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The Canadian College of Performing Arts’ studio ensemble has launched its latest production, Secret Love in Peach Blossom Land, which will serve as the kick off to the island college's 2021/22 season.
MUSIC What: Nanaimo International Jazz Festival Where: The Port Theatre, 125 Front St. (Nanaimo) When: Oct. 25, 7 p.m. (future performances Nov. 1 and 10) Tickets: $30 ($15 for livestream) . . .
Hong Kong freedoms fade as security law muzzles dissent Top Searches Hong Kong freedoms fade as security law muzzles dissent AP / Updated: Jun 30, 2021, 21:16 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail AP Photo HONG KONG: Hong Kong is still China's wealthiest, most capitalist city. Its vistas of skyscrapers and sea framed by dragon-backed emerald peaks are as stunning as ever. But a year after Beijing imposed a harsh national security law on the former British colony, the civil liberties that raised hopes for more democracy among many of its 7 million people are fading. The June 30, 2020, introductio...
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Hong Kong property defies gloomy predictions Last year, this time, the forecasts for the Hong Kong real estate market were as bleak as the view it gave of the territory from one of the most polluted days in Peak. Political uncertainty, travel bans related to the Covid-19 pandemic and the UK’s decision to open the door to Hong Kong residents with British national foreign passports were expected to be wide open, with billions worth of property. But the land property market, not for the first time, has challenged forecasts full of condemnation. While rents have fallen, property in Hong Kong h...