According to latest trade figures released by the Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) in May, Hong Kong’s exports have fallen for 13 consecutive months, the longest period of decline in history. Even though the border between China and Hong Kong resumed full opening at the beginning of 2023, throughput through Kwai Tsing Container…
Hong Kong Loses Super Entrepôt Role as Function Shifts to Mainland Ports After Longest Export Decline in 13 Consecutive Months
Hong Kong Residents Face Difficulties Withdrawing Money in Shenzhen, China
In recent years, several mainland Chinese banks have presented “withdrawal difficulties” and “unexpected account freezes,” causing concerns among the public. A recent investigation revealed that many Shenzhen bank branches are experiencing an influx of Hong Kong residents lining up to withdraw money. Banks have raised the difficulty level for cash withdrawals to discourage large withdrawals….
Hong Kong Students Excel at International Math and Physics Olympiads, Winning 11 Medals
July 23, 2023
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Hong Kong students formed two teams to participate in the 64th International Mathematical Olympiad and the 53rd International Physics Olympiad, achieving remarkable results with a total of one gold, one silver, and four bronze medals in the former, and one gold, three silver, and one bronze medals in the latter. The 64th International Mathematical Olympiad,…
Chinese Man Charged With Racially Aggravated Assault After Hong Kong Activists Attacked in Southampton
A man has been charged with racially aggravated assault after a group of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were allegedly attacked near the University of Southampton after a Rally in June. Zheng Gong, 23, of High Street, Southampton, was due to appear at Southampton Magistrates’ Court, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said on Friday. The police didn’t reveal Mr….
Singer CoCo Lee’s Suicide Draws New Attention to Mental Health
News of 48-year-old Chinese American singer CoCo Lee, who died at the hospital after a suicide attempt left her in a coma on July 5, shocked the world. Ms. Lee’s suicide has once again aroused widespread attention to the effects of depression. According to World Health Organization statistics, nearly 1 billion people worldwide suffered from depression in 2019—14…
Mindfulness Meditation to Help Combat Depression and Regain Willpower
In recent weeks Hong Kong witnessed some deeply troubling cases of suicides and homicides committed by potential mental illness sufferers. From the depression suffered by well-known Chinese American singer CoCo Lee, to the man who stabbed two women to death in Hollywood Plaza, Diamond Hill with a 12-inch-long knife, and to the suffocation of three young daughters…
Hong Kong Orders Funded Environmental Groups to Sign National Security Declaration
Wen Wei Po, a CCP mouthpiece in Hong Kong, published on July 10 an interview with Tse Chin-wan, Secretary for Environment and Ecology, in which Tse talked about a “national security loophole” and accused unnamed local environmental groups of “disregarding the law” in the past and they may have used funds for causes disapproved of…
Alarming Discovery by Hong Kong’s Consumer Council: Insect Fragments Found in Pickled Vegetable Samples
On July 18, the Hong Kong Consumer Council released the findings on 30 packaged pickled vegetable products, some of which are available in the American market. It has raised concerns about the safety and quality of some packaged pickled vegetable products with high sodium content. The Consumer Council examined 30 packaged pickled vegetable samples, including…
Insect Fragments Found in Pickled Vegetable Samples: Hong Kong’s Consumer Council
On July 18, the Hong Kong Consumer Council released the findings on 30 packaged pickled vegetable products, some of which are available in the American market. It has raised concerns about the safety and quality of some packaged pickled vegetable products with high sodium content. The Consumer Council examined 30 packaged pickled vegetable samples, including…
Senate Blocks China From Buying US Oil Reserves
The Senate is backing a measure to bar sales of U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserves to Beijing. The latest development in a Chinese hacking incident involves the targeting of specific U.S. email accounts. Are Chinese self-driving cars collecting American data? Lawmakers are pressing for answers. Plus, the real story of NTD’s founding. Websites were attacked, advertisers…
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