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A woman looks across Tokyo from the Bunkyo Civic Center Observation Deck on August 28, 2024. Photo: AFP

Hotels in Japan, China, draw investors as travel fervour improves returns

Japan is the favourite investment target amid a surge in tourism, a weak yen and low interest rates.

Japan is the favourite investment target amid a surge in tourism, a weak yen and low interest rates

15 Sep 2024 - 12:00PM

Hong Kong tour guide struck off for threatening mainlanders reluctant to shop

14 Sep 2024 - 12:12AM

Editorial | Ruling on satirical Hong Kong TV show underlines city’s judicial independence

13 Sep 2024 - 6:15AM

Senior US official lauds China cooperation on tech-transfer controls

‘End-use checks’ have improved since the pandemic, but pending congressional legislation is keeping mainland firms in limbo.

13 Sep 2024 - 4:47AMvideocam

Matthew Axelrod (right), US assistant secretary for export enforcement at the Department of Commerce, speaks at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on Thursday, with William Reinsch of CSIS.

‘Tenuous’ link between uneven China-US trade, industrial policy: IMF economists

International Monetary Fund report released on same day China’s Ministry of Commerce unveiled its findings on US compliance with the World Trade Organization.

12 Sep 2024 - 11:53PMvideocam

China’s Wuhan institute creates nasal Covid-19 vaccine for ‘future pandemics’

‘Broad spectrum’ nanovaccine can target multiple coronaviruses, says team at institute once in spotlight over Covid lab leak theory.

11 Sep 2024 - 9:00PMvideocam

Hong Kong can play key role in global effort to fight next pandemic: expert

Public health expert Rebecca Grais says city has wealth of experience in fighting infectious diseases.

10 Sep 2024 - 7:42PM

A Covid patient is admitted to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in 2022. Photo: Felix Wong

Chinachem’s Nina Hospitality aims to move up market, eyes overseas expansion

Nina’s managing director said it is looking at expanding on the mainland and overseas, while becoming an upscale hotel group in Hong Kong.

8 Sep 2024 - 5:00PM

Editorial | Early action can help deter Hong Kong school suicides

A recent survey found 20 per cent of 1,600 city secondary school respondents had symptoms of anxiety and depression.

6 Sep 2024 - 6:30AM

Editorial | Right call by Hong Kong’s Cathay as it puts safety first in A350 engine drama

Rival airlines now following city carrier that grounded dozens of jets after finding fault in component.

6 Sep 2024 - 6:15AM

Cathay Pacific was the first airline to raise the alarm about what appears to be an issue with a component of engines, made by UK-based Rolls-Royce, on Airbus A350 jets. Photo: Reuters

Illegal betting saps 10% from Hong Kong racing turnover, Jockey Club says

Gambling operator reports total turnover of HK$304.9 billion and record HK$40.1 billion pumped back into community for financial year

5 Sep 2024 - 9:59AM

Jockeys gather before punters at the Sha Tin Racecourse. The Jockey Club said it faced significant external challenges during the financial year, including rising competition from Macau’s casinos. Photo: Kenneth Chan.

Will Chinese tourists return to North Korea as travel resumes?

North Korea was a popular destination for visitors from China before the pandemic, attracting about 200,000 visitors in 2018.

4 Sep 2024 - 8:41AMvideocam

Homebuyers flock to city centres as demand wanes for flats close to nature

That shift has become evident in metropolises across the UK and Australia, as well as in compact cities like Singapore and Hong Kong.

1 Sep 2024 - 11:30AMvideocam

Concerns raised over Hong Kong decision to allow more housing on site near border

Decision to allow up to 20 per cent of non-residential floor area of Hung Shui Kiu site to be converted to housing use raises eyebrows.

30 Aug 2024 - 12:20AM

Hung Shui Kiu in the New Territories. Photo: Winson Wong

Editorial | Sale of prescribed drugs risks Hong Kong safety

It is incumbent on authorities to ensure that medication dispensed by public hospitals does not end up on the market.

