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and even as many protest among chinese and hong kong citizens. so like the chinese authorities actually send. so wanted to pull from chinese social media, but that has never happened before in hong kong. china's possible measures since the 2020 national security law. that gives a thought of these grew to muscle to sensor entertainment. what cases have you seen? well, since the national situational was imposed to government also produce a new of theme, sansa ship law in hong kong in 2021. so it gives grace greater power for the official censor. took bar any themes that they think may endanger national security in broader sentence. so since and we've seen early more and more independent themes and movie, used to be a band from cinema because they refused to amend the scenes in their artwork lay according to the week passed off the authorities and a many of them they just chose to. i released a theme overseas, so upset in the past many of the themes they, those band famous were about politics or protest or social issues. and i just ready, i read to

low in hong kong in 2021. so it gives grace great a power for the official censor took bar and it seems that they think may endanger national security in broader sentence. so since and we've seen early more and more independent themes and movies to be a band from cinema because they refuse to amend the scenes in the artwork lay according to the what passed off the authorities and a many of them they just chose to. i released a theme overseas, so upset in the past many of the themes they, those bands famous for about a politics or protest or social issues. and i just ready, i read to see like a commercial fame to be banned in hong kong. relieve a bill. thank you so much for joining us today at phoebe kong. and that does it for today. there's a fost mall on our website. we're back here tomorrow. you can imagine how many pushes lunch turn out in the world. climate change very hot. the story. this is my plan, the way from just one week. how much was can really get we still have time to out. i'm going with this not

reeves alarm bells for cinemas in hong kong. well, many matches since and also that the members from the general public. cory lays the out the bare to on chinese lead as using pings, and it began back in 2013 when the chinese leader shooting ping, if he visited the night to stay to mit or his counter park. the u. s. president barack obama at that time. and some madison's and also like online commentators made means about to 2 of them walking side by side and to compare the 2 i went to pool and ticker in the cartoon. so late since that in the we see i like many symbols, i like about like when it a pool or which represents judging p online on dissenting artworks and even as many protest among chinese and hong kong citizens. so like the chinese authorities actually sensor wanted to pull from chinese social media, but that has never happened before in hong kong. china's possible measures since the 2020 national security law. that gives a thought of these grew to muscle to sensor entertainment. what cases have you seen while since th

and hong kong they who agree to of, to play a 2 showed a theme. but like they, they a poured out one by one, let's just say say i, i had often for these. so, and none of them have given any explanation. and the authorities, actually, they attribute a cancellation to what a quote as are purely commercial decisions. so we must say one on one hand is not unusual for such thing to happen because it is not the 1st theme ought to be poor by cinemas after the national security law was imposed in hong kong. but on the previous bands, fans who are mostly about protests and politics so on the other hazy is also surprising that this is to very fast went into poor theme to abandon hong kong boy marked the character. winnie the pooh reeves alarm bells for cinemas and hong kong . well, many matches since and also that the members from the general public. cory lays the are the bare to chinese leaders shooting pings and it began back in 2013 when the chinese leader shooting ping of he'd visited the united states to mit his county park. the u. s. president. barack

center of hong kong, or rather, the centers of free hong kong - until recently, it was an independentritory, now it is actually occupied by the people 's republic of china. artur kharitonov, an expert on far eastern politics , the coordinator of the free hong kong center . see thank you for joining an important issue we say today that hong kong is such a possible example for taiwan for formosa and many people think and convince among other names for example that the transition of xijinping and the third term sisinping, and it is based on the fact that he promised the politburo central committee of the communist party of china that he would conquer taiwan by the end of this decade, despite america's promise to defend taiwan against the massive purchase of a huge amount of weapons, and so on, and so on, despite the presence of american aircraft carriers there. and this is on the one hand on the other hand, everyone sees the fate of hong kong, which had 50 years of being completely autonomous, but we see that it is far from autonomous and has actually turned into a part of the people's r

