Controversy over Lionel Messi’s failure to play in a soccer match in Hong Kong is showing no sign of ending, with many in China taking to social media to vent their frustration over his no-show. Comments by Hong Kong sports lawmaker Kenneth Fok accusing Messi and his U.S. club Inter Miami of disrespecting local fans … Read more
Hong Kong entered the weekend mad for Lionel Messi, with legions of soccer fans in the Chinese enclave highly anticipating the arrival of TIME’s Athlete of the Year as his MLS team Inter Miami were set to play an exhibition match against a local Hong Kong team on Sunday. But by the time the final … Read more
HONG KONG — A Hong Kong court on Thursday convicted four people for rioting over the storming of the city’s legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests more than four years ago. The break-in on July 1 in 2019 — the 22nd anniversary of the former British colony’s return to China – … Read more
HONG KONG — Nicole Kidman’s latest project is set in Hong Kong, but people who live there are blocked from seeing it, prompting speculation about censorship in a city where civil liberties are shrinking fast. The first two episodes of Expats, a six-episode drama about expatriate women, were released on Amazon Prime on Jan. 26. … Read more
Shares of China Evergrande were halted after plunging over 20% in early trading on Monday after a Hong Kong court ruled to liquidate the embattled property developer. It comes against the backdrop of a spiraling debt crisis in the country. China Evergrande, which was once one of the country’s largest property developers, has in the … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave HONG KONG — The Sham Chun River and adjoining wetlands, which separate Hong Kong from the Chinese city of Shenzhen, have throughout modern history served as a physical marker of the differences between the two territories and their distinct systems. Millions swam across the river from Communist-ruled … Read more
KBS shared the Love Song for Illusion episode 7 trailer ahead of its premiere. The K-drama, starring Park Ji-Hoon and Hong Ye-Ji, is a fantasy romance drama revolving around a crown prince and an assassin. In episode 6, Ye-Ji’s Kyera returns to Sajo Hyeong to protect him from getting stabbed. She pushes him to take … Read more
Hong Kong residents no longer have the world’s longest life expectancies, with the city relinquishing its crown to Japan as Covid and overall stress weighs on local lifespans. Women in Hong Kong were expected to live until 86.8 years old on average in 2022, compared with 87.1 for their Japanese counterparts, according to the latest … Read more
Netflix might have a huge new series on their hands! The streamer just revealed the trailer for the upcoming sci-fi series 3 Body Problem, which comes from Game of Thrones showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss, along with True Blood writer-producer Alexander Woo. The show is adapted from author Liu Cixin’s Remembrance of Earth’s Past … Read more
Shares of Alibaba-backed Robosense Technology fell 2% on its Friday debut in the first new listing on the Hong Kong stock exchange this year. Robosense, a Chinese developer of laser imaging, detection and ranging (LiDAR) sensors for self-driving cars, announced January that it had raised HK$985.12 million ($126.14 million) in its IPO by offering 22.9 … Read more