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'Living gallery': fighting to save Hong Kong's fading neon signs

Hong Kong (AFP) - Neon signs once transformed Hong Kong's oldest neighbourhoods into a kaleidoscope of luminous colour after dark, but most have been removed with a few lucky ones now piled up in a ramshackle yard.

AFP

Hong Kong bishop visits Beijing on historic trip

Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic bishop arrived in Beijing on Monday, marking the first visit to the Chinese capital by the city’s bishop in nearly three decades, despite signs of Sino-Vatican strains

The Independent UK

Hong Kong bishop visits Beijing in historic trip amid Sino-Vatican tension

Hong Kong's top Catholic cleric is due to arrive in Beijing on Monday on the first visit to the Chinese capital by a bishop of the former British colony in nearly 30 years, despite signs of new Sino-Vatican tension.

Reuters

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Sotheby’s to Auction World’s Largest Ruby in New York in June

The largest ruby in the world to come to auction will be offered by Sotheby's in New York in June, the auction house said at a preview in Hong Kong on Monday, and is estimated to achieve more than $30 million. That would probably make the 55.22-carat gem, known as…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Over My Dead Body review – corpse comedy takes on Hong Kong property market

Goofy story about the residents of a ritzy apartment block racing to get rid of a murder victim

The Guardian - UK

Markets rally as traders weigh latest US data, rates outlook

Hong Kong (AFP) - Markets rose Monday as traders weighed a bigger-than-expected drop in US retail sales and the prospect of further Federal Reserve monetary tightening.

AFP

Hong Kong activist Wong jailed for 3 months over information breach

One of the most prominent democracy activists in Hong Kong over recent years, Joshua Wong, was sentenced on Monday to three months in prison over an information breach involving a police officer, according to a post on Wong's Facebook account.

Reuters

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Joshua Wong sentenced in another Hong Kong activism case

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to three months in prison for breaching court bans on disclosing personal information about a police officer during 2019 anti-government protests

The Independent UK

Asian markets mixed as wary traders weigh latest data

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets fluctuated Monday as traders weighed a bigger-than-expected drop in US retail sales and a Federal Reserve official's support for further monetary tightening.

AFP

Watch: Celebrities walk red carpet at 41st Hong Kong Film Awards

Celebrities walked the red carpet at the 41st Hong Kong Film Awards on Sunday, 16 April.

The Independent UK

Renters despair over cut-throat London market

London (AFP) - With soaring rent prices and cut-throat competition, Cyndi Cheng, 34, thought she would never find a place to rent in London after moving from Hong Kong earlier this year.

AFP

Hong Kong Bishop heads to mainland China amid Vatican strains

Stephen Chow’s visit comes as China’s Beijing-approved Catholic Church makes appointments in defiance of Vatican deal.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong makes national security ‘fun’

HONG KONG: The sweeping national security law has stifled dissent in Hong Kong but on Saturday the government turned to a giant board game in an attempt to promote it to the public.

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong tries to show fun side of national security

Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong's sweeping national security law has stifled dissent in the city but on Saturday the government turned to a giant board game in an attempt to promote it to the public.

AFP

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Beijing Strikes Cautionary Tone on Protests in Hong Kong

China's senior official overseeing Hong Kong's affairs said Saturday that protests are not the only way for people to express their views, weeks after the city’s strict protest rules sparked controversy while signaling Beijing’s vision for the financial hub. Xia Baolong, director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office,…

The Independent UK

Beijing strikes cautionary tone on protests in Hong Kong

China’s senior official overseeing Hong Kong’s affairs says that protests are not the only way for people to express their views, weeks after the city’s strict protest rules sparked controversy while signaling Beijing’s vision for the financial hub

Bristol Post

Silent protest in Bristol to stand with ‘Hong Kong 47’

Bristol Hongkongers call for support

AFP

Stocks rally, dollar dips further on easing rate expectations

Hong Kong (AFP) - Equity markets rallied and the dollar dipped further Friday after fresh data showing continued slowing of inflation, fanning hopes that the Federal Reserve was nearing the end of its long-running campaign of interest rate hikes.

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Kiwi police work with Hong Kong force accused of brutality

Hong Kong police have provided lessons to their Kiwi counterparts on riot control, despite allegations of brutality and misconduct after a crackdown on protesting residents.

Barchart

Foreign Investors Remain Wary of China

Investor sentiment toward China was undercut this week after two significant foreign investors in Chinese stocks announced they were liquidating their Chinese holdings. On Wednesday, European internet giant Prosus NV registered more than $4 billion of its stake in China’s Tencent Holdings (TCEHY ) for potential sale in Hong Kong,...

Birmingham Post

Venator completes £111m sale of its iron oxide business to Hong Kong competitor

The deal follows difficulties for loss-making Venator

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hong Kong Billionaire Lo in Talks with Potential F1 Teams

Hong Kong-based billionaire Calvin Lo, who already has financial links to Formula One team Williams, says he would like to see a greater Asian presence in F1 and is in talks with potential new teams. The chief executive of insurance broker RE Lee International told Reuters he was considering backing…

AFP

Markets mixed as recession warning plays against falling inflation

Hong Kong (AFP) - Markets were mixed Thursday as traders weighed data showing US inflation falling against minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent policy meeting indicating officials foresaw a recession at the end of the year.

The Conversation

Binding Ties explores celebrated artist Catherine Opie's world of transitions

Oliver breastfeeding. Oliver at five dressed in a tutu. Oliver at ten with his pet mouse in his vest pocket, an exquisite re-staging of Leonardo da Vinci’s painting Lady with an Ermine from 1489.

AFP

Most Asian markets drop after recession warning, rate hike seen

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets mostly fell Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent policy meeting showed officials foresaw a US recession at the end of the year, while inflation data could not temper expectations of another interest rate hike.

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