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From solitary confinement in China to self-exile in Taiwan: Inside a Hong Kong bookshop owner's fight to keep the free press alive
Lam Wing-kee's Causeway Bay Books moves to a new location in Taipei, striving to offer books critic…
Huileng Tan
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I moved to Tokyo to open a bar last year. I'd already lived in a few cities across Asia, but moving was harder in my 30s.
British bartender Holly Graham lived in Thailand, South Korea, and Hong Kong before moving to Tokyo…
Holly Graham
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Singapore and Hong Kong are the most expensive cities for the ultra-rich to spend their millions
The ranking takes into account the costs of housing and childbirth costs as well as wealthy status …
Grace Dean
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Rich people can buy their way into Hong Kong residency, and the majority of applicants come from 2 tiny countries
Vanuatu's cash-for-residency program has been the subject of international scrutiny, with several c…
Lian Kit Wee
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Sensex, Nifty rally firm in morning trade following global cues
Indian stock indices traded sharply higher Tuesday at the opening bell and were just shy of their a…
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India overtakes Hong Kong to become fourth-largest stock market
The Indian stock market has pipped Hong Kong to become the fourth-highest equity market globally, B…
ANI
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He left his desk job in the US to run a food stall in Hong Kong. He earns more now but plans to walk away from it soon.
Hong Kong's dai pai dong food stalls are facing extinction. The remaining licenses are only transfe…
Faye Bradley
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Taiwan's president is doubling down on sticking it to Beijing, saying China can't be the 'motherland' because its government is younger
Lai said at a National Day celebration that Taiwan's government was celebrating its 113th birthday,…
Matthew Loh
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Russian gold floods into Hong Kong after UAE cracks down on illicit activity
Russian gold shipments to Hong Kong have soared to 68 tons so far this year, four times the amount …
Aruni Soni
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How Covid helped Singapore leap ahead of other cities
For many cities, the COVID-19 pandemic is now in the rear-view mirror. There are still some outbrea…
ANI
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I was scammed out of $300K in a 3-month-long government impersonation scam
Over the course of 3 months, a 28-year-old woman was scammed out of over $300,000. When she realize…
Jane Zhang
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China's Evergrande Group shares plummet over 80%
World's most indebted real state developer, Evergrande Group's shares plummeted 87 per cent on Mond…
ANI
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India may boost FY25 capex by 8-10% amid surging revenues and record RBI surplus, says Market Kaleidoscope report
This fiscal boost comes as India reaches a historic financial milestone. The total market capitaliz…
ANI
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Smokers in Hong Kong are facing a new risk in addition to health problems — public shaming
Smokers in Hong Kong may soon be uncomfortable lighting up thanks to a call for residents to stare …
Sebastian Cahill
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Asia's governments think people not having sex or dating may be tanking their birth rates. That's not the full picture.
One expert told BI that there is "very little, if hard any evidence at all" to show that pro-natali…
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan
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Meet the typical Hong Kong millennial: They're supporting their parents, can't afford to buy homes, and have zero interest in moving to mainland China
Millennials are the last generation born before the July 1, 1997, handover of Hong Kong from the Un…
Faye Bradley
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Hong Kong's Hang Seng index hits a 13 year low
Shares in Hong Kong on Thursday slumped to the lowest level since the global financial crisis.
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Hong Kong is hunting down officials who attended a large party after a guest tested positive for COVID-19. The city's home affairs secretary has already been sent to a quarantine camp.
Hong Kong has a stringent Covid-zero approach and has advised the public to avoid large gatherings …
Huileng Tan
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Beijing is cheering the election of a China loyalist as Hong Kong's next leader, heralding the start of a 'democracy with Hong Kong characteristics'
Beijing's new security office in Hong Kong hailed Lee's election as a step forward for Hong Kong to…
Cheryl Teh
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How China turned a Tiananmen Square memorial into one of the most sought-after sculptures in the world
The "Pillar of Shame" was meant to spread all around the world. It didn't — until now, thanks…