oh, it's been a long struggle. hong kong, 1st one, the bit in 2017. since then, there's been the 2019 pro democracy protests and subsequent crackdown. and the coven pandemic. when hong kong imposed one of the world's strictest prevention regimes, ah, after stalling for months, the gay games will take place in november, 2023 organizer say in hong kong. it's now okay, we're to come out. you know, that's what i'm hoping to do here today. is to help you know, my gay fellows and our allies to do the same, to have a little more courage, particularly in hong kong. i think these phenomenon will help updates hong kong to south to narratives around the algae bt plus community. because the society which fights for freedom, as we had seen in the past few years, should also believe in the freedom to the freedom. that is why they respected by hong kong public and so far tolerated by the cities. beijing backed governments does it for today because of cost more from the region on our website. we'll see you back here at the same time tomorrow. good bye. check in with

and outside of hong kong.roblem hiring staff, give us a sense of that. >> at the end of last year of 2022, we had around 21,000 staff across the whole group. this year we are going to recruit another 3000 something people across the group, across all kinds of groups. in general, we're making steady progress towards our plan. anabelle: have you got enough pilots? do you have enough cabin crew? those two elements which are quite important? >> we do have enough pilots and enough cabin crew. the critical path -- part is about training of our pilots. hong kong faces a unique situation. during the pandemic, hong kong was one of the few cities that imposed quarantine on aircrew. because of that, we were only able to operate a small percentage of our normal capacity. because of that, our pilots' license, many of them have expired. after the opening up, the cancellation of the crew quarantine, we have been scrambling to train our pilots to regain their license. training of pilots is our main critical path at the moment

i think these phenomenon will help updates hong kong south. so narratives around the algae b t plus community because a society which fights for freedom as we had seen the past few years, should also believe in the freedom to the freedom. that is why they respected by hong kong public and so far tolerated by the cities beijing backed governments. does it for today as a post mortem the region on our website? since you're back here at the same time to morrow, goodbye. ah ah, every journey is full of surprises. we've gone all out to give you some tips one day and in the footsteps of the great people. i'm in your northernmost count, please. ah, for a time longer, but still very much alive, d w, travel, you'll go to the special hot spots in germany. i recognized where exactly was fun. and i have learned a lot our culture history. all their d. w. travel extremely worth a visit. ah . vladimir putin admits western sanctions, are hurting the russian economy. this is the country's military spending, sores will bring you, expert analysis, india courts, a

hong kong open late.e is quite a lot of catch-up to do, but we are making good progress in moving very fast as a city and as a airline. i am very confident given a little bit more time that we will be on par with many other cities and airlines in the world. rishaad: is it redundant, the third one? when does the city become an aviation hub, if ever again? >> i am confident about the future of hong kong as a future international aviation hub. there are two main reasons why i am competent. first, the runway system is up-and-coming and will be fully operational by late 2024 or early 2025, so from a growth potential angle, that unlocks a lot of potential for hong kong. that is on the supply side. on the demand side, i am confident as well because we got now a big market coming in the greater bay area with 18 million population in nine cities in the greater bay area, and hong kong and cathay pacific are doing a lot even during the pandemic to develop our penetration into this market, so both from a supply/deman

and listing in hong kong.se the world's being faster, more volatile, we have expanded a lot more in southeast asia and the meaner region. rishaad: you also have a big chain of restaurants. what is the sense you get about the reopening story from that? how quick is it being? peter: the family evolved and grew from fn to be --f&b restaurants. we are focusing on check. we have a real estate portfolio that another team manages. the restaurant is a foodie, a pet project. in terms of the focus still being technology. i believe the restaurant is coming back. it's a difficult business to run because of the high rental costs and no one wants to work in the kitchen or as a waiter. yvonne: you mentioned venture capital. has the svb collapse affected you? peter: it has affected the market sentiment. you don't know if this furthermore things coming this way. from a technology standpoint, the good things are venture is something we are lashawn. the valuations have lowered much more than to have in three years ago. if we are

of as a window to hong kong past. and how important moments in history connect with the everyday lives of its people and me. i got boiler. this cup was distributed to kids in hong kong by the colonial government during the coronation of queen elizabeth the 2nd in the fifty's to encourage them to drink more milam on mac. i'm since the queen passed away last year. i got many people want to buy these cups. now. mito opened the store nearly 20 years ago since then he seen his city change and the items in his store to i'll poll her long, i normally do not need to introduce my products to the customers. they often see the beauty of these vintage products, which gives the sense of the old times in recent years, a series of political and social changes, including a crackdown on descent, have also changed hong kong thousands of emigrated since the end of 201910, something like i have some customers who are leaving hong kong and they loved to collect old furniture from government offices, but they weren't able to take these ite

