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Hong Kong Disneyland reopens as Covid restrictions ease

Hong Kong has relaxed pandemic restrictions, with Disneyland and museums reopening and night-time restaurant dining resuming as the city’s worst Covid-19 outbreak appears to be fading. Enthusiastic visitors ran into Disneyland the moment the gates ...

22 Apr 2022 at 09:55

Call for action to increase take-up of Chinese Studies at UK universities

The Government must review whether university courses in Chinese Studies need targeted funding to address a lack of “China competency” across the population, researchers have said. A study by the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI), ...

31 Mar 2022 at 16:55

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Hong Kong Covid controls may be tightened further

Tough coronavirus rules that ban public gatherings in Hong Kong of more than two people might be tightened to stop a surge in infections, the territory’s top health official has said. Speaking as 14 more deaths and 6,000 new cases were ...

20 Feb 2022 at 13:25

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China shuts business centre of Shenzhen to fight Covid surge

China’s government has responded to a spike in coronavirus infections by shutting down its southern business centre of Shenzhen, a city of 17.5 million people, and restricted access to Shanghai by suspending bus services. Everyone in ...

13 Mar 2022 at 14:25

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Prudential warns of Ukraine conflict risks as annual earnings jump

Insurance giant Prudential warned about risks of global economic and financial market fallout from the Ukraine conflict as it posted a jump in annual earnings. The Asia and Africa-focused group said Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has ...

09 Mar 2022 at 11:25

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Hong Kong independence activist Edward Leung released from prison

Hong Kong activist Edward Leung, who coined the now-banned slogan “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of our Times”, has been released from prison after spending four years behind bars for a 2016 protest. Mr Leung was a prominent ...

19 Jan 2022 at 09:25

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Hong Kong’s leader says media closures unrelated to press freedom

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said the recent closure of two local media outlets does not reflect the state of press freedom in the city as the decisions were made by the outlets themselves. Her comments came almost a week ...

04 Jan 2022 at 07:25

World

Hong Kong political activists plead guilty amid crackdown

Authorities in Chinese-controlled Hong Kong say 29 out of 47 pro-democracy activists charged with “conspiracy to commit subversion” under a tough National Security Law entered guilty pleas on Thursday. The news came as the ...

18 Aug 2022 at 12:45

Truss: UK will continue stand up for the rights of Hong Kong

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has said Britain will continue to support rights of the people of Hong Kong 25 years after it returned the former colony to China. In a statement to mark the anniversary of the handover on ...

30 Jun 2022 at 23:43

City

HSBC rebuffs break-up calls and pledges to boost dividends

HSBC has come out fighting against calls by its largest shareholder for a break-up of the banking giant as it claimed the move would be costly and risky. The banking giant warned that a spin-off or demerger of its ...

01 Aug 2022 at 13:50

City

Prudential names former Citi banker as new boss as pivot to Asia continues

Insurance giant Prudential has poached its new boss from a Canadian rival, it announced on Wednesday. The business said that former Citi banker Anil Wadhwani would pick up the reins in February next year. ...

25 May 2022 at 14:38

World

Hong Kong bans flights from UK for two weeks

Hong Kong authorities have announced a two-week ban on flights from the UK and seven other countries and held 2,500 passengers on a cruise ship for coronavirus testing as the city attempts to stem an ...

05 Jan 2022 at 11:25

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