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Woman, 27, took own life after struggling to pay for food and £900 rent

Yee-King Ho moved to London from Hong Kong in April 2022, but the young woman struggled with life in England, eventually rationing her meals as she became so unwell her hair fell out

Daily Mirror

Woman, 27, took her own life after struggling to buy food and pay rent

'Intelligent, dedicated' Fion wrote down which days she would eat lunch and dinner to save money

Manchester Evening News

Asia travel hotspots quiet as Chinese tourists stay away

The beaches and temples of Asian travel hotspots like Bali and Chiang Mai are the busiest they've been since the pandemic struck three years ago, but they're still relatively quiet

The Independent UK

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Butcher killed by pig in slaughterhouse drama

Pig due for slaughter recovers from stun gun shock and attacks 61-year-old in Hong Kong

Wales Online

Pig wakes up in abattoir and kills butcher seconds before it was to be slaughtered

A stunned pig woke up at the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse in northern Hong Kong and killed a 61-year-old butcher as the Labour Department has launched an investigation following the incident

Daily Mirror

Pig kills slaughterhouse butcher after being stunned before waking up and lashing out

The butcher, a 61-year-old working at the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse on Hong Kong's border with mainland China, was knocked to the ground as the pig struggled, before sustaining fatal wounds from a 15-inch meat cleaver

Daily Mirror

Hong Kong worshippers flock to Wong Tai Sin Temple for Lunar New Year ritual after 2-year Covid suspension

Hong Kong's most well-known Taoist temple has resumed the ritual of burning the first incense sticks of the Lunar New Year after a two-year suspension because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Bangkok Post

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Hong Kong pet rabbits enjoy bunny resort while owners away

In crowded Hong Kong, where most apartments range from small to miniscule, rabbits are popular pets

The Independent UK

For Chinese Lunar New Year tourists, retailers roll out rabbit dances, red lanterns

BANGKOK/HONG KONG: As Chinese shoppers trickle back to tourist hotspots for Lunar New Year holidays, malls from Bangkok to Macau to aim to lure them into stores with red lantern displays, special dances to mark the Year of the Rabbit - and discounts.

Bangkok Post

Jack Ma lands in Hong Kong on latest stop of a global tour

HONG KONG: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd co-founder Jack Ma is in Hong Kong for a series of meetings with tech and finance executives, sustaining a recent flurry of activity that’s taken him round the world in the span of months.

The Times of India

Lunar New Year desserts: from traditional to whimsical

Desserts and confections at Lunar New Year are as varied as the Asian diasporas around the world that celebrate it.

Chicago Sun-Times

Hong Kong to scrap isolation rule for new COVID-19 cases

Hong Kong's leader says the city will scrap its mandatory isolation rule for people infected with COVID-19 from Jan. 30 as part of its strategy to return to normalcy

The Independent UK

Resorts World Cruises propels demand

Resorts World Cruises, a luxury-lifestyle cruise line with itineraries within Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand aboard the vessel Genting Dream, has announced cruises from Hong Kong on Resorts World One from March 10 with two- and three-night high-seas cruises departing every Friday, Sunday and Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

US arrests Russian crypto boss who ‘catered to known crooks’

Justice dept says Anatoly Legkodymov operated the Hong Kong-registered Bitzlato exchange as a money laundering haven.

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Man seriously injured in hospital after Newcastle city centre shop shutter crashes down on top of him

A man was injured in the morning incident, which happened outside a Hong Kong street food cafe on Saville Row

Birmingham Post

Tissue Regenix signs Chinese distribution deal for ligament graft tech

The firm has done a deal with Hong Kong-based Kingsung Medical

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong police arrest six for selling ‘seditious’ book at lunar new year fair

Six people are accused of publishing book relating to 2019 protests in move critics say has spread terror

The Guardian - UK

Everything Under Control review – endearing gangster mashup from Hong Kong

Comedy caper deserves credit for fighting the corner of the city’s cinema in the face of the mainland film behemoth

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China touts state-backed transport super-app

HONG KONG: China will soon launch a state-backed platform for transport that will include everything from ride-hailing to cargo trucking, road transport, railway, ferry and flight services, the state-run Beijing Daily reported on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Year of the Horse: The insider’s guide to London’s best Chinese restaurants

It’s the Year of the Horse, and the biggest names in Chinese cooking give David Ellis the lowdown on where to trot over to in celebration

Bangkok Post

Staff shortages dent Hong Kong air hub hopes

HONG KONG: Regional airlines are struggling to ramp up flights to Hong Kong because of staff shortages at the airport, slowing the city's plan to recapture its travel hub status, industry insiders have told AFP.

Reuters

Macau court sentences junket mogul to 18 years in jail - TVB

A local court sentenced a top Macau gambling boss to 18 years in prison after he was found guilty of charges including enabling illegal gaming, Hong Kong broadcaster TVB reported on Wednesday.

The Guardian - AU

Australian justice appointed to Hong Kong court argues foreign judges shouldn’t ‘vacate the field’

Exclusive: Some legal figures have raised concerns about message his appointment sends in light of Beijing’s crackdown on freedom in Hong Kong

Reuters

Hong Kong judge defends judiciary amid fears of ebbing independence

Hong Kong's top judge defended the independence of the judiciary in the Chinese-ruled territory amid international and local criticism of deteriorating legal freedoms since a national security law was introduced in 2020.

Evening Standard

China’s re-opening after Covid could be very bad news for global inflation

I spent last week in Hong Kong and Singapore, singing for my supper. It was just ahead of Chinese New Year — the Year of the Rabbit begins on January 22 — and, in the past, both cities would have been heaving. On this occasion, however, only Singapore was. Hong…

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