How Britain could become home to a new Hong Kong

Linda J. Dodson

Hong Kong’s ‘one country, two systems’ status is gravely under threat.  Local dissatisfaction is so great that even last October, a survey by the Chinese University of Hong Kong found that 40pc of the city’s 7.5 million residents were interested in emigrating.  Now, the question mark over the future of the […]

G-7 calls on China to reconsider Hong Kong security law

Linda J. Dodson

BERLIN (AP) — The Group of Seven leading economies is calling on China to reconsider plans to impose a national security law in Hong Kong, according to a joint statement issued Wednesday. The national security legislation is aimed at curbing secessionist activities that Beijing says fueled monthslong anti-government protests in […]

Coronavirus latest: Hong Kong unemployment surges

Linda J. Dodson

The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Global cases have reached 8,005,294, according to Johns Hopkins University. The worldwide death toll has hit 435,662. To see how the disease has spread, view our virus tracker charts: […]

Hong Kong tumbles down IMD world competitiveness ranking

Linda J. Dodson

SINGAPORE — Battered by violent anti-government protests, Hong Kong has tumbled down a list of the world’s most competitive economies, amid growing fears over Beijing’s efforts to rein in the semi-autonomous territory. Hong Kong dropped from second to fifth place in the “World Competitiveness Ranking 2020” released Tuesday by Swiss business […]