Category: Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s hairy crab shops bemoan sales drop but can still count on diehard fans
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Sellers say they too are feeling pinch of economic slowdown, but some foodies insist they will buy no matter what the pain to their wallets. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3284700/hong-kongs-hairy-crab-shops-bemoan-sales-drop-can-still-count-diehard-fans?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreChainlink makes a case for blockchain-driven finance at its first Hong Kong event
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. As Chainlink touts its technology that has brought blockchain transfers to the Swift network, geopolitical scrutiny is growing in the space. https://www.scmp.com/tech/blockchain/article/3284683/chainlink-makes-case-blockchain-driven-finance-its-first-hong-kong-event?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreMigrant workers’ coalition expresses ‘sorrow and anger’ over suspected murder of Indonesian domestic worker
Hong Kong Free Press A coalition of migrant worker associations and unions in Hong Kong has expressed its “sorrow and anger” at the suspected murder of an Indonesian domestic worker in the city. Domestics workers in Central, Hong Kong, on May 31, 2020. Photo: May James/HKFP. In an emailed statement on Thursday, the Asian Migrants’…
Read MoreFII 2024: Hong Kong delegation gets billions of dollars of Saudi funds from a dozen deals
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The highlight of the week was the US$1 billion accord announced on the final day of the 2024 FII summit by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund and the HKMA. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3284707/fii-2024-hong-kong-delegation-gets-billions-dollars-saudi-funds-dozen-deals?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More‘Back to the old times of Hong Kong’: Halloween draws tens of thousands to Lan Kwai Fong
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Business owners say turnout is bigger than last year, but not all revellers are spending inside bars. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/hong-kong-economy/article/3284696/back-old-times-hong-kong-halloween-draws-tens-thousands-lan-kwai-fong?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong takes aim at outgoing Japanese envoy in thinly veiled Fukushima attack
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Kenichi Okada earlier said he could not discuss discharge of Fukushima radioactive waste water with Hong Kong government ‘in a scientific manner’. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3284692/hong-kong-takes-aim-outgoing-japanese-envoy-thinly-veiled-fukushima-attack?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong, Saudi market regulators build strategic ties to spur listings, training
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Both regulators could implement staff secondment for training purposes, SFC’s Leung says. https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3284681/hong-kong-saudi-market-regulators-build-strategic-ties-spur-listings-training?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreCross-border syndicate forged Hong Kong ID cards for illegal workers
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Authorities arrest 97 people in Hong Kong and 104 in mainland China in operation targeting ring that offered ‘one-stop shop’ for illegal workers. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3284676/cross-border-syndicate-forged-hong-kong-id-cards-illegal-workers?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreUniversity in Hong Kong develops AI breast cancer diagnostic tool that may plug labour gap
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Researchers at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology claim tool is as competent as radiologist with five years of experience. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3284666/university-hong-kong-develops-ai-breast-cancer-diagnostic-tool-may-plug-labour-gap?utm_source=rss_feed
Read More4 Hong Kong men sentenced up to 3 years in jail over rioting in July 2019
Hong Kong Free Press Four Hong Kong men, including 19-year-old twins, have been sentenced to up to three years in prison for rioting in 2019 during the extradition bill unrest, after the judge cut their sentences because of the long delay in bringing them to justice. A large group of protesters gather near the government…
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