when hong kong imposed one of the world's strictest prevention regimes. ah, after stalling for months, the gay games will take place in november 2023 organizers say in hong kong. it's now okay, we're to come out. you know, that's what i'm hoping to do here today is to help you know, my gay fellows and our allies to do the same, to have a little more courage, particularly in hong kong. i think these phenomenon will help updates. hong comes to south po, narratives around the algae b t plus community and he gets a society which fights for freedom. as we had seen the past few years, should also believe in the freedom to the freedom. that is why they respected by hong kong public and so far tolerated by the cities beijing backed governments. does it for today as a proposed mo, from the region on our website. let's see back here at the same time tomorrow. good bye. ah, linda. oh, what people have to say matters to us. mm hm. that's why we listen to their stories. reporter every weekend on d w. oh, we're all set. to go beyond the obvious citizenship. amen. we're

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economics was also driven by hong kong. if you strip out hong kong, our mbp was down -- up 5%.eason hong kong was so impacted his we saw largely u.s. dollar business, and as you know, the u.s. dollar went up 240%. we market the mbp based on the year end interest rate. tom: interest rates clearly a factor and we will unpack that story a bit more. the life insurance business really important as a driver for the business on the reopening of the borders between hong kong and china, presumably a catalyst for prudential going forward. how much demand do you expect to see for the life insurance market business? james: in terms of operating profit, we are just reporting 8% growth. that was driven by 15% uplift in our insurance and income, so health and protection, regular premium, key business. in terms of the hong kong-china mainland border opening, we are seeing strong momentum in the first two months. we have given the overall impact on our sales for january and february of it being plus 15%. what we are seeing is visitor numbers increasing every month. tom: you continue to see that

why do they also tell the story of old hong kong? there are also some customers who look for vintage products. they associate with their childhood memories to take with them before leaving hong kong for good. he says his store of his customers and opportunity to better understand the cities evolving identity, the chance to be nostalgic and to carry those memories with them wherever they go. jessica, washing.

this is for the national dimension of hong kong. >> part of the offering is hong kong's pivot to embracethis is really taking place against the backdrop of what has been happening recently with the bank. i am wondering how you safeguard the financial system in hong kong. given the lessons we have learned in the past few days. >> hong kong, in terms of commercial assets more broadly, look at crypto what we try to do is the pain inside. we also look at the financial stability side. this is a global consensus emerging. hong kong is one of the pioneers of having this implemented that will be effective. we will regulate these changes. to be specific, there are written requirements. at the same time, they are unique. i think all of these are under one principal. they present similar risks like mainstream finance. >> how has this crypto push been going on? have you heard from any crypto funds -- firms getting -- having trouble with financing. >> right now, in hong kong, we have 1/10 of them focusing on blockchain businesses. last october, when we issued the statement, i think the response we re

why do they also tell the story of old hong kong? there are also some customers who look for vintage products. they associate with their childhood memories to take with them before leaving hong kong for good. he says his store of his customers and opportunity to better understand the city's evolving identity. the chance to be in his style, jake had to carry those memories with them wherever they go. jessica washington out a 0 uncle. some small zone brazilian football star named mas undergone successful ankle surgery. the parasite july player had an operation to repair ligaments that cut out ospital hospital, which specializes in orthopedic. i'm sports medicine, hospital says name i will undergo a period of rest and recovery is been ruled out though the rest for the season. several runners in the palestine marathon at on the late auto 0. john is sharing a booklet nor a car report. it's an early thought and a long and challenging road ahead. the palestine freedom of movement, marathon sets off from bethlehem manger square it start and

stephen engle is in hong kong.er and kicking off a wave of new share sales and a lot more exuberance when it comes to these expectations are it -- expectations. >> there could be more companies. jd.com as a couple of units they have applied for hong kong listings. essentially, we have to look at this announcement earlier this week of the alibaba restructuring into six units, and the ceo and chairman saying they will have their own decision making on fundraising and ipo's. that indicates to me and many analysts that beijing as given the blessing to this breakup, but also to potentially a wave of ipo's. the ipo market has been severely depressed over the last couple of years obviously with tech companies facing far more national and data security scrutiny ahead of the lifting's and the market -- in the market has not been good. it could lead to the strain leaving the station and heading to more ipo's. one of the six units volleyball but that will be separated out is likely to be the first want to go public on its own

