Tag: Hong Kong

• Saturday, August 30th 2025 - 10:16 UTC

  No more “de minimis” exemption for shipments to US

  

  The US Government of President Donald Trump has eliminated the so-called “de minimis” rule, effective Friday. According to this new decision, the previous rule allowing international shipments valued under US$800 to enter the country duty-free has been revoked, and all items are now subject to taxation.

• Thursday, May 29th 2025 - 10:15 UTC

  Uruguay clinches rapeseed and soybean meal deal with China

  

  Uruguay and China signed a historic agreement enabling the South American country to export rapeseed and soybean meal. The phytosanitary protocol ensures safety, inspection, and traceability standards for these high-protein products, which are much in demand for animal feed in Asia.

• Saturday, November 16th 2024 - 10:37 UTC

  Peru signs key FTA with Hong Kong

  

  Just one day after the opening of the China-financed megaport in Chancay just a few miles north of Lima, Peru signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Hong Kong to further deepen its commitment to Pacific Ocean trade. The understanding was achieved in the framework of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders' Summit in the South American country's capital.

• Friday, August 11th 2023 - 17:39 UTC

  China's largest property developers on thin ice: 'Country Garden' admits losses of US$ 7,6bn in six months

  

  One of China's biggest property developers, Country Garden has warned that it could see a loss for the first six months of the year of up to US$7.6bn., the latest sign of the major issues faced by the world's second-largest economy.

• Saturday, July 2nd 2022 - 09:18 UTC

  Xi at Hong Kong 25th anniversary of handover; Truss criticizes Beijing's breach of the former colony's freedoms

  

  China's president, Xi Jinping, amid a massive security presence was the main figure at a tightly choreographed celebration to mark the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Beijing. From London Foreign Secretary Liz Truss criticized China for breaching the legally-binding commitments it signed to support the former British colony's autonomy and freedoms, and implementing a fierce repression.

• Monday, May 9th 2022 - 08:19 UTC

  New Hong Kong chief executive wins solo electoral race

  

  Chinese authorities Sunday confirmed the appointment of John Lee Ka-Chiu, a former security chief who oversaw the crackdown on the emerging democracy movement, has been voted as Hong Kong's new leader today, becoming the city's sixth chief executive (governor) since the return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997.

• Saturday, February 26th 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  Macau and Hong Kong suspend Brazilian meat and Polish pork imports because of Covid-19

  

  The former Portuguese colony of Macau in China has suspended the import of Brazilian frozen meat after a batch tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus in Hong Kong.

• Thursday, December 2nd 2021 - 09:37 UTC

  Tennis player Peng Shuai mystery: WTA suspends all WTA tournaments in China and Hong Kong

  

  The president of the Women's Tennis Association, WTA, Steve Simon announced on Wednesday “the immediate suspension of all WTA tournaments in China, including Hong Kong,” as a result of the situation with Chinese ex-player Peng Shuai who had been disappeared for weeks and later confirmed she was “fine” in what seemed an official tailored statement, following on global interest about what happened to the former number one player of the world.

• Friday, November 26th 2021 - 09:20 UTC

  Europe under alert and WHO convenes emergency meeting as new starin of coronavirus detected

  

  The World Health Organization (WHO) has requested an emergency meeting due to the appearance of a new strain of the coronavirus in Hong Kong, Botswana and South Africa.

• Friday, August 20th 2021 - 08:44 UTC

  Hong Kong emerges as destination of meat exports from Paraguay, Uruguay

  

  While Uruguay's National Meat Institute (INAC) eyes China, Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong as the clients to target, the latter has already recorded an increase of 13% in both volume and revenues in purchases from Paraguay, according to a Central Bank (BCP) report released this week.