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Alibaba Slips As Execs Summoned, China Growth Pace Slows — Nio, EV Peers Buck Trend

Shares of major U.S.-listed Chinese companies traded mixed in Hong Kong on Friday, with tech heavyweights like Alibaba Group Holdings (NYSE: BABA), Baidu Inc (NASDAQ: BIDU), JD

Benzinga

Matildas pioneer Connie Selby hoping to make Women's World Cup history with Tonga

Connie Selby was part of the first Australian representative side to tour overseas when they played in Hong Kong in 1975. Now, she's hoping to create more history.

ABC News

Four Hong Kong men arrested while trying to flee to Taiwan

Police said men, including one shot by officer in 2019 protest, had been hiding from law enforcement

The Guardian - UK

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Hong Kong police say 4 protesters arrested after year on the run

Hong Kong police said on Thursday they had arrested four men, wanted on charges stemming from mass pro-democracy protests in 2019, who had gone into hiding for over a year.

Reuters

'Disqualifying a big winner would hand racing's opponents a stick with which to beat it'

Japan and Hong Kong have got it right about the whip and the new UK rules don't cut it, says racing correspondent David Yates

Daily Mirror

We stand with brave Mo - readers share their refugee stories in new People Move project

Sporting legend Sir Mo Farah reveals he was illegally trafficked to the UK in a documentary last night with readers now sharing their own stories for our #PeopleMove project

Daily Mirror

Priest begins protest outside Hong Kong prison against detentions of activists

A Catholic priest launched a three-day protest on Thursday in sweltering heat outside a Hong Kong maximum security prison, demanding the release of activists and democratic politicians held under a sweeping national security law.

Reuters

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Hong Kong activist ‘Grandma Wong’ jailed for eight months over pro-democracy protests

Wong, a familiar presence at the rallies, used her court appearance to label Hong Kong’s government an ‘authoritarian regime’

The Guardian - AU

Grandma Wong, fixture of Hong Kong protests, jailed for 8 months

The veteran activist served two short terms in prison in July 2021 and in April this year.

Al Jazeera

Making a splash

To mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the "Making Waves – Navigators Of Hong Kong Cinema" touring programme will land in Thailand this month.

Bangkok Post

Veteran Hong Kong activist jailed for unlawful assembly

A Hong Kong court sentenced a 66-year-old activist known as "Grandma Wong" to eight months' imprisonment on Wednesday, in the second jailing of a veteran Hong Kong democracy campaigner in as many days.

Reuters

When people say the West should support Taiwan, what exactly do they mean?

There is a growing antagonism towards China in Western commentary, provoked by its treatment of the Uighurs, Hong Kong and Taiwan, its activities in the South China Sea and its role in Sri Lanka’s debt crisis.

The Conversation

Covid patients in Hong Kong must wear trackers to ensure they stay home and isolate

The electronic tags will be worn around the wrist and notify authorities if you leave your home address

Daily Mirror

Hong Kong set to introduce electronic tagging of Covid patients

Hong Kong is set to introduce a stringent system of tracking bracelets and heath codes for people who test positive with Covid to make sure they isolate.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Hong Kong leader defends health code plans to combat COVID

Hong Kong's leader is defending the city’s plans to implement health codes that would more accurately restrict the movements of inbound travelers and people infected with COVID-19

The Guardian - AU

Hong Kong to electronically tag Covid patients as it adopts China’s health code system

Those in home isolation will be forced to wear a bracelet tracking their movements as territory introduces China-style QR code system

Bangkok Post

Asian stocks at lowest in 2 years, euro near par with dollar

HONG KONG: Asian shares fell on Tuesday, weighed down by the prospect of further monetary policy tightening by central banks, China's renewed Covid outbreak and Europe’s energy shortage, which also left the euro a whisker from parity with the safe haven dollar.

Reuters

'Chilling' use of security law threatening Hong Kong's finance hub status, says U.S. envoy

The top U.S. diplomat in Hong Kong on Monday urged China to ease political pressure on the city, warning that the "crude and chilling" use of a sweeping national security law threatened its role as an international business hub.

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The Guardian - UK

Chilli Laugh Story review – fun Chinese comedy offering hot sauce hijinks

A Hong Kong family’s lockdown project to market a much-loved home recipe is an engaging effort that might just appeal to international tastes

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong ranks 7th among places where people are most likely to live beyond 100 years

HONG KONG: Hong Kong ranked seventh among places where people are most likely to live beyond 100 years old, trailing Japan in Asia.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong mulls movement restrictions as COVID cases rise

Hong Kong authorities are considering implementing a health code system in the city that would restrict the movements of those infected with the coronavirus and overseas arrivals, as infections rise again

The Independent UK

Alibaba and Tencent stocks plunge after latest fines

Shares of Chinese technology firms Alibaba and Tencent have tumbled after Chinese regulators fined their subsidiaries for failing to disclose transactions and not complying with anti-monopoly rules

The Independent UK

Macao streets empty after casinos shut to fight outbreak

Streets in the gambling center of Macao are empty after casinos and most other businesses were ordered to close while the Chinese territory near Hong Kong fights a coronavirus outbreak

Bangkok Post

Nearly 80% of recent Hong Kong travellers planning trips before October

HONG KONG: Many Hong Kong travellers are raring to go, according to a recent survey by online travel agency Expedia, with 79% of respondents in the city planning to venture overseas before the end of September.

The Times of India

HS Prannoy loses in Malaysia Masters semis, India's campaign over

KUALA LUMPUR: Star Indian shuttler HS Prannoy's rampaging run at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 tournament hit a roadblock as he slipped to a narrow three-game loss against Hong Kong's NG Ka Long Angus in a mistake-filled men's singles semifinal here on Saturday.

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