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Twelfth monkey dies in Hong Kong zoo amid mystery bacterial outbreak

Melioidosis can affect humans as well as animals, and can lead to sepsis

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on the rule of law in Hong Kong: the verdict of foreign judges is damning

Editorial: The conviction of peaceful pro-democracy activists is another shameful moment in the ongoing crackdown

The Guardian - UK

After joint 108 years on remand, Hong Kong 47 face security trial verdict

The trial of prominent democracy activists and politicians, arrested in 2021, is the largest under China’s security law.

Al Jazeera

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The Guardian view on Hong Kong’s new national security law: double the pain

Editorial: Punitive legislation is already in place. But the territory’s masters are hammering home the message

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong unveils new national security bill that strengthens powers to suppress dissent

The EU has said it has ‘grave converns’ about the bill

Evening Standard

Chef Anne-Sophie Pic’s new Cristal Room restaurant dazzles in Hong Kong

Cristal Room is the Michelin-starred chef's debut in Hong Kong, designed by Gilles & Boissier and adorned with Baccarat crystal

Wallpaper

Hong Kong targets exiles’ loved ones as crackdown turns to old CCP playbook

Hong Kong authorities are targeting the relatives of activists overseas in latest sign of alignment with mainland China.

Al Jazeera

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Tiananmen vigils shift overseas as Hong Kong falls silent

As restrictions in Hong Kong have snuffed out what were once the largest vigils marking the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, cities like London, New York, Berlin and Taipei are left carrying the candle to commemorate the June 4 anniversary.

Reuters

Markets mixed as sluggish debt talks worry investors

Hong Kong (AFP) - Unease over the slow progress of US debt talks further dampened sentiment in equity markets on Wednesday, though Japanese stocks got a boost from forecast-beating economic growth data.

AFP

Inside Post Malone's Glasgow afterparty which changed one Scots singer's life

Post Malone played the OVO Hydro on Friday and held an afterparty at nightclub Kong in Royal Exchange Square.

Daily Record

Markets wobble as US struggles to reach debt deal

Hong Kong (AFP) - Equities were mixed Tuesday as traders grew increasingly concerned that US lawmakers remain far apart in talks to raise the country's borrowing limit to avert a default.

AFP

Hong Kongers find new ways to defend democratic ideals

Hong Kong (AFP) - Two years after being released from a Hong Kong prison, Lau Ka-tung has lost count of the times he has returned -- not as an inmate, but to offer support to pro-democracy activists in jail.

AFP

Asian markets rise after shrugging off US rate hike

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets rose on Thursday, shrugging off the sour mood surrounding the Federal Reserve's announcement that it was raising interest rates yet again and likely keeping them high for the foreseeable future.

AFP

Asian stocks down after Wall Street losses

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stocks were down on Wednesday following losses on Wall Street fuelled by fears of banking sector turmoil and jitters over interest rates.

AFP

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Hong Kong reports Q1 GDP growth after 2022 contraction

Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong's economy grew in the first quarter of 2023, the city's leader said Tuesday, ending a disastrous year-long spell in which the finance hub was effectively closed for business due to pandemic restrictions.

AFP

Asian stocks mixed following rout on Wall Street

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday following plunges on Wall Street fuelled by concerns for the banking sector and broader fears of recession.

AFP

Asian stocks off to shaky start after rout on Wall Street

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stocks were off to a shaky start on Wednesday following plunges on Wall Street fuelled by concerns for the banking sector and broader fears of recession.

AFP

Asian stocks mostly down after mixed session on Wall Street

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stocks were mostly down on Tuesday following a mixed session on Wall Street, with investors still casting about for direction at the start of a week of major announcements.

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Europe opens down, Asian stocks mixed ahead of tech earnings results

Hong Kong (AFP) - European stocks opened down on Monday and Asian trade was mixed, with investors mostly treading water ahead of key data releases this week, including earnings results from US tech behemoths.

ABC News

Calls grow to take back billionaire owner's lease of abandoned Great Barrier Reef island

Bought for $5.68 million and once favoured as a getaway destination for celebrities, there are growing calls for a Hong Kong-based billionaire to be stripped of the lease for a tropical island in Far North Queensland that has fallen into disrepair.

AFP

'It's their place': Fiji sevens fans reclaim Hong Kong turf

Hong Kong (AFP) - As Fiji barged onto the field in a crunch Hong Kong Rugby Sevens group game against Argentina on Saturday, they were roared on by their famously dedicated travelling fans, who were back at full strength for the first time in four years.

AFP

Hong Kong art market hits pre-pandemic highs despite curbs

Hong Kong (AFP) - As thousands of visitors streamed through a Hong Kong exhibition hall and deals were struck for works by Picasso and Yayoi Kusama, art collectors celebrated the Asian financial hub's return to its bustling heyday.

AFP

Asian markets mixed as banking fears persist

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian stocks were mixed Monday in a cautious start to what could be another rocky week for global markets, after a rout in banking shares renewed fears for the sector.

The New Daily

Police keep tight control on Hong Kong protest

Hong Kong police allowed a small protest march under tight restrictions – one of the first approved since a sweeping national security law.

AFP

Markets rebound as bank fears ease, Fed decision in view

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian and European markets bounced Tuesday from the previous day's rout, with lenders boosted by easing concerns of another financial crisis, while focus turned to the Federal Reserve's policy decision later in the week.

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