China to fully reopen borders with Hong Kong, Macau HONG KONG: China said on Friday it will fully restore travel across its borders with Hong Kong and Macau next week,... Published 03 Feb, 2023 10:58am
World Hong Kong to scrap isolation requirement for people with COVID HONG KONG: Hong Kong said it will no longer require people infected with COVID-19 to quarantine from Jan. 30,... Published 19 Jan, 2023 10:12am
World China, Hong Kong resume high-speed rail link after 3 years of Covid curbs HONG KONG/BEIJING: China resumed on Sunday high-speed rail services between Hong Kong and the mainland for the first... Published 16 Jan, 2023 06:18am
World Covid-19: China suspends issuing visas in Japan, S Korea BEIJING: China suspended issuing short-term visas in South Korea and Japan on Tuesday, after announcing it would... Published 11 Jan, 2023 06:59am
Print China reopens borders in final farewell to zero-Covid HONG KONG/BEIJING: Travellers streamed into China by air, land and sea on Sunday, many eager for long-awaited... Updated 09 Jan, 2023 08:48am
World China to open border with Hong Kong on Sunday HONG KONG: China will reopen the border with its special administrative region of Hong Kong on Sunday for the first... Published 05 Jan, 2023 11:09am
World India makes negative COVID-19 test mandatory for travellers from 5 countries from Jan. 1 NEW DELHI: India will make a COVID-19 negative test mandatory for flyers from China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea,... Published 29 Dec, 2022 02:51pm
Business & Finance US ban on ‘Made in Hong Kong’ label breaches trade rules: WTO GENEVA: The United States is flouting international trade rules by imposing a “Made in China” stamp on goods... Published 22 Dec, 2022 05:57am
World Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai jailed over lease violation HONG KONG: Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai received a fresh jail sentence of five years and nine... Published 10 Dec, 2022 01:31pm
Business & Finance Evergrande eyes onshore assets as sweetener for offshore debt restructuring HONG KONG: Property developer China Evergrande Group plans to use domestic assets as sweeteners to win offshore... Published 17 Nov, 2022 12:43pm
Business & Finance Cathay Pacific to reach 70% of pre-pandemic capacity by end-2023 Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Monday it expected to operate 70% of its pre-pandemic passenger... Published 14 Nov, 2022 10:31am
Business & Finance China Evergrande says its interests in land in Hong Kong sold for $637m BEIJING: China Evergrande Group said on Sunday its interests in a plot of undeveloped land for residential... Published 07 Nov, 2022 06:54am
Print First minors sentenced under Hong Kong security law HONG KONG: The first minors convicted under Hong Kong’s national security law were Saturday sentenced to detention... Published 09 Oct, 2022 05:51am
Print Pink diamond sold for nearly $58m in Hong Kong HONG KONG: A rare pink diamond has sold in Hong Kong for nearly $58 million, setting a record for price per carat... Published 09 Oct, 2022 05:51am
Business & Finance Virgin Atlantic drops Hong Kong route after nearly 30 years British airline Virgin Atlantic on Wednesday decided to suspend its Heathrow-Hong Kong services, close its Hong Kong... Published 05 Oct, 2022 05:47pm
World Hong Kong will scrap COVID hotel quarantine from Sept. 26 HONG KONG: Hong Kong will scrap its controversial COVID-19 hotel quarantine policy for all arrivals from Sept. 26,... Published 23 Sep, 2022 05:08pm
World Hong Kong September heat record broken twice HONG KONG: Hong Kong has broken two heat records for September in a little over a week, the city’s weather... Published 13 Sep, 2022 12:27pm
World COVID rules cast clouds over Hong Kong schools HONG KONG: In Hong Kong, stringent COVID-19 curbs have long made life for school students extremely hard. Now, a new... Published 11 Sep, 2022 10:36am
World Hong Kong discovers first case of monkeypox HONG KONG: Hong Kong has reported its first case of monkeypox, health authorities said on Tuesday, after symptoms... Published 06 Sep, 2022 02:55pm
Print Pakistan crush Hong Kong by 155 runs SHARJAH: Mohammad Rizwan propelled Pakistan into the Asia Cup Super Four Stage after their bowlers skittled out... Published 03 Sep, 2022 04:25am
Sports India’s Yadav says he’s fine with playing anywhere in flexible lineup DUBAI: Suryakumar Yadav believes teams must be flexible to master cricket’s 20-overs format and is fine with a... Published 01 Sep, 2022 10:31am
Sports Kohli, Suryakumar power India into Asia Cup Super Four DUBAI: Star batsman Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav hit half-centuries to help India move into the Asia Cup Super... Updated 31 Aug, 2022 11:05pm
World Hong Kong reduces Covid quarantine for arrivals HONG KONG: Hong Kong will cut its hotel quarantine for international arrivals from one week to three days from... Published 08 Aug, 2022 03:53pm
World China sanctions Pelosi over Taiwan visit: foreign ministry BEIJING: China's foreign ministry announced sanctions against US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday, after her... Published 05 Aug, 2022 02:35pm
Print In Hong Kong, Xi says ‘one country, two systems’ is here to stay HONG KONG: There is no reason to change Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” formula of governance, Chinese... Published 02 Jul, 2022 04:10am
World Two UK judges resign from Hong Kong’s top court LONDON: Two UK Supreme Court judges resigned Wednesday from Hong Kong’s top court, as the government in London ... Published 31 Mar, 2022 05:11am
World Hong Kong to lift ban on flights from nine countries in April HONG KONG: Hong Kong will resume international flights from nine countries including the United States and Britain... Published 21 Mar, 2022 09:31am
World Shenzhen eases lockdown as pandemic gnaws at China economy BEIJING: China’s southern tech powerhouse Shenzhen has partially eased lockdown measures, after President Xi Jinping... Published 18 Mar, 2022 10:14am
Business & Finance Cathay Pacific slashes loss to $703mn from $2.76bn in 2020 HONG KONG: Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific on Wednesday posted a loss of US$703 million for last year, a massive... Published 09 Mar, 2022 11:07am
World Hong Kong unveils $22bn budget for virus plagued economy HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s finance chief on Wednesday unveiled a costly HK$170 billion ($21.79 billion) budget,... Published 24 Feb, 2022 06:34am
Foreign authorities seeking properties/bank accounts info: FBR won’t intimate concerned taxpayer about request