Hong Kong

World’s oldest giant panda in captivity dies

<p> <strong>On Thursday the world lost its oldest male giant panda in captivity. Kept in an amusement park zoo in…

3 years ago

Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo floating restaurant suddenly sinks in sea

<p> A floating restaurant that was a famous landmark in Hong Kong has sunk, days after it was being towed…

3 years ago

Air India cancels flights to Hong Kong

<p> Air India has cancelled its flights to Hong Kong due to COVID-19 restrictions imposed by the Hong Kong authorities…

3 years ago

Hong Kong’s top stores ration food and medicines to curb panic buying amid fear of lockdown as Covid cases soar

<p> Hong Kong's two largest consumer retail chains have started rationing some food items and medicines to restrict panic purchases…

3 years ago

Covid wave overwhelms Hong Kong

<p> Hong Kong is being overwhelmed by the "onslaught" of COVID-19 infections, its leader said on Monday as daily infections…

3 years ago

Hong Kong’s Stand News forced to shut ops as police arrest senior staff on sedition charge, UN condemns move

<p> In another blow to press freedom, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy media outlet Stand News shut down on Wednesday after police…

3 years ago

Tel Aviv pips Paris, Hong Kong & Zurich to become world’s most expensive city to live in

<p> Tel Aviv has emerged as the world’s most expensive city to live in as the cost of a whole…

3 years ago

Seven pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong sentenced as China continues to clampdown on activists

<p> As many as seven campaigners for democracy in Hong Kong, “including former lawmakers,” have been sentenced to up to…

3 years ago

Hong Kong’s quarantine exemption to Hollywood star Nicole Kidman triggers public anger

<p> The decision of the Hong Kong authorities to grant Hollywood star Nicole Kidman an exemption from quarantine after she…

4 years ago