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A curious South African sea snail is a prized dish in Asia. That has meant a trail of destruction

South African abalone, a curious fist-sized sea snail, is a highly prized morsel in East Asia and the unwitting instigator of 30 years of trouble for fishing communities along Africa’s southern coast

The Independent UK

Man accused of cooking up $126m of meth in Sydney unit

A Hong Kong man has been charged with the possession and manufacture of 142kg of meth found in a Sydney apartment.

AAP

Hong Kong's Roman Catholic cardinal says he dreams of bishops from greater China praying together

Hong Kong’s newly appointed Roman Catholic cardinal says he dreams of having bishops and faithfuls from different parts of greater China pray together one day

The Independent UK

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Hong Kong lecture by British barrister linked to Jimmy Lai trial cancelled

Timothy Owen, who was blocked from representig the activist Jimmy Lai, was due to give a talk on law and democracy

The Guardian - UK

Techscape: NFTs were meant to change everything – what happened?

In this week’s newsletter: in early 2022 ‘non-fungible tokens’ were a supposedly revolutionary million-dollar asset. Now, they’re practically worthless

The Guardian - UK

Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church begins historic trip to Hong Kong

The head of the Catholic church in China has begun a trip to Hong Kong at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed Roman Catholic cardinal, marking the first official visit by a Beijing bishop in history

The Independent UK

OPINION - New York's so expensive it makes London prices seem reasonable (though it's just as divided on Israel-Gaza)

New York is the habitually unfinished city, home to a thousand exoskeletons and as many more vaguely futuristic building sites, a town in a constant state of flux. It is now also the most expensive city in the world (it just overtook Hong Kong), a place that makes London —…

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This Unusual Rules Incident Sparked A Heated Debate in Hong Kong… Here’s What Happened

After Phachara Khongwatmai found trouble off the tee, both Cameron Smith and Ben Campbell were left bemused by what followed

Golf Monthly

Gay Games delight Hong Kong amid China’s growing hostility to LGBTQ+ community

LGBTQ+ activists have secured a string of legal victories in Hong Kong but it is a very different story on the mainland

The Guardian - UK

Guests at Bored Ape event in Hong Kong struck by vision problems

More than a dozen attenders of NFT group’s festival, which used ultraviolet light, complained of ‘eye burn’ on social media

The Guardian - UK

‘A kind of magic’: Peter Blake says possibilities of AI are endless for art

Veteran pop artist excited by the medium after he uses it for ‘performance art installation’ in Hong Kong

The Guardian - UK

Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church will visit Hong Kong as ties with Vatican are strained

The Hong Kong Roman Catholic diocese says that the leader of China’s Communist Party-sponsored version of the Catholic church will visit Hong Kong this month at the invitation of the city’s pope-appointed cardinal

The Independent UK

Supporters celebrate opening of Gay Games in Hong Kong, first in Asia, despite lawmakers' opposition

Scores of athletes celebrated the opening of the Gay Games in Hong Kong despite opposition from anti-LGBTQ lawmakers, marking the first time the international sporting event to be held in Asia

The Independent UK

Watch: Hong Kong celebrates Asia’s first Gay Games with opening ceremony

Hong Kong is playing host to this year's Gay Games - and is the first Asian country to embrace the LGBT+ sports tournament.

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Australia’s Albanese heads to China touting ‘consistent, steady’ engagement

Labor leader is first Australian prime minister to visit since 2016 after a turbulent period in bilateral ties.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Airport lounges are victims of their own success, they’re now far too popular

Forget The Bishops Avenue in north London, Billionaire’s Row in Manhattan or Mount Nicholson in Hong Kong. The most expensive real estate in the world can be found on an aeroplane.Every inch — from the cardboard excuse for a seat in economy class to the luxuriant flat beds in first…

The Conversation

Gay Games: Hong Kong's groundbreaking role as first Asian host could be overshadowed by politics

The Gay Games – a global sporting event for LGBTQ+ athletes – have been held in San Francisco, Paris, Sydney and several other cities in North America and Europe. This year, the games will be held in Asia for the first time. Events begin in Hong Kong, the co-host with…

The Independent UK

Asia's first Gay Games to kick off in Hong Kong, fostering hopes for wider LGBTQ+ inclusion

Hong Kong is set to launch Asia's first Gay Games on Friday, fostering hopes for wider LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Asian financial hub

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Beijing's crackdown fails to dim Hong Kong's luster, as talent scheme lures mainland Chinese

The exodus of tens of thousands of professionals from Hong Kong, triggered by Beijing’s crackdown on its civil liberties, is being offset by new arrivals: mainland Chinese keen to move to the former British colony

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong: over-the-top punishment for 2019 democracy protesters, report finds

More than 10,000 arrests and nearly 3,000 prosecutions, with 82% given jail including ‘extraordinary high’ proportion of children

The Independent UK

Hong Kong leader defends new election rules even though biggest pro-democracy party can't join race

Hong Kong’s leader is defending the rules for the upcoming local elections as open and fair after an electoral overhaul effectively barred the city’s remaining pro-democracy activists from joining the race

The Independent UK

4 former Hong Kong student leaders jailed over their praise of a knife attack on a police officer

Four former student leaders from the University of Hong Kong have been sentenced to two years in prison for inciting people to wound others through their praise of a man who stabbed a police officer before killing himself in 2021

The Independent UK

Firearms charge against Washington state senator Jeff Wilson dismissed in Hong Kong court

A Hong Kong court has dismissed a gun charge against a Washington state senator arrested after he carried a gun into the Chinese territory

The Independent UK

China Evergrande winding-up hearing adjourned to Dec. 4 by Hong Kong court

A Hong Kong court has adjourned a winding up hearing for property developer China Evergrande Group’s until Dec. 4

The Guardian - UK

We live in troubled times, but can fear be a force for good?

Anxiety is an obvious response to world events. But what if fear is actually a motivational emotion driving change? Here, author Robert Peckham reveals why the history of fear is the history of hope

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