i'm annabelle droulers in hong kong. we're counting down to asia's market opens. >> i am a shery ahn, our top stories. u.s. core cpi arises the most in five months of topping estimates and putting pressure on the fed as it weighs its next rate decision. >> they're cutting their outlook on the banking sector after the collapse of three lenders. u.s. stocks rally and treasuries stall. >> the new ceo speaks to bloomberg. ronald lam says profit is insight once more for hong kong's flag carrier. >> do you think you have a staffing crisis? >> i don't think so. we're making steady process towards our plan. there's a lot to review and terms of manpower resources but we are building according to our plan. you're not in a crisis mode. shery: take a look at how u.s. futures are coming online. very little in terms of movement , this after we saw the recovery in u.s. stock prices for the first time in four sessions. we are talking about every sector on the s&p 500 being green, tech stocks as well. the nasdaq 100 gaining ground. the e

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why do they also tell the story of old hong kong? there are also some customers who look for vintage products, they associate with their childhood memories to take with them before leaving hong kong for good. he says his store of his customers an opportunity to better understand the cities evolving identity. the chance to being estelle jake had to carry those memories with them wherever they go. jessica washington al jazeera uncle. the world's 1st 3 d printed rocket is about to be launched. breaking new ground in space exploration. the tara one will read us low bit for 8 minutes after blast off gathering data. rocket was designed by the us company relativity space. they want to see if this type of cheaper rocket can withstand the pressures of liftoff and space flight. ah, one of the top stories yolanda 0, italian coast guard says its dealing with an influx of people trying to cross the mediterranean in small boats about 5.

>> currently is and hong kong we have 48 etf's -- currently in hong kong we have 48 etf's.: is that your business strategy moving forward? >> it is a good question. as an etf issuer you have to constantly introduce new etf's to meet client needs. we are going to constantly introduce new etf's but also you do need to grow your aum to make etf success. one thing you need is a decent a um -- aum and another is liquidity. so retail investors get access to exchange. liquidity is very important. if you are talking about for instance, csop, we are one of the major liquidity providers in the market. if you look at hong kong, the top 10 traded etf's, every day there are six to eight etf's, the 10 most traded etf's from csop, and roughly there's 5% of the total liquidity trading from csop's etf. for instance we have a very interesting etf, obviously right now, people are speculating the fed probably is going to ease a little bit. probably the dollar will weaken. gold will be another thing to invest. we have to leverage gold. because the gold price goes up. for that one, people like t

that was kimber in hong kong. there the u. s. tech dark matter has announced another huge round of redundancy, cutting $10000.00 jobs matter which owns facebook. instagram on the what's up previously laid off, 11000 employees in november, seo. mark zuckerberg says the company is facing a new economic reality of the profit slowed significantly last year. well, jim anderson is a tech analyst at glassware ventures. he says that matters a business model is vulnerable because it relies almost entirely on advertising. the 1st thing to remember is that facebook's generate 95 percent of its revenue from advertising. they very much want to branch out and diversify their revenues, but it's a tough time to be an advertising. whether you want to talk about regulatory headwinds or the changes made by apple to preserve privacy. it's just a very difficult market. you add to that the slowing economy, it's clearly a tough time for facebook and other ad supported businesses. i think it is good, old fashioned, targeted advertising, right? as you

that's because that's how it started angelo, in hong kong. it's so it's very sad when you look at what's the rush i was asking was extremely trivial. it was extremely fair. you had in don't, must keep on that while she threatened of cut her genocide all the size, i mean very negative sign. we're all there. what russia was asking, it seems so trivial when you look at the position now that ukraine is put into ukraine, my as she cease to exist as a nation states, if it was such a big gamble. but we need to ask or said the question, you know, it's so interesting that the, the collective west isa, over and over, say, talking about the sovereignty of ukraine. where was the southern journey quain in 2014, because ukraine is normal shock a sub. and since 2014 they, they have, you know, it's, they so much epoxy ukraine's democracy has been hijacked since 2014. they did one of the game. so, you know, they could actually peacock whoever they wanted. and then they, i mean, you know, you have to see, i mean, right now the c a is actually calling the shots

