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Glasgow TV chef Jimmy Lee opens new Salt and Chilli Oriental in Lanarkshire

It's a third Salt and Chilli Oriental location for Jimmy Lee, who runs the popular Lychee Oriental restaurant in Glasgow city centre. Here's what people can expect from the new food spot.

Glasgow Live

Leading Chinese Smartphone Invites Regulatory Scrutiny In India, Shares Drop In Hong Kong

Xiaomi Corp (OTC:XIACY) (OTC:XIACF) shares lost steam in Hong Kong after India’s Enforcement Directorate alleged the second-largest smartphone vendor of “illegal remittances” and seized ~$730 million, the Financial Times reports. India’s anti-money laundering and foreign exchange crime division alleged Xiaomi’s Indian subsidiary of sending $55.51 billion ($725 million) of foreign currency payments…

Benzinga

Hong Kong plummets in latest press freedom ranking

RSF warns against media polarisation ‘fuelling division within countries’

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Hong Kong economy shrinks 4% under anti-virus controls

Hong Kong’s economy shrank by 4% compared with a year earlier in the quarter ending in March after the Chinese territory shut restaurants and other businesses to fight a spike in coronavirus infections

The Independent UK

Hong Kong plunges to 148th in world press freedom rankings

Asia’s one-time bastion of free speech has been battered by national security legislation, says media watchdog.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong weather expert calls coldest day in May for more than 100 years 'good sign'

HONG KONG: Hong Kong recorded its coldest day in May for more than a century on Monday morning, according to the city's weather forecaster, with a veteran meteorologist saying it was a "good sign" amid climate change fears.

Bangkok Post

Nio, Other China Tesla Rivals Fall: What's Weighing On Hong Kong EV Stocks Today

Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese electric vehicle makers Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO), XPeng Inc (NYSE: XPEV), and Li Auto (NASDAQ: LI) traded i

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Hong Kong to open beaches, extend nightlife as COVID curbs ease

Financial hub’s coronavirus restrictions have battered business and prompted tens of thousands of residents to leave.

Al Jazeera

Why Alibaba, Most Other Tech Peers Are Sliding In Hong Kong Today

Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese tech giants, which led the rally in previous sessions, were a mixed bag on Tuesday in Hong Kong as the market opened after a long weekend.

Benzinga

Hong Kong to further ease COVID curbs, bars to stay open until 2 a.m

Hong Kong will further ease COVID-19 restrictions, allowing bars to open until 2 a.m. and raising the number of diners permitted at a table to eight from four, as cases in the global financial hub continue to ease, leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday.

Reuters

‘Not a businessman’: Hong Kong’s next chief faces test on economy

John Lee to take over business hub as economy languishes after two years of political crackdowns and pandemic controls.

Al Jazeera

T1 giants Pathum to meet Kitchee in last 16 of ACL

Thai League 1 side BG Pathum United will face history-makers Kitchee SC from Hong Kong in the last-16 round of the AFC Champions League.

Bangkok Post

TAT aims to rekindle East Asian market

As many destinations relax travel requirements to welcome a new flow of tourists after two years of battling the Covid-19 pandemic, some East Asian nations remain vigilant with strict Covid-19 arrival rules.

Bangkok Post

Employees told they can work from home for good but only if they take a 20% pay cut

A law firm with more than 1,000 employees has said staff in Paris, Greece, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea will be able to opt in for permanent remote working - but it comes at a price

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Reuters

Solomon Islands to supervise Chinese police operating there -official

China's police presence under a new security pact will boost the capabilities of the Solomon Islands but they will not use techniques seen in Hong Kong, the Pacific island country's top diplomat to Australia said in a radio interview on Monday.

Reuters

Outspoken market analyst's Chinese social media accounts suspended

The Chinese social media accounts of an outspoken Hong Kong-based market strategist were suspended after a series of downbeat commentaries and a slump in mainland equities to two-year lows on COVID-19 lockdowns and global political tensions.

Daily Mirror

Man arrested for murder after being spotted moving girlfriend’s body in broad daylight

Local reports from Hong Kong identified the man by the name of Wu, and said he had been in a relationship and previously colleagues with his victim, Ye,

The Guardian - UK

HSBC faces pressure to split after push from one of its largest shareholders

Chinese insurer Ping An discusses listing bank’s Asian operations separately in Hong Kong

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The Hindu

COVID-19: Govt to expedite process of recognition of Biological E Corbevax by other countries

According to an internal document circulated to the members of the Empowered Group-5 on COVID-19 Vaccination, which will be meeting soon, some authorities abroad such as in Hong Kong have begun demanding vaccination certificates for children and only accept m-RNA based vaccines for them

The Hindu

Japan sets up title clash with Korea

India gets past Hong Kong, to play for fifth spot

Reuters

Hong Kong eases COVID rules for aircrews, lifts overseas travel alert

Hong Kong will shorten mandatory hotel quarantine for passenger flight crews to three days from seven, while cargo crews will be exempt, modest steps at unwinding coronavirus curbs that have turned the city into one of the world's most isolated places.

Benzinga

Here's Why Alibaba, JD Led Broad Rally In Chinese Tech Equities

Technology stocks led a broad rally in Chinese equities on April 29, with traders citing speculation of a possible easing of the domestic regulatory crackdown, Bloomberg reports. The Communist Party's Politburo pledged to support the healthy growth of platform firms. Top leaders also pledged to meet economic targets insinuating stimulus to…

The Independent UK

Hong Kong’s John Lee pledges to enact local security law

Hong Kong’s only candidate for the upcoming leadership elections, John Lee, is pledging to increase the city’s competitiveness and to enact a long-shelved local security law upon taking office

The Conversation

Below the Line: Will different cultural groups favour one side of politics this federal election? – podcast

Is there any such thing as the so-called “ethnic vote” in a country as multicultural as Australia? Do different cultural groups favour one side of politics over another? For instance, in Victoria’s most marginal seat of Chisholm, will the Hong Kong-born Liberal MP Gladys Liu be advantaged by the Chinese…

Reuters

Hong Kong student jailed for five years under national security law

A Hong Kong court on Friday increased a jail sentence to five years, in line with a China-imposed national security law, for a student who called for independence from China in posts on the Telegram messaging service.

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