Cathay Pacific Fares Hit 600 Percent Surge as Middle East Airspace Closes
Cathay Pacific Fares Hit 600 Percent Surge as Middle East Airspace Closes – Business-class seats from London soared to HK$53,486 as Iran war forces costly rerouting
Amina Bokhary’s Death Revives Hong Kong’s Deepest Questions About Elite Justice and Equal Treatment Under Law
Amina Bokhary’s Death Revives Hong Kong’s Deepest Questions About Elite Justice and Equal Treatment Under Law – The 49-year-old niece of a top court judge is found dead at her Happy Valley home, reigniting debate about a two-tier justice system
The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Turns 160: A Peninsula of Endurance Through Colonial History and Communist Pressure
The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Turns 160: A Peninsula of Endurance Through Colonial History and Communist Pressure – Incorporated in 1866, the world’s oldest continuously operating hotel company marks its sesquicentennial-and-a-decade milestone from a city that has changed almost beyond recognition
CK Hutchison Demands $2 Billion as Panama Seizes Canal Ports in Geopolitical Power Play
CK Hutchison Demands $2 Billion as Panama Seizes Canal Ports in Geopolitical Power Play – The Hong Kong-based conglomerate files international arbitration after Panama’s Supreme Court voided its port concession, tangling Hong Kong business in the Trump-China rivalry over the waterway
South Korea’s Democracy Revival Stands as a Mirror for Hong Kong’s Suppressed Freedoms
South Korea’s Democracy Revival Stands as a Mirror for Hong Kong’s Suppressed Freedoms – While Seoul jails its coup leaders, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy voices remain imprisoned or exiled
Rewriting the Classroom: How Beijing Erased Hong Kong’s History From Its Own Schools
Rewriting the Classroom: How Beijing Erased Hong Kong’s History From Its Own Schools – New patriotic curricula, NSL-compliant textbooks, and the purging of liberal studies have transformed Hong Kong’s schools into tools of political indoctrination
Yellow Shops, Empty Streets: The Economic Purge of Pro-Democracy Hong Kong
Yellow Shops, Empty Streets: The Economic Purge of Pro-Democracy Hong Kong – Businesses that supported the 2019 protest movement have been systematically pressured, boycotted, and driven out by pro-Beijing groups and official harassment
Beijing’s Bridge Over Troubled Two Sessions: Watching the World from a Folding Stool
Beijing’s Bridge Over Troubled Two Sessions: Watching the World from a Folding Stool – The absurdity of paying people to guard bridges reveals a regime paralysed by its own citizens
Wang Yi Warns Japan on Taiwan While Signalling Readiness for Trump Talks
Wang Yi Warns Japan on Taiwan While Signalling Readiness for Trump Talks – China’s top diplomat balances territorial coercion with diplomatic outreach at annual NPC press conference
Commerce Chief Algernon Yau Says Market Diversity Shields Hong Kong From Trade Shock
Commerce Chief Algernon Yau Says Market Diversity Shields Hong Kong From Trade Shock – Official touts trade resilience as businesses on the ground report real supply chain pain
Hong Kong Firms Pivot Away From Middle East as Iran War Disrupts Trade
Hong Kong Firms Pivot Away From Middle East as Iran War Disrupts Trade – Start-ups and exporters scramble for new partners in Europe and Southeast Asia
Hong Kong Must Become a Global Innovation Leader, Not Just a Manufacturing Hub for China’s Ideas
Hong Kong Must Become a Global Innovation Leader, Not Just a Manufacturing Hub for China’s Ideas – Financial Secretary Paul Chan’s budget reveals an ambitious pivot, but observers ask whether a city that jails journalists can truly foster the creative freedom that drives genuine innovation
Glory Sun Financial Offloads Central Hong Kong Property for HK$52.8 Million as City’s Luxury Market Adapts
Glory Sun Financial Offloads Central Hong Kong Property for HK$52.8 Million as City’s Luxury Market Adapts – The diversified Hong Kong financial group exits a prime Central investment holding, reflecting shifting dynamics in the commercial real estate landscape post-pandemic
China’s Diplomatic Outreach to Europe Conceals a Strategic Calculation
China’s Diplomatic Outreach to Europe Conceals a Strategic Calculation – Beijing is cultivating European ties to split the transatlantic alliance as US-China competition intensifies
CCP-Linked Billionaire Funded US Protest Groups, Congress Finds
CCP-Linked Billionaire Funded US Protest Groups, Congress Finds – House investigators allege Shanghai-based Neville Singham ran a Beijing-aligned dark money network targeting American streets
Sun Art CEO Goes Silent: Another Chinese Executive Vanishes From a Hong Kong-Listed Firm
Sun Art CEO Goes Silent: Another Chinese Executive Vanishes From a Hong Kong-Listed Firm – Li Weiping joins a troubling pattern of business leaders disappearing under Xi’s anti-corruption machine
