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The Australian judges on Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal have been asked to consider the government’s concerns about a crackdown on political dissent by Hong Kong authorities.

Why four Australian judges have become a hot topic spoken about in hushed tones in Hong Kong

Penny Wong has made her strongest comments yet on the decision by the judges to continue working in Hong Kong amid concerns about a crackdown on political dissent.

  • Lisa Visentin

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Chinese-born crypto founder Justin Sun eats a banana artwork composed of a fresh banana stuck to a wall with duct tape, in Hong Kong.

Crypto executive eats banana artwork bought for $9.6 million, says it tasted ‘quite good’

Chinese-born Justin Sun peeled off the duct tape and enjoyed the banana in a press conference held in the ritzy Peninsula Hong Kong hotel.

  • Kanis Leung
Four villas on Plantation Road recently sold for $US141 million, a little less than half the previous sale price in 2017.

China’s richest are selling their trophy homes at bargain prices

One by one, tycoons who built their wealth on China’s economic rise have been giving up their trophy homes in Hong Kong.

  • Alexandra Stevenson
Gordon Ng (centre) was first detained in 2021.

Australian man Gordon Ng sentenced in Hong Kong to more than seven years’ jail

The Australian was convicted in May on national security charges along with 13 other pro-democracy activists.

  • Lisa Visentin and Daniel Ceng
Night view over Hong Kong from the Peak.

Port guide: Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong has frantic energy, a spectacular setting and some of the world’s best shopping and dining. Plunge into the excitement of one of the world’s great cities.

  • Brian Johnston
The economy class cabin onboard a Boeing 777 aircraft.

This is a rare economy class flight I actually wish was longer

The cabin crew’s service lacks warmth, but it’s made up for with comfortable seats and a huge range of entertainment options.

  • Julia D'Orazio
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Instantly adjust lighting and seat position with new presets for dining, sleeping, take-off and more.

Bound for Australia: Cathay unveils new business class, premium economy

Sliding suite-privacy doors, the largest screens to date, preset movie and meal modes, and an art gallery in the skies.

  • Katherine Scott
Coconut trees hit by typhoon Yagi along a road in China’s Hainan province.

‘Like a horror movie’: powerful typhoon hits tourist hot spots, several dead, hundreds injured

Typhoon Yagi has killed at least four people and injured dozens of others in Vietnam after making landfall near Ha Long Bay. Hundreds of planes were grounded in Hong Kong and Hanoi.

  • Zen Soo and Aniruddha Ghosal
Hong Kong is the yum cha capital of the planet and nowhere does it better (and cheaper) than King’s Cuisine in Causeway Bay.

Chef Vincent Lim’s must-try Hong Kong restaurants

Celebrity chef Vincent Lim shares his favourite eating places.

  • Craig Tansley

‘I go through a can of hairspray a week’: The humid reality of expat life in Asia

Whether you make the move for love, work or adventure, creating a new life in another country is equal parts exhilarating and challenging.

  • Dilvin Yasa

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