Hong Kong

HONG KONG: Hong Kong has asked Japan to withdraw a Covid-19 restrictionthat allows passenger flights from the financial hub to land only at four designated airports, saying the decision would affect about 60,000 passengers.India, Italy,…

HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader John Leetested positive for Covid-19 after meeting with other regional leaders the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Thailand, the city government said Monday. Lee tested negative throughout his…

HONG KONG: China and Indonesia will resume their joint exercises and training which were previously suspended due to Covid-19 epidemic, China's defence ministry said on Friday. The two countries should play a greater role in maintaining…

HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court on Wednesday upheld the decision to let a veteran British lawyer defend pro-democracy newspaper publisher Jimmy Laiat his upcoming national security trial. Lai, the 74-year-old founder of the now-defunct…

HONG KONG: An award-winning Hong Kong journalist lost her appeal Monday against her conviction over making false statements in obtaining information for her investigation of a violent attack during the widespread protests in 2019. Bao…

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's leader on Wednesday unveiled a new visa scheme to woo global talent, as the city seeks to stem a brain drain that has risked its status as an international financial center. Chief Executive John Lee said the new …

HONG KONG: Hong Kong health authorities on Wednesday began a city-wide search for the contacts of a Covid-19 patient and ordered a Royal Caribbean "cruise to nowhere" ship to return to port early. The global finance hub has stuck to a…

HONG KONG: A group of lawmakers loyal to China's Communist Party were sworn in to Hong Kong's Legislature on Monday following an election without opposition candidates, as yet another pro-democracy news outlet announced it could no…

HONG KONG - A Hong Kong online news site said Sunday that it would cease operations in light of deteriorating press freedoms, days after police raided and arrested seven people for sedition at a separate pro-democracy news outlet.…

HONG KONG: Two Hong Kong universities on Friday removed sculptures marking Beijing's 1989 crackdown on Tiananmen Square democracy protesters, as authorities steadily remove all remaining traces of the deadly event from the southern…