The Latest Breaking News from Hong Kong

Huatulco’s imprint in the sand: Rescuers ignore the odds to save Oaxaca's turtles

Growing up as the daughter of missionaries, my childhood travels were usually centered on giving back. From South Africa and Hong Kong to Romania and Tanzania, each purposeful journey involved some level of digging ditches, feeding children, raising awareness and rescuing the lost.

Tribune News Service · Mar 13, 2023

Price war started by Tesla, BYD sends Chinese auto stocks into nosedive in sign of fragile consumer sentiment

Traders have been abandoning Chinese auto stocks as a price war started by Tesla and BYD spread across the whole industry, a sign of weak consumer sentiment amid pessimism about the pace of economic recovery.

Bangkok Post · Mar 13, 2023

US-sanctioned general to become public face of China's growing military

HONG KONG: General Li Shangfu, named on Sunday as China's new defence minister, is a veteran of the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) modernisation effort - a drive that led the United States to sanction him over the acquisition of weapons from Russia.

Bangkok Post · Mar 12, 2023

Securing its future with diversification

After 85 years of building its business in Thailand, the Hong Kong-based life insurance firm AIA is pursuing portfolio diversification here to capture future potential and achieve sustainable growth.

Bangkok Post · Mar 10, 2023

Review: Chang can dunk (but won't) on 'Chang Can Dunk'

In a recent interview with GQ, Hong Kong star Donnie Yen noted that Caine, his character in the upcoming action blockbuster "John Wick: Chapter 4," had originally been given a more common Chinese name. The choice bothered Yen, who lobbied successfully to have the character renamed. "Why does he always…

Los Angeles Times · Mar 10, 2023

US Targets ‘Shadow Banking’ Network Helping Iran Evade Sanctions

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on 39 entities, including many based in Hong Kong, that Washington said facilitate Iran's access to the global financial system, describing them as a "shadow banking" network that moves billions of dollars. The US Treasury Department in a statement said those targeted had…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 10, 2023

Hong Kong security police arrest veteran labor activist

Hong Kong national security police have arrested a veteran labor activist who is also the wife of an organizer of annual vigils commemorating China’s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

Prominent Hong Kong union leader arrested after prison visit -source

Hong Kong police on Thursday arrested veteran union leader Elizabeth Tang after she visited her pro-democracy activist husband who is jailed at a high security prison, according to a source close to the couple and domestic media.

Reuters · Mar 9, 2023

Special deals at Somewhere Koh Sichang

Somewhere Hotel, Koh Sichang, the first boutique hotel from Cape & Kantary Hotels, launches the Escape package offering special hotel promotions for booking and stays from now until Oct 31.

Bangkok Post · Mar 8, 2023

HK women abandon attempts to march


A Hong Kong women’s rights group said on Wednesday that it had called off what would have been a rare authorised protest after its representatives had been summoned numerous times for meetings with the police.

Bangkok Post · Mar 8, 2023