in the Guangdong provincial capital. Macau’s Secretary ... -
Guangzhou | Exports to SARs to receive special treatment
Guangzhou’s immigration authority has launched two policies aiming to provide convenient immigration measures to serve Macau and Hong Kong in terms of cargo services. ... -
Congress moving quickly on bill to support HK protesters
Momentum is building for quick action in Congress to pressure China to back off any crackdown on pro-democracy protesters by threatening Hong Kong’s special ... -
US lawmakers ramp up pressure on Hong Kong
U.S. lawmakers say they are moving forward with attempts to pressure Hong Kong’s government over its treatment of protesters by threatening the territory’s special ... -
Hong Kong | National Day fireworks canceled amid protests
An annual fireworks display in Hong Kong marking China’s National Day on October 1 was called off yesterday as pro-democracy protests show no sign ... -
Hong Kong investigates possible sabotage in MTR derailment: SCMP report
Hong Kong’s government is to investigate whether the MTR East Rail line was sabotaged, the South China Morning Post reported late last night. “As ... -
Hong Kong | Lam says PR firms declined to help restore SAR’s image
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said yesterday that the government had asked international public relations firms to help restore the city’s reputation, battered by ... -
In leaderless Hong Kong movement, Joshua Wong just one voice
Overseas, Joshua Wong has emerged as a prominent face of Hong Kong’s months-long protests for full democracy. At home, he is just another protester. ... -
Briefs | 4,000 young participants to tour Greater Bay Area cities
A group of around 4,000 young people from Greater Bay Area will visit three Chinese mainland cities within the region this weekend, on September ... -
Guangdong’s Greater Bay cities say they are equipped for Macau cooperation
Since the release of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area outline plan earlier this year, Guangdong has become better equipped to cooperate with Macau, ... -
Hong Kong Hospital staff rally for protest campaign after new violence
Hundreds of medical staff at one of Hong Kong’s main public hospitals rallied yesterday to support months of protests for democratic reforms and denounce ... -
BNP Paribas apologizes for employee’s post on HK unrest
BNP Paribas SA became the latest global firm to be dragged into the tensions roiling Hong Kong after the French lender publicly apologized for ... -
Hong Kong | World-class subway pressured by repeated attacks
From Sydney to Stockholm, governments looking for help with their rail systems turn to Hong Kong’s MTR Corp., renowned for its speedy, clean and ... -
Violence flares after HK protesters defy police ban
Police fired chemical-laced blue water and tear gas at protesters who lobbed Molotov cocktails outside the Hong Kong government office complex yesterday, as violence ... -
Hong Kong | Tax on developers aims to lower housing costs
Hong Kong is pushing ahead with a vacancy tax in the hope that a more affordable property market could help quell anti-government protests. The ... -
Hong Kong | Air traffic tumbles amid shy visitation
Hong Kong’s air traffic declined last month as protests took a toll on the city. Hong Kong International Airport handled 6 million passengers in ... -
Hurdles mount for Hong Kong Exchange’s $36.6 billion London bid
The Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. plan to take over London Stock Exchange Group Plc is running into multiple obstacles less than 24 ... -
Hong Kong | Carrie Lam assures investors of rebound from protests
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam reassured foreign investors Wednesday that the Asian financial hub can rebound from months of protests, despite no sign ... -
US senators warn HK may be weak link for technology
A bipartisan group of senators has told the Trump administration that they’re concerned about whether U.S. export controls are strong enough to prevent China ... -
Hong Kong | Rail operator MTR denies fatality during protest chaos
Hong Kong’s subway operator denied that a fatality occurred when riot police stormed into a station in pursuit of pro-democracy protesters on one of ... -
Shenzhen | Smartphone maker heads for Shanghai
Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Co., whose mobile handsets outsell iPhone and Galaxy smartphones in Africa, is planning an initial public offering on Shanghai’s Nasdaq-style Star ... -
Hong Kong | In leaderless movement, officials don’t know who to negotiate with
As a top adviser to Hong Kong’s government, Bernard Chan is searching for any protester who can strike a deal to end more than ... -
Hong Kong tourism plunges 40%, most since SARS crisis
The ongoing protests in Hong Kong, now in their 15th week, have delivered a blow to the city’s tourism industry not seen since the ... -
Hong Kong | Li Ka-Shing tells city leaders to ‘have mercy’
Hong Kong’s richest man urged the government to “have mercy” in dealing with the unrest that has rocked the city this summer. Li Ka-shing, ... -
Hong Kong students form protest chains
Thousands of students formed human chains outside schools across Hong Kong yesterday to show solidarity after violent weekend clashes between police and activists pushing ...
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