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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.

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Markets drift after Wall St tumble as recession fears return

Hong Kong (AFP) - Markets were mixed Thursday while oil prices fell and the dollar weakened after disappointing US data renewed worries about a recession in the world's biggest economy.

AFP

Asian markets mixed after Wall St tumble as recession fears return

Hong Kong (AFP) - Markets were mixed Thursday while oil prices fell and the dollar weakened after disappointing US data renewed worries about a recession in the world's biggest economy.

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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

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Asian markets track Wall St lower as recession fears return

Hong Kong (AFP) - Most stocks dropped alongside oil prices Thursday and the dollar weakened after disappointing US data renewed worries about a recession in the world's biggest economy.

AFP

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

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Tissue Regenix signs Chinese distribution deal for ligament graft tech

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

Birmingham Post

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Bangkok Post

The insider’s guide to London’s best Chinese restaurants

As the Year of the Rabbit hops in, the biggest names in Chinese cooking give David Ellis the lowdown on where to celebrate

Evening Standard

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.

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Staff shortages dent Hong Kong air hub reboot hopes

Hong Kong (China) (AFP) - 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.

AFP

Asian markets up on recovery hopes, yen sinks after BoJ decision

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets rose Wednesday to maintain their strong start to the year, with Tokyo soaring and the yen tumbling after the Bank of Japan decided against further tweaking monetary policy.

AFP

Most Asian markets rise on recovery hopes

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets mostly rose Wednesday following a mixed lead from Wall Street as traders fought to maintain the strong start to the year.

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Asian stocks struggle after China data but outlook hopeful

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stocks mostly fell Tuesday after data showed China's economy at its slowest pace in four decades last year, though traders remain hopeful about the country's outlook as it emerges from years of debilitating zero-Covid measures.

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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

AFP

Asian stocks struggle, even as China growth tops forecasts

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stocks mostly fell Tuesday but pared early losses after data showed China's economy grew more than expected last year, while traders remain hopeful about the country's outlook as it emerges from years of debilitating zero-Covid measures.

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…

The Guardian - UK

China appoints hardliner Zheng Yanxiong as its top representative in Hong Kong

Zheng was among the officials sanctioned by the US for undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy and freedoms

AFP

Most Asian markets rise on optimism over China, rates

Hong Kong (AFP) - Markets mostly rose in Asia on Monday, following another rally on Wall Street fuelled by optimism over the world economy as inflation slows and China reopens to the world.

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