Category: Hong Kong
Google names Meituan-owned Keeta, video game AFK Journey among ‘Best of 2024’ Android apps
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The latest recognition received by Keeta and AFK Journey reflect the increased sophistication of China’s app developers. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3287229/google-names-meituan-owned-keeta-video-game-afk-journey-among-best-2024-android-apps?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHongkongers to pay nearly 1% more for electricity next year
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City’s two power companies increase charges after prices cut by as much as 16 per cent last year. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3287245/hongkongers-pay-nearly-1-more-electricity-next-year?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreAsia to drive global growth as ‘China plus one’ pivot gains momentum amid Trump’s return
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Diverting investments from China to neighbouring economies as a hedge against tariffs and geopolitical risks will boost Asia’s growth, HSBC’s Elhedery says. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3287206/asia-drive-global-growth-china-plus-one-pivot-gains-momentum-amid-trumps-return?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreLaptop scheme set to bridge tech gap for children of asylum seekers in Hong Kong
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. With help of Operation Santa Claus, local charity Grassroots Future will be able to provide donated laptops to needy children. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3287217/laptop-scheme-set-bridge-tech-gap-children-asylum-seekers-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘We will survive this’: Mixed emotions for families of Hong Kong democrats jailed in landmark national security case
Hong Kong Free Press More than three years and eight months since 45 Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were charged with conspiring to commit subversion, their family members on Tuesday learned when they would next see their loved ones without a screen separating them. Tsang Kin-shing, aka “the Bull,” lines up outside the West Kowloon Law…
Read More5,000 Hongkongers to take part in next Kai Tak Sports Park drill on Saturday
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Crowd control exercise will take place at Youth Sports Ground from 3.30pm to 8.45pm to test venue capacity and surrounding facilities. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3287197/5000-hongkongers-participate-next-kai-tak-sports-park-drill-saturday?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong’s Cathay Pacific to raise staff salaries by 3.8% on average in 2025
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. City’s flag carrier earlier shared its top bosses received about 20 per cent more last year amid the firm’s ongoing struggle to return to full capacity. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3287195/hong-kongs-cathay-pacific-raise-staff-salaries-38-average-2025?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMinibus driver critically injured after vehicle crashes in upscale Hong Kong neighbourhood
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Driver, 79, hurled out of windscreen when vehicle ploughed into entrance of a Mid-Levels residential complex, source says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3287176/minibus-driver-critically-injured-after-vehicle-crashes-upscale-hong-kong-neighbourhood?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Many’ children injured in central China car crash outside primary school, state media reports
Hong Kong Free Press By Mary Yang Several students were injured Tuesday after a car crashed outside a primary school in central China’s Hunan province, state media said. Primary school students arrive on the first day of the new term in Beijing on September 1, 2021. Photo: Jade Gao/AFP. China has witnessed a spate of…
Read MoreChinese Vice-Premier He Lifeng urges Hong Kong to ‘assert’ itself, lays down 3 paths for reform
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. State leader says city should deepen financial reforms, expand cooperation and opening up and dovetail with national developments. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3287165/chinese-vice-premier-he-lifeng-urges-hong-kong-assert-itself-lays-down-3-paths-reform?utm_source=rss_feed
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