The move aims to streamline immigration procedures for ASEAN visitors who have made significant contributions to Hong Kong’s economic development or are invited to attend major events in the special administrative region of China.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of China received 132 applications for working visas from Vietnam, Laos, and Nepal as of February 29 after it opened its visa programme for skilled workers from these countries on October 25 last year, according to Chris Tang, secretary for security of the region.
The Singaporean Ministry of Transport (MOT) announced on April 26 that the Singapore – Hong Kong Air Travel Bubble (ATB) will be re-launched on May 26, allowing travellers to move between the two sides without quarantine.
The “Air travel bubble” between the Hong Kong Special Administrative Zone (China) and Singapore was postponed on November 22, less than 24 hours before it was due to launch.
Hong Kong (China) and Singapore on October 15 said they had agreed "in principle" to set up a bubble allowing residents to travel freely between the two financial hubs as long as they test negative for the coronavirus.
Economic ministers from 10 ASEAN member countries and Hong Kong, China (HKC) met virtually on August 28 for their Fourth ASEAN Economic Ministers-HKC Consultations (AEM-HKC Consultations) as part of the 52nd AEM Meeting.
The Vietnamese Government has issued a decree on Vietnam’s special preferential import tariffs for the implementation of the ASEAN-Hong Kong (China) Free Trade Agreement (AHKFTA) in the 2019-2020.
Those parts relating to Hong Kong and five Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries, under the Investment Agreement (IA) between Hong Kong and ASEAN, will enter into force on June 17, a spokesperson for China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government was cited by China’s Xinhua News Agency on May 16.
Trade between Myanmar and China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) hit 238.5 million USD the six-month mini-budget or transitional period from April to September.
At least 30 miners were killed and 13 others went missing in a landslide, triggered by Typhoon Mangkhut, in Itogon town, the Philippines’ northern province of Benguet.
Singapore state investor Temasek Holdings has showed interest in buying Chinese conglomerate HNA’s Hong Kong-based carriers, namely Hong Kong Airlines and Hong Kong Express Airways.
The ASEAN-Hong Kong free trade agreement, once taking effect, will help tighten relations between Hong Kong and ASEAN member states, including Vietnam, especially in economy and trade.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China’s Hong Kong on September 9 announced the conclusion of their negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and a related Investment Agreement.
Myanmar is planning to promote trade with the ASEAN member states and China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region through tariff reduction, according to Myanmar’s media on August 24.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo will visit Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) on April 30 after attending the 30th ASEAN Summit in the Philippines.
Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen stated that China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s detention of nine Singapore’s armored vehicles goes against international law as well as the law in Hong Kong.
A shipment of nine armoured military vehicles used by the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) is being held at Hong Kong's Kwai Chung Container Terminal, Singapore's Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) said in a statement on November 24.
Typhoon Haima, the strongest storm hitting the Philippines in three years, killed at least 12 people and damaged thousands of hectares of rice and corn fields.