24 Aug 2024 - 6:30AM

Covid-19 antiviral pills prescribed by public doctors – Paxlovid and Molnupiravir – were found to be available for sale for as much as HK$5,000 in an online marketplace. Photo: Reuters

Asian-Americans see Kamala Harris’ nomination as their time to shine

‘Having one of our own in the White House would mean the world,’ says New York State Senator John Liu. ‘It’s a dream come true for so many people, myself included.’

28 Aug 2024 - 3:57AMvideocam

WHO official says Mpox is not the new Covid-19

Mpox transmits through close physical contact, but unlike previous global pandemics such as Covid-19, there is no evidence it spreads easily through the air.

20 Aug 2024 - 7:22PM

US House opens China-ties probe of Democratic VP candidate Walz

Republican chair writes to FBI chief and cites Minnesota governor’s ‘cosy relationship’ with Beijing and ‘devotion to the CCP’.

17 Aug 2024 - 6:47AMvideocam

A sign bearing the images of US Vice-President Kamala Harris and her running mate on the 2024 Democratic Party ticket, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, in Chicago, Illinois, on Friday. Photo: Reuters

Jia Bei Zhu, owner of secret Chinese-run California lab, faces new US charges

He and his partner Zhaoyan Wang were linked to a scheme to import Covid-19 test kits from China while pretending they were made in the US.

16 Aug 2024 - 6:25AM

Brazil election sees China-born candidate aspiring to historic win

Zhejiang province native who has logged a quarter century of community work in Sao Paulo scored endorsement from country’s vice-president.

16 Aug 2024 - 2:35AMvideocam

Influx of mainland Chinese and talent offset emigration wave in Hong Kong

Midyear population stands at 7,531,800, down by 0.1 per cent from 12 months ago, latest census shows.

15 Aug 2024 - 10:46PM

Hong Kong’s population still grew compared with the figure at the end of 2023 and the latest number was the second-highest yet. Photo: Eugene Lee

It is time for Hongkongers to consider another Covid booster

There has been a worrying series of outbreaks in care homes and hospitals, prompting calls for high-risk groups to update vaccination jabs.

14 Aug 2024 - 6:30AM

Passengers are seen wearing masks at Admiralty MTR station on Saturday. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Airfares for long-haul flights from Hong Kong to remain on ‘high side’ for now

But airfares to short-haul destinations such as Southeast Asia are back to pre-pandemic levels.

10 Aug 2024 - 5:20PM

Site of temporary Hong Kong Covid hospital to be used for AsiaWorld-Expo phase 2

Prefabricated isolation wards and equipment from North Lantau Hospital Hong Kong Infection Control Centre will be used elsewhere, government says.

9 Aug 2024 - 8:23PM

US Democrats drove ‘natural enemies’ China and Russia together: Trump

2024 Republican presidential nominee also suggests he would ‘get along great’ with Chinese leader Xi Jinping if he wins back White House.

9 Aug 2024 - 6:19AMvideocam

Former US president Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, on Thursday. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

Hong Kong to stop offering Sinovac Covid jabs when stocks expire in October

Authorities say they expect new jab targeting prevalent JN.1 variant will be available by the end of the year.

9 Aug 2024 - 1:31AM

The Sinovac jab was one of two vaccines offered in Hong Kong at the height of the pandemic. Photo: Jelly Tse

China must focus on human development over infrastructure: population expert

With return on infrastructure investment falling rapidly, public spending could be prioritised in areas with higher social returns.

9 Aug 2024 - 12:42AM

Editorial | At last, a refreshing new air safety video, from Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific

Cathay’s latest production features the usual instructions against a colourful backdrop of the things that make Hong Kong great.

8 Aug 2024 - 6:15AM

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Coronavirus pandemic: All stories

An outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China. It has since spread across the world and the World Health Organisation has declared a global pandemic. Seeking to distinguish the virus from the disease it causes, the virus has been named SARS-CoV-2 and the disease Covid-19.

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9 September, 2024