they don't do it through approved mechanism which hong kong would provide. >> reporter: hong kong said 80 companies have reached out to set up or expand. what is interesting, frank, state owned companies or banks, have been soliciting for crypto business in an apparent green light by beijing. >> interesting, eunice. i was understanding that china banned crypto trading. why would beijing allow this? >> reporter: that has been a source of speculation and one of the reasons that people have come up with is that hong kong has gone through a rough couple of years and it wants to reinvent itself after zero covid and covid controls and to be able to revive itself as a financial hub as well as entrepreneurial hub. what better way than to support the crypto industry. it could lead to a lot of jobs and jobs for young people may mean fewer protesters on the streets. >> something to watch. eunice yoon in beijing. thank you. >>> coming up on "wex," the latest to the kfc menu and something coming to the town outside new york city for tiger wo ♪ o icy hot pro starts working instantly. with two max-st

ah, okay, let's go back to angela in hong kong. you know, as a western media and the western leads of scurry around to try to come together, cobbled together some kind of negotiations stance to end this conflict. i would just turn everyone's attention to publicly known documents that were sent out by moscow to washington and to brussels on december 17th, 2001. and this was what rush it was. you know, there ultimatum would it be a negotiating, so you call whatever you want, okay. they, they telegraphed to the world what they wanted. and if they didn't get that there was going to be a conflict and you know, whatever you want the conflict happen. so let's go back to those 2 humans, you know, ukraine being neutral. no, and no nato infra structure there. and suddenly, the, the issue with don bass and crimea. that's where, you know, that's a starting point right now. it's, everybody knows it. but in the, in the west, they won't recognize, you know, why? because they don't believe russia has legitimate security concerns. that's the big pr

kong market.: we are waiting on the rules around retail crypto trading in stablecoins later this year. you have worked closely with regulators in the past so what guidelines are you hoping to be announced later this year? ambre: what we are hoping for in the nature of the discussions we are having with various regulatory bodies across the world and now specifically in a pack is really on the fact that standard should be taken from traditional finance especially when it comes to market data hygiene. what we have seen following the event of the second part of 2022 is sometimes a lack of awareness to risk management that was directly tied to markets and market data. i am referring to specifically liquidity risk for example. this is something that is very important and in traditional markets, liquidity risk, market structure risk is something that is clear and understood. there is proper risk management tools and procedures that are in place that have to do with a very neat market data -- data hygiene

tom: the china catalyst has been filtering through particularly in hong kong. but the rally in hong kong has been intense. gains of over 1% on the mainland as well. the filter through to european markets on the back of that. worth noting that housing sales in china rose for the first time in 20 months. real estate makes up 20% of gdp of china. when you add in all the ancillary parts of that economy. the ftse 100 up .2%. some data coming through pointing to the pain for consumers in terms of sharp price inflation, at record highs in the u.k., 8.4% the jump, the highest level since 2005. let's have a lacrosse asset and check on that china push across hong kong, with the tech heavy hstech. gains thereof almost 7%. the reopening trade back and focus. future stateside modest gains of .2%. euro-dollar 1.06, the euro gaining .6%, brent is up on the back of the chinese story, as is iron ore and copper, $83 a barrel on brent, gaining .5%. francine: one of the things that is really interesting today is we have rate analysis and charge looking at how much sectors gave bac

why do they also tell the story of old hong kong? there are also some customers who look for vintage products. they associate with their childhood memories to take with them before leaving hong kong for good. he says his store of his customers and opportunity to better understand the city's evolving identity. the chance to being still, jake had to carry those memories with them wherever they go. jessica washington al jazeera hong kong. still ahead on our 0. this news our all eyes on this ski stars she looks to break the record for the most number of world cup winds. will have details on that with gemma sport. when we come back, ah, we are all bristles, even people far away are so helping with the environment, problems in the amazon because they are consumers. i teach kids about the threats that our oceans are facing today. i've been working in earnest, trying to find ways to get this language up to the kids. want to wait. do as oh, sure. yeah. and what are you going to do to keep out of school? it's our language that keeps the rental