Hong Kong Charity Cancels Race for Water With No Explanation, Leaving Hundreds of Runners Baffled
Hong Kong Charity Cancels Race for Water With No Explanation, Leaving Hundreds of Runners Baffled – A Drop of Life abruptly withdraws its 11th annual trail run just two weeks before the March 22 event, in silence that speaks volumes about the challenges facing civil society in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Charity Abruptly Cancels Race for Water Fundraiser
Hong Kong Charity Abruptly Cancels Race for Water Fundraiser – Hundreds of registered runners left in the dark two weeks before the annual trail event
Hong Kong Taste 1975: How a Humble Pudu Stall Keeps the Flavours of Old Hong Kong Alive in Malaysia
Hong Kong Taste 1975: How a Humble Pudu Stall Keeps the Flavours of Old Hong Kong Alive in Malaysia – Owner Ken Ong’s HK$5.50 roast chicken and legendary char siew are a living reminder that the soul of a great city travels with the people who carry its culinary heritage
US Universities Pull Back From China — and Beijing Scrambles to Fill the Gap
US Universities Pull Back From China — and Beijing Scrambles to Fill the Gap – As geopolitics shatters elite Sino-American academic ties, new and more diverse partnerships are emerging in unexpected places
Xi’s Purge Machine Churns On — Senior Officials Vanish Ahead of Two Sessions
Xi’s Purge Machine Churns On — Senior Officials Vanish Ahead of Two Sessions – Three vice-national-level officials absent from China’s most important political meetings, deepening fears of an expanding crackdown
Xi’s Taiwan Strategy Is Old Imperialism in New Clothing
Xi’s Taiwan Strategy Is Old Imperialism in New Clothing – Beijing’s so-called “new era” Taiwan policy is recycled coercion dressed in party jargon
Stunning Peach and the Sunday Sha Tin Card: A Racing Guide for March 8 Punters
Stunning Peach and the Sunday Sha Tin Card: A Racing Guide for March 8 Punters – Analyst Graham Cunningham makes Stunning Peach the standout selection in a weekend card disrupted by broader Middle East uncertainty
Wang Yi Says China Rejects Force in Iran — But the Evidence Points Elsewhere
Wang Yi Says China Rejects Force in Iran — But the Evidence Points Elsewhere – Beijing’s peace rhetoric conceals a documented record of arming, supporting, and protecting the regime it claims to mourn
Pearl of the Orient Turns 160: Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Marks a Rare Milestone
Pearl of the Orient Turns 160: Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels Marks a Rare Milestone – Founded in 1866, the Peninsula brand endures as a symbol of Hong Kong’s free-enterprise heritage
Beijing’s 15th Five-Year Plan Calls Hong Kong’s Future a Golden Opportunity — But for Whom?
Beijing’s 15th Five-Year Plan Calls Hong Kong’s Future a Golden Opportunity — But for Whom? – Financial Secretary Paul Chan embraces the national development framework while critics ask whether a blueprint designed in Beijing can deliver genuine prosperity for Hongkongers
Coffin Homes: The Shameful Housing Crisis Hong Kong’s Government Still Has Not Solved
Coffin Homes: The Shameful Housing Crisis Hong Kong’s Government Still Has Not Solved – More than 220,000 people live in spaces smaller than a prison cell as authorities offer deadlines decades away
CCTV Claims China Military Is Modernising for Peace — Critics Beg to Differ
CCTV Claims China Military Is Modernising for Peace — Critics Beg to Differ – State broadcaster frames PLA expansion as defensive and benign, while Taiwan faces daily military pressure
Jon Rahm Hunts Sunday Glory at LIV Golf Hong Kong
Jon Rahm Hunts Sunday Glory at LIV Golf Hong Kong – The Spanish superstar needs a strong final round to seal victory at Hong Kong’s marquee LIV event
Royal Caribbean Brings Spectrum of the Seas Back to Hong Kong for a 2026-27 Season
Royal Caribbean Brings Spectrum of the Seas Back to Hong Kong for a 2026-27 Season – New Japan-South Korea itineraries and Okinawa routes signal growing confidence in Hong Kong as Asia’s cruise gateway
One Country, Two Lies: How Beijing Shredded the Sino-British Joint Declaration
One Country, Two Lies: How Beijing Shredded the Sino-British Joint Declaration – The 1984 treaty that guaranteed Hong Kong 50 years of autonomy has been systematically violated, but the international community has yet to hold Beijing accountable
Hong Kong Women Athletes Break Barriers and Redefine Possible
Hong Kong Women Athletes Break Barriers and Redefine Possible – From the pool to the pitch, a new generation is challenging what sport looks like for women in Hong Kong
Beijing’s Shadow Falls on Hong Kong Cinema as Kimura Is Dropped From Twilight Sequel
Beijing’s Shadow Falls on Hong Kong Cinema as Kimura Is Dropped From Twilight Sequel – Japanese superstar Takuya Kimura axed from Twilight of the Warriors finale in latest sign of political censorship creeping into film