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Videos emerge of Hong Kong protester dragged into Chinese consulate in UK and beaten
A Hong Kong pro-democracy protester, only identified as Bob, was beaten up at the Chinese consulate in Manchester, England, on Sunday afternoon. In videos of the incident that have recently surfaced online, the victim, who was protesting outside the consulate, can be seen being…
· Michelle De Pacina
Netizens flood Jackie Chan’s Weibo account after his estranged daughter is spotted in free food line
Etta Ng, the 22-year-old estranged daughter of superstar Jackie Chan and former beauty queen Elaine Ng, was spotted queuing for free food in Canada. Social media users immediately commented on her appearance, suggesting that she looked as though she were living on the streets.…
· Isa Peralta
Tony Leung meets ‘Squid Game’ director Hwang Dong-hyuk, sparks Season 2 casting rumors
Tony Leung fans were shocked to see photos of the veteran Hong Kong actor with "Squid Game" director Hwang Dong-hyuk, instantly sparking Season 2 casting rumors. On Sunday, actor Carina Lau shared the first set of photos of her husband talking to Hwang on her Instagram. "Ready…
· Khier Casino
Hong Kong acting legend Tony Leung says he wants to play a serial killer, star in K-dramas
Hong Kong actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai told reporters at the 27th Busan International Film Festival that he would like to star in Korean dramas. Leung, 60, was presented the Asian Cineaste of the Year award during the South Korean festival on Thursday for his work with directors…
· Bryan Ke
Los Angeles-Hong Kong business class fare reaches $13,000 after quarantine requirements dropped
Hong Kong saw a massive surge of inbound and outbound travelers after Chief Executive John Lee uplifted its mandatory COVID-19 hotel quarantine protocol last week. Travel agency Trip.com reportedly saw a 400% increase in outbound bookings on Sept. 24 and Sept. 25 compared to the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong lift COVID-19 restrictions on inbound travelers after more than 2 years
On Thursday, Japan’s government announced that the country would be reopening its borders to all individual tourists starting on Oct. 11. Taiwan also announced its plan to remove inbound quarantine for international arrivals by Oct. 13. Similarly, the Hong Kong government…
· Ryan General
Chinese company denies installing cameras in employee bathrooms
Chinese state-owned battery maker China Aviation Lithium Battery has denied reports that it has been using surveillance cameras in employee restrooms to monitor those who defy its non-smoking policy. Social media users blasted the company after images of its purported employees…
· Michelle De Pacina
Harmonica player at Queen Elizabeth II vigil in Hong Kong arrested for sedition
A 43-year-old man, surnamed Pang, was arrested on Tuesday outside the British consulate in Hong Kong under the British colonial-era sedition law for playing a pro-democracy tune on a harmonica at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral vigil. Pang played the song “Glory To Hong Kong,”…
· Ryan General
‘I am Chinese and I love my motherland forever’: Hong Kong opera star apologizes for praising Queen Elizabeth II
Veteran opera star Law Kar-ying publicly apologized after sparking outrage among nationalists in China for praising Britain’s late Queen Elizabeth II. Law was heavily criticized on Weibo after posting an image on Instagram of himself at the British consulate in Hong Kong to…
· Ryan General
Asia mourns the death of Queen Elizabeth II
Asia joined the rest of the world in mourning the recent death of Queen Elizabeth II, the United Kingdom’s longest-serving monarch. The queen, who died peacefully at age 96 on Thursday afternoon, met with many Asian leaders and heads of state throughout her seven-decade reign.
· Ryan General
Hong Kong actor Jason Wong says his eyeballs were ‘nearly chopped off’ during knife attack in China
Hong Kong actor Jason Wong was brutally attacked by a man with a knife while having dinner with other local celebrities in China on Aug. 29 Wong, 44, believes the incident was a case of mistaken identity as he later noted how the attacker realized he had the wrong person soon…
· Bryan Ke
#MeToo trailblazer in China vows to fight on after losing appeal in landmark sexual harassment case
China’s leading #MeToo figure Zhou Xiaoxuan, better known in the country as Xianzi, lost her appeal in her trial on Wednesday against CCTV anchor Zhu Jun, whom she accused of forcibly kissing and groping her when she worked as an intern on his show in 2014. “The court held that…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese model Ming Xi shows off her 1-year-old daughter’s designer bag collection worth over $14,000
Chinese model Ming Xi was criticized online for flexing her 1-year-old daughter’s branded bag collection worth 110,000 Hong Kong dollars (approximately $14,012) in a video uploaded to Xiaohongshu on July 10. Some of the designer bags include a miniature Louis Vuitton Nano Speedy…
· Jane Nam
Hong Kong’s iconic Jumbo Floating Restaurant is now upside down and trapped on a reef
Hong Kong’s Jumbo Floating Restaurant, which closed its doors in 2020 but made headlines when it began to sink earlier this year, is now allegedly trapped upside down on a reef. A Hainan Maritime Safety Administration duty officer said on Wednesday that the iconic boat was still…
· Jane Nam
Obscure Hong Kong tech company’s stocks surge 21,000%, valued more than McDonald’s thanks to Reddit
Thanks to popular Reddit forum WallStreetBets, Hong Kong financial tech company AMTD Digital is now worth even more than giants like Coca-Cola, McDonald’s and Costco, with a current market value of $310 billion. AMTD Digital, which trades under the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)…
· Rebecca Moon
Dancer for HK boy band Mirror may be paralyzed after giant screen crashes down on him during show
A dancer for the Hong Kong boy band Mirror may have been paralyzed from the neck down after a giant screen fell and crushed him during a concert on Friday. The 16 by 10 foot screen was captured on video crashing onto the neck of the 27-year-old dancer. The third and fourth…
· Jane Nam
1 million residents in Wuhan, China put into lockdown over 4 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases
The central Chinese city of Wuhan has mandated one of its districts with one million residents into a lockdown after four asymptomatic cases of COVID-19 were found. Local authorities of the Jiangxia district announced a 3-day “temporary restriction” starting Wednesday after the…
· Michelle De Pacina
Hong Kong activist ‘Grandma Wong’ sentenced to 8 months in jail over pro-democracy protests
Veteran activist Alexandra Wong, popularly known as “Grandma Wong,” was sentenced to eight months in jail over her participation in pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. Wong, 66, was sentenced at the Eastern Court on Wednesday with two counts of unlawful assembly in connection…
· Bryan Ke
Man falls to his death while trying to retrieve AirPods outside his window in Hong Kong
A 26-year-old man, only identified as Fan, was declared dead on Tuesday after reportedly falling from his apartment building in Sai Wan, Hong Kong, while trying to retrieve his AirPods. Fan had dropped his wireless earbuds onto a metallic canopy outside his window, according to…
· Jane Nam
Hong Kong to issue over 100,000 electronic tracking bracelets to COVID patients to enforce quarantine
The Hong Kong government will be distributing more than 100,000 electronic wristbands to better track COVID-19 patients amid the city’s fifth surge of cases. Health secretary Lo Chung-mau announced during a press conference on Monday that those who test positive will have to…