Hong Kong
10 of the best airports for shopping
Tired of handbags and gin? If you know where to look, you can still nab unique local goods at international airports.
- by Brian Johnston
Latest
After nearly four years, last COVID-era plane stored in outback takes off
At the height of the pandemic, 152 planes were being stored at Alice Springs. The longest resident has just returned to the skies.
- by Julietta Jameson
Australian among 14 convicted in Hong Kong under national security law
It’s the former British colony’s biggest national security case under a law imposed by Beijing that has all but wiped out public dissent.
- by Lisa Visentin
Opinion
Planning
Three great cities, one big lesson on Sydney’s peculiar relationship with space
I’ve just returned from Hong Kong, London and Paris – three cities notable for what they lack when compared with Sydney: space. And yet they’re the richer for it.
- by Michael Koziol
This hotel’s new family suites are a kids’ wonderland
The entire 45th floor of the Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong has been newly dedicated to families, offering a cute and colourful luxury stay.
- by Julietta Jameson
Hong Kong rushes through security laws feared by Western businesses
The measures, which further tighten the national security laws imposed on Hong Kong by Beijing in 2020, have fuelled concerns about the former British colony’s future as Asia’s business hub.
- by James Warrington and Sarah Newey
Opinion
Inside China
How China strangled its golden goose – and paid a terrible price
Western banks, their expat workers and foreign money are all taking flight from Hong Kong as Beijing tightens its grip on the region.
- by Melissa Lawford
Deepfake video call scams global firm out of $39 million
Everybody on the call apart from the victim was a fake representation of a real person, including the boss, police said.
- by James Titcomb
Opinion
Inside China
Hong Kong’s role as the gateway to China faces a new threat
Proposed new national security laws unveiled this week are likely to have the same chilling effect on investment and activity as the counter-espionage rules that mainland China introduced last year.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
Analysis
CCP influence
Amazon self-censors Nicole Kidman’s new show in Hong Kong
Beijing’s national security laws aimed to wipe out dissent in the democratic enclave of Hong Kong. Now they have neutered Nicole Kidman in the Amazon series Expats.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
Opinion
Insolvency
China Evergrande has been put out of its misery. Now the money chase is on
The long-overdue demise of the notorious property developer will force China’s authorities to make some difficult decisions.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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