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Why Hong Kong has cancelled its New Year’s Eve fireworks

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The Independent UK

AstraZeneca Doubles Down On US Biologics Buildout As Drug Discovery Partnership Grows

Hong Kong-based Harbour BioMed announced on Sunday an update and advancement of its global strategic collaboration with AstraZeneca Plc (NASDAQ:AZN), initially established in March 2025.

Benzinga

MCSV Launches the World’s First “Short Drama + Blockchain + AI + Profit-Sharing” Ecosystem, Transforming Short Films into Digital Assets

Hong Kong — November , 2025 — As the global short drama market continues to surge, a revolutionary shift is taking place: short-form entertainment is evolving from pure consumption into a new class of digital assets.

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Hong Kong lawmakers pass bill to regulate ride-hailing services like Uber

Hong Kong lawmakers have passed a bill to regulate online ride-hailing services like Uber

The Independent UK

Prestige Wealth Raises $150 Million To Back Treasury With Tether Gold

Hong Kong-based wealth management and advisory firm Prestige Wealth Inc. (NASDAQ:PWM) has signed and closed approximately $150 million in financing for its Aurelion Treasury initiative, which it says will establish the first Tether Gold-backed treasury by a NASDAQ-listed company.

Benzinga

Hong Kong Accelerates Push to Become Gold Trading Hub

City plans to roll out yuan-denominated products to ride the precious metal boom and boost the internationalization of the Chinese currency

Caixin Global

Super Typhoon Ragasa: London mother tells of 'terrifying' moment 120mph winds hit Hong Kong

Southeast Asia has been battered by hurricane-force winds and heavy downpours, with 17 people killed and 129 reported missing in Taiwan

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Hong Kong leader unveils plans to boost economy and nurture emerging industries beyond finance

Hong Kong's leader has announced plans to accelerate the development of an economic hub near its border with mainland China

The Independent UK

Stablecoins Inspire Hope, And Hype, In Hong Kong

Stablecoin excitement has gripped Hong Kong as the city prepares to launch a licensing system for the less volatile type of cryptocurrency, but authorities warn against overplaying its future role in financial systems.

International Business Times

Hong Kong code of conduct will oblige legislators to ‘sincerely support’ Beijing

Proposal is latest in a series of rules and legislation that have cracked down on the city’s pro-democracy movement

The Guardian - AU

House Of Kong: Gorillaz to celebrate 25th anniversary with immersive exhibition and concert series

“Somewhere between order and chaos...” Celebrated British virtual band Gorillaz are celebrating their 25th anniversary this year with four special live dates and a new immersive exhibition in London, titled House Of Kong.

Euronews

Hong Kong stock market plunges most since ’97 crisis amid tariffs panic

Benchmark Hang Seng Index plummets as much as 13.74 percent in horror day for Asia’s markets.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong in frame to host Nations Championship finals and Lions matches

Kai Tak Sports Park is favourite to host the event post-2028 and will welcome Spurs, Arsenal and Liverpool in July

The Guardian - UK

Twelfth monkey dies in Hong Kong zoo amid mystery bacterial outbreak

Melioidosis can affect humans as well as animals, and can lead to sepsis

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the rule of law in Hong Kong: the verdict of foreign judges is damning

Editorial: The conviction of peaceful pro-democracy activists is another shameful moment in the ongoing crackdown

Al Jazeera

After joint 108 years on remand, Hong Kong 47 face security trial verdict

The trial of prominent democracy activists and politicians, arrested in 2021, is the largest under China’s security law.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Hong Kong’s new national security law: double the pain

Editorial: Punitive legislation is already in place. But the territory’s masters are hammering home the message

Evening Standard

Hong Kong unveils new national security bill that strengthens powers to suppress dissent

The EU has said it has ‘grave converns’ about the bill

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Chef Anne-Sophie Pic’s new Cristal Room restaurant dazzles in Hong Kong

Cristal Room is the Michelin-starred chef's debut in Hong Kong, designed by Gilles & Boissier and adorned with Baccarat crystal

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong targets exiles’ loved ones as crackdown turns to old CCP playbook

Hong Kong authorities are targeting the relatives of activists overseas in latest sign of alignment with mainland China.

Reuters

Tiananmen vigils shift overseas as Hong Kong falls silent

As restrictions in Hong Kong have snuffed out what were once the largest vigils marking the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, cities like London, New York, Berlin and Taipei are left carrying the candle to commemorate the June 4 anniversary.

Daily Record

Inside Post Malone's Glasgow afterparty which changed one Scots singer's life

Post Malone played the OVO Hydro on Friday and held an afterparty at nightclub Kong in Royal Exchange Square.

ABC News

Calls grow to take back billionaire owner's lease of abandoned Great Barrier Reef island

Bought for $5.68 million and once favoured as a getaway destination for celebrities, there are growing calls for a Hong Kong-based billionaire to be stripped of the lease for a tropical island in Far North Queensland that has fallen into disrepair.

The New Daily

Police keep tight control on Hong Kong protest

Hong Kong police allowed a small protest march under tight restrictions – one of the first approved since a sweeping national security law.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong woos tourists with air tickets and vouchers

Hong Kong will give away air tickets and vouchers to woo tourists back

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