Hong Kong’s latest foreign currency reserve showed another $10.014 billion drop in August, down from July’s $441.8 billion, pushing the accumulated reduction since last December to $67.563 billion. On Sept. 30, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the city’s central bank, released an analysis of the city’s foreign currency reserves and foreign currency liquidity. The…
Continuing to Defend Currency Peg to US Dollar May Be ‘Dangerous’ for Hong Kong: Expert
4 Tips for a Healthier Autumn, 2 Spots to Massage for Health, Plus Tea Recipe
October 5, 2022
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After the Autumn Equinox, many people have symptoms such as dry skin and itchy throat. Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners(TCM) recommend taking care of the body from the four aspects of clothing, food, living and transportation, and massaging acupuncture points. After the Autumn Equinox, in the northern hemisphere, the night gets longer and the weather gets…
5 Easy Homemade Recipes to Help Reduce High Blood Pressure and Obesity
October 5, 2022
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High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is one of the three most common acute diseases. According to the Center For Disease Control (CDC), blood pressure is the pressure of blood pushing against the walls of arteries. An artery functions by pumping blood from the heart to the rest of the body. There are two…
Virgin Atlantic Scraps UK Flights to Hong Kong, Closes Office and Services
Virgin Atlantic announced Wednesday that it is permanently pulling out of Hong Kong, dropping flights to the Asian hub, and shuttering its offices after 30 years. The UK company cited a string of factors as reasons behind the decision, including issues arising from Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine. “After careful consideration, we’ve taken the difficult decision to suspend…
Ronson Chan, HKJA ‘Wartime Chairman,’ Stands for Freedom of Press
During World War II, there were wartime leaders in many countries, and many of them left their names in the Hall of Fame. In Hong Kong, where freedom of the press is deteriorating, it is also not easy at all to be a “wartime chairman” and cope with various pressures to protect freedom of speech….
Judge Found Man That Played ‘Glory to Hong Kong’ Innocent After Police Charged Him Multiple Times
The Hong Kong Police charged a 68-year-old retiree for playing “Glory to Hong Kong” with his er-hu in many places in public. Lee was found not guilty for one of his charges, “playing an instrument without a license” on Oct. 3. The other two similar charges were postponed and will be settled on Oct 31….
Body of Hong Kong Student Found in Taipei Temple, Taiwan
On Sept. 29, 2022, the body of a young female student was found inside a locked toilet cubicle in the basement of Longshan Temple, Taipei. The student left a note warning people to not communicate with the spiritual world. Her parents rushed to Taiwan after learning of her death. Mr. Chung, the student’s father, said his…
Hong Kong and Taiwan are on Time Out Magazine’s ‘World’s Coolest Streets’ List
The prestigious Time Out magazine published its second annual list of the “World’s Coolest Streets” after interviewing 20,000 urban-dwellers around the world. Time Out Travel Editor James Manning said “Our expert editors and the locals select the coolest streets in the world. Our contributors suggest which streets people should visit immediately.” Thirty-three streets are listed in “Time Out’s…
Anti-CCP Protests Held in More Than 10 Cities in UK on China’s National Day
October 4, 2022
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Oct. 1 marked the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party regime. Under the “Hong Kong National Security Law,” protests have disappeared in Hong Kong. However, Hongkongers have held demonstrations against the CCP in the UK, the U.S., Canada, Taiwan, and other places. Demonstrations took were held in many places in the…
HK Develops Precision Cure to Help Children with Blood Cancer Prolong Life
Children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who develop drug resistance generally lack treatment options and are deemed incurable. Recently, The CUHK’s HK-HOPE developed a method to obtain the sensitivity of a patient’s cancer cells to a basket of targeted drugs within three days. In combination with genomic analyses, AML patients are matched with the most…
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