Category: Localities
Hong Kong Airlines to return to North America next year with Vancouver route
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Chairman Yan Bo says service will be back on January 18 as part of ‘transformation’ from regional carrier into international airline. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3287582/hong-kong-airlines-return-north-america-next-year-vancouver-route?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHong Kong to begin admitting non-locally trained dentists on Jan 1 amid labour shortage
Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong will allow non-locally trained dentists to work in the city from January 1 next year to meet rising demand, the government has announced. A dentist’s office. File photo: Daniel Frank, via Pexels. Starting on New Year’s Eve, qualified overseas dentists may receive limited registration or a specialist license to…
Read MoreHong Kong court orders retrial of 2 men cleared of protest charges 3 years ago
Hong Kong Free Press A Hong Kong court has ordered the retrial of two men cleared three years ago of offences relating to the 2019 protests, after the government successfully appealed against their acquittals. Hong Kong’s High Court on November 11, 2024. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. In a ruling delivered on Wednesday, the High Court said…
Read MoreHong Kong revs up medical hub ambition as city tests HIV vaccine
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Analysts say new clinical trial institute at cross-border tech zone will help expand cross-border research and development. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3287553/hong-kong-revs-medical-hub-ambition-city-tests-hiv-vaccine?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreSecond try for Hong Kong land sale draws 33 developers as cautious bids expected
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. MTR Corp’s tender for a Tung Chung site follows a senior government official’s call for developers to show faith in Hong Kong’s future. https://www.scmp.com/business/article/3287578/second-try-hong-kong-land-sale-draws-33-developers-cautious-bids-expected?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreBeijing unveils new measures to boost foreign trade as China seeks to spark economic growth
Hong Kong Free Press China unveiled new measures on Thursday to boost foreign trade, as Beijing battles to turn around a slowing economy threatened further by the potentially hostile policies of incoming US president Donald Trump. Shipping containers at a port. Photo: Tom Fisk/Pexels.com. The world’s second-largest economy has struggled to revive growth since the…
Read MoreHong Kong firms urged to add AI tools to cybersecurity defences
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Enterprise Cyber Security Readiness Index rises to 52.8, up 5.8 points from last year’s result, but still remains at ‘basic’ level. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3287565/hong-kong-firms-urged-add-ai-tools-cybersecurity-defences?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreHKFP Lens: Tears, long lines, and an arrest outside court, as 45 democrats jailed over primary election
Hong Kong Free Press In 2021, 47 prominent Hong Kong democrats were arrested and charged under the 2020 security law with “conspiracy to commit subversion,” after they organised primaries in a bid to win the 2020 legislative election. A woman cries outside the West Kowloon Law Courts Building on November 19, 2024, after 45 pro-democracy figures were jailed in Hong…
Read MoreBeijing slams Western threats of sanctions after the jailing of 45 activists 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. Authorities will not waver in carrying out their duties to safeguard Hong Kong despite repeated coercion and intimidation, spokesman says. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3287524/beijing-slams-western-threats-sanctions-after-jailing-45-activists-hong-kong?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreTaiwan Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung visits European Parliament during unannounced Brussels stop
Hong Kong Free Press Taiwan’s foreign minister Lin Chia-lung met with European Parliament members this week in an unannounced stop in Brussels as part of his first visit to Europe to firm up ties. Taiwan has worked to strengthen ties with European countries as it faces an increasingly assertive China, which claims the self-ruled democratic island…
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