Man accused of cooking up $126m of meth in Sydney unit A Hong Kong man has been charged with the possession and manufacture of 142kg of meth found in a Sydney apartment. AAP · Nov 18, 2023
Hong Kong's Roman Catholic cardinal says he dreams of bishops from greater China praying together Hong Kong’s newly appointed Roman Catholic cardinal says he dreams of having bishops and faithfuls from different parts of greater China pray together one day The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2023
Hong Kong lecture by British barrister linked to Jimmy Lai trial cancelled Timothy Owen, who was blocked from representig the activist Jimmy Lai, was due to give a talk on law and democracy The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2023
Techscape: NFTs were meant to change everything – what happened? In this week’s newsletter: in early 2022 ‘non-fungible tokens’ were a supposedly revolutionary million-dollar asset. Now, they’re practically worthless The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2023
Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church begins historic trip to Hong Kong The head of the Catholic church in China has begun a trip to Hong Kong at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed Roman Catholic cardinal, marking the first official visit by a Beijing bishop in history The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023
OPINION - New York's so expensive it makes London prices seem reasonable (though it's just as divided on Israel-Gaza) New York is the habitually unfinished city, home to a thousand exoskeletons and as many more vaguely futuristic building sites, a town in a constant state of flux. It is now also the most expensive city in the world (it just overtook Hong Kong), a place that makes London —… Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2023
This Unusual Rules Incident Sparked A Heated Debate in Hong Kong… Here’s What Happened After Phachara Khongwatmai found trouble off the tee, both Cameron Smith and Ben Campbell were left bemused by what followed Golf Monthly · Nov 12, 2023
Gay Games delight Hong Kong amid China’s growing hostility to LGBTQ+ community LGBTQ+ activists have secured a string of legal victories in Hong Kong but it is a very different story on the mainland The Guardian - UK · Nov 11, 2023
Guests at Bored Ape event in Hong Kong struck by vision problems More than a dozen attenders of NFT group’s festival, which used ultraviolet light, complained of ‘eye burn’ on social media The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2023
‘A kind of magic’: Peter Blake says possibilities of AI are endless for art Veteran pop artist excited by the medium after he uses it for ‘performance art installation’ in Hong Kong The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023
Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church will visit Hong Kong as ties with Vatican are strained The Hong Kong Roman Catholic diocese says that the leader of China’s Communist Party-sponsored version of the Catholic church will visit Hong Kong this month at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed cardinal The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023
Supporters celebrate opening of Gay Games in Hong Kong, first in Asia, despite lawmakers' opposition Scores of athletes celebrated the opening of the Gay Games in Hong Kong despite opposition from anti-LGBTQ lawmakers, marking the first time the international sporting event to be held in Asia The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023
Watch: Hong Kong celebrates Asia’s first Gay Games with opening ceremony Hong Kong is playing host to this year's Gay Games - and is the first Asian country to embrace the LGBT+ sports tournament. The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2023
Australia’s Albanese heads to China touting ‘consistent, steady’ engagement Labor leader is first Australian prime minister to visit since 2016 after a turbulent period in bilateral ties. Al Jazeera · Nov 4, 2023
Evening Standard · Nov 3, 2023 OPINION - Airport lounges are victims of their own success, they’re now far too popular Forget The Bishops Avenue in north London, Billionaire’s Row in Manhattan or Mount Nicholson in Hong Kong. The most expensive real estate in the world can be found on an aeroplane.Every inch — from the cardboard excuse for a seat in economy class to the luxuriant flat beds in first…
The Conversation · Nov 2, 2023 Gay Games: Hong Kong's groundbreaking role as first Asian host could be overshadowed by politics The Gay Games – a global sporting event for LGBTQ+ athletes – have been held in San Francisco, Paris, Sydney and several other cities in North America and Europe. This year, the games will be held in Asia for the first time. Events begin in Hong Kong, the co-host with…
The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023 Asia's first Gay Games to kick off in Hong Kong, fostering hopes for wider LGBTQ+ inclusion Hong Kong is set to launch Asia's first Gay Games on Friday, fostering hopes for wider LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Asian financial hub
The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023 Beijing's crackdown fails to dim Hong Kong's luster, as talent scheme lures mainland Chinese The exodus of tens of thousands of professionals from Hong Kong, triggered by Beijing’s crackdown on its civil liberties, is being offset by new arrivals: mainland Chinese keen to move to the former British colony
The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023 Hong Kong: over-the-top punishment for 2019 democracy protesters, report finds More than 10,000 arrests and nearly 3,000 prosecutions, with 82% given jail including ‘extraordinary high’ proportion of children
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2023 Hong Kong leader defends new election rules even though biggest pro-democracy party can't join race Hong Kong’s leader is defending the rules for the upcoming local elections as open and fair after an electoral overhaul effectively barred the city’s remaining pro-democracy activists from joining the race
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023 4 former Hong Kong student leaders jailed over their praise of a knife attack on a police officer Four former student leaders from the University of Hong Kong have been sentenced to two years in prison for inciting people to wound others through their praise of a man who stabbed a police officer before killing himself in 2021
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023 Firearms charge against Washington state senator Jeff Wilson dismissed in Hong Kong court A Hong Kong court has dismissed a gun charge against a Washington state senator arrested after he carried a gun into the Chinese territory
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2023 China Evergrande winding-up hearing adjourned to Dec. 4 by Hong Kong court A Hong Kong court has adjourned a winding up hearing for property developer China Evergrande Group’s until Dec. 4
The Guardian - UK · Oct 29, 2023 We live in troubled times, but can fear be a force for good? Anxiety is an obvious response to world events. But what if fear is actually a motivational emotion driving change? Here, author Robert Peckham reveals why the history of fear is the history of hope
Al Jazeera · Oct 28, 2023 Hong Kong denies visa to prominent Tiananmen Square scholar Rowena He lost her job at the Chinese University of Hong Kong after her visa was not renewed.