The Latest Breaking News from Hong Kong

Poem of the week: How to Be a Fern by Kit Fan

A pained love poem to Hong Kong, a city the writer has been forced to abandon

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17, 2023

Schools and stock market closed as Hong Kong braces for Typhoon Talim

Schools and the stock market are closed in Hong Kong as Typhoon Talim sweeps south of the city

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023

Hong Kong's seafood businesses brace for a sales slump as Japan plans to discharge radioactive water

As Tokyo plans to discharge treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, Hong Kong’s Japanese restaurants and seafood suppliers are bracing for a slump in business under a potential ban by Hong Kong on aquatic products from 10 Japanese regions

The Independent UK · Jul 17, 2023

Tom Cruise, anti-imperialism and zero body-fat: Bruce Lee’s legacy 50 years after his death

He made just four films and was crudely stereotyped, but brought Hong Kong-flavoured action to Hollywood and changed the face of Asian cinema for ever

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2023

Exhibition offers fresh perspectives on beauty

Following successful exhibitions in France, Hong Kong and Singapore, French contemporary artist JM Robert is showcasing his unique artistic perspective in Bangkok for the first time from now until Sept 14.

Bangkok Post · Jul 12, 2023

Toxic tuna? Hong Kong may ban Japan seafood over Fukushima water

Tokyo insists its plans to discharge the treated water from the tsunami-wrecked nuclear plant are safe.

Al Jazeera · Jul 12, 2023

Hawker Chan’s journey from a Singapore street stall to Michelin Star

Chef Chan Hon Meng changed the fate of hawkers and street food vendors when he received a Michelin star for his stall in Singapore in 2016. He learnt the original recipe for the famous sticky soya sauce from a Hong Kong chef and developed a new recipe with influences from…

The Hindu · Jul 12, 2023

China sends 'spy disguised as tourist to infiltrate UK briefing' by Hong Kong dissidents

Pro-democracy activists Finn Lau and Christopher Mung were speaking at the briefing in a private room at the Commons when a man believed to be sent by China's Communist Party tried to get in

Daily Mirror · Jul 12, 2023

Ripples of Fukushima: Hong Kong to ban Japanese products from areas that discharge radioactive water

A top official in Hong Kong says the city would immediately ban the import of aquatic products from 10 prefectures in Japan if it discharges treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023

HK police round up exiled activist’s relatives

HONG KONG: Hong Kong national security police on Tuesday took away exiled activist Nathan Law’s parents and brother for questioning, local media reported, one week after the police issued an arrest warrant and a bounty on Law’s head.

Bangkok Post · Jul 11, 2023