jessica washington, out to 0, hong kong. ah, you're watching al jazeera and these are the top stories. the sour around and saudi arabia have agreed to re establish diplomatic relations and reopen the embassies. it follow 7 years of tension after we had broke off ties with to rom, the deal was broken by china and beijing this week. and a hush him has more from turan. the context is there, the, the farming is a bit surprising. what in general, the whole region seemed to be welcoming this move mainly the arab countries and, and the region was welcoming this move because any think that and d escalating and that approach more between saudi arabia and iran will have its own impact on the whole region it's been 3 years since the world health organization declared the corona virus outbreak, a pandemic. nearly 7000000 people across the globe have lost their lives to cove at 19 since the 1st case was reported and we're hung, china regulators in california have shut down silicon valley bank. it marks the 2nd largest failure of a bank i

jessica washington out to sierra hong kong. why don't islands was celebrated at tattoo festivals and started again after it was shut down because of the coven 19 pandemic. the 1st of all celebrates the memory of a monk who tattooed villagers to protect them my tax by wild animals. and as tony cheng has been finding out some say their tattoos have special powers. ah, the devotee flaps his arms and shrieks he stems, jumps up and down and stutters like the monkey spirit that he believes has possessed his body. eventually he's embraced by another disciple firmly but kindly until he snaps back to reality. others in the crowd outside bung prod, temple show being possessed by more violent beasts, tigers, elephants, oxen, the manifestation of the beasts, their tattoos. a supposed to protect them from the charge ford, as the spirit animals tried to escape into a solid wall, it might seem like an act. oh but these disciples, the possession, very real, was conscious while i was in a chance, but i couldn't control myself. so i just let it

visitor numbers into hong kong are uncertainties.rs to hong kong, i am positive we will see a comeback. it is dependent on airlift and these up. the real growth story for manager and very much elsewhere with the opening of new properties steadily driving results. we had a steady moment last month with the opening of the emirates palace. the strength of the performance in the european markets in particular with rates and resort destinations has been very encouraging for the future period haslinda: that was the mandarin oriental ceo. blackstone is said to have defaulted in a bond. what holders are said to have rejected the request for another extension to dispose of assets and repay debt. default comes as property values drop in europe as rising interest rates put off buyers. broadcom seeing writer aspects ahead despite a slowdown in the chip sector. it gave a forecast of roughly $8.7 billion, higher than estimates of $8.6 billion. rishaad: looking at markets, we are on the move up. we have a hike with current state of the affairs on c

jessica washington reports on hong kong north western coast. tom chan spends his morning's trying to bring back a chapter of the territories past. we want to are we saw this abandon oyster, far bad to a more natural relocating habitat. so that example fired the ecological function as a normal i so riff this area was once part of an oyster funding industry, dating back 700 years. many of these traditional farms were abandoned when more modern techniques were introduced. now conservation is so trying to restore them to help save the reefs on kong once had thriving, oyster reefs. but a number of factors including coastal reclamation, pollution and over exploitation have led to a decline in oyster populations. over the past, a 150 years, signed to say restoring the old farms is a fast and effective way to boost oyster populations. one of the big benefits with something like an an abandon noise to farm is that you've already got oysters growing. if you can consolidate that structure, bring it together to form more of a reef like structure. you've go

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they also tell the story of old hong kong. there are also some customers who look for vintage products. they associate with their childhood memories to take with them before leaving hong kong for good. he says his store of his customers an opportunity to better understand the cities evolving identity, the chance to be nostalgic and to carry those memories with them wherever they go. jessica washington al jazeera uncle. ah, this is al jazeera and these are the top stories around and saudi arabia had a great to re establish diplomatic relations and reopened the embassies it follow 7 years of tension after we had broke off ties with to round, the deal was broken by china and beijing this week, and a hush hm has more from to rob. the context is there that the finding is a bit surprising at what in general, the whole region seemed to be welcoming this move mainly the arab countries and. and the region was welcoming the smooth because any think that and d escalating and that approach more between saudi arabia and iran will have its