Richard Frost

Hong Kong

Senior Editor at Bloomberg News

Senior editor at Bloomberg. Covering China/HK since 1997. Comments mine.

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Articles

Why Adam Cliff Won’t Open Another Samsen Restaurant in Hong Kong

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Richard Frost

‘Mole people’: invisible reality of the homeless in the PhilippinesFirst, a head emerged from a drain hole in broad daylight. Then came arms and legs. Like a scene out of a horror film, such was the eerie image that …
2020 security in a 2025 world: Why your outdated systems are a hacker's dream

2 weeks ago | itweb.africa | Richard Frost

According to the Connected Business: digital dependency fuelling risk’ report, cyberattacks have increased by 105% between 2020 and 2024. The cost of these breaches, says IBM, has risen by 10% from 2023 to 2024. In South Africa, the average cost was just over R53 million.
Hong Kong Restaurateurs Fight to Survive Amid Wave of Closures

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Richard Frost |Mary Hui |Katia Dmitrieva |Filipe Pacheco

2 hours agoChina: Labubu dolls in China fell immediately after being set upFuzhou, China - May 17, 2025 This is the unexpected moment that two Labubu dolls toppled over immediately after being carefully posed by their owner. On May 17, 2025, in Pingtan County, Fujian, the video showed a content creator arranging his Labubu dolls—popular collectible figures—on a wooden surface.
Hong Kong Is Becoming a Key Part of Xi’s Ambitions to Counter US

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Mary Hui |Richard Frost |Samson Ellis |Rebecca Sin |Manuel Baigorri

1 day agoThe world’s first “code-deployable” biological computer is now for sale. The Cortical Labs CL1 costs $35,000 and has 800,000 human brain cells living and growing in a nutrient solution on a silicon chip. Computer scientists can deploy computer code directly to these neurons, which have been …
Beijing Signals New Approach to the City: Hong Kong Edition

3 weeks ago | news.bloomberglaw.com | Mary Hui |Richard Frost |Samson Ellis |Rebecca Sin

In this week’s Hong Kong Edition, we look at what the flurry of activity among Beijing officials in the city means, dive into New World’s woes and review Manchester United’s performance against a local side. We also interview one of the two teachers who created a 100-kilometer summer trail and check out a Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant. To subscribe to this weekly newsletter for free, click here.
US-China Trade Talks Stall as Tensions Rise Over Student Visas, Arms Sales

4 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Richard Frost

In such a flip-flop geopolitical world, where US tariffs are suspended and then they’re not, it’s hard to keep track of what’s up and what’s down. Just weeks ago, markets rejoiced as a de-facto trade embargo between the world’s two largest economies was called off — with US President Donald Trump declaring a “total reset” with China. Yet, the reality of that reset is starting to look awfully familiar.
Hong Kong Stumbles in Efforts to Lure Global Stars as Ticket Debacles Mount

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Richard Frost |Venus Feng |Samson Ellis |Balazs Penz

In this week’s event-full Hong Kong Edition, we dive into why the city’s struggle with its ticketing system for events is causing trouble for fans, preview Manchester United’s upcoming game at the old stadium and interview two visiting circus stars. We also check out a new French restaurant on Bridges Street. To subscribe to this weekly newsletter for free, click here.
Hong Kong Stumbles in Efforts to Lure Stars as Ticket Debacles Mount

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Richard Frost |Venus Feng |Samson Ellis |Balazs Penz

2 hours agoThe secretary of state said those whose visas could be revoked included people with connections to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in critical fields. HONG KONG — The United States will start “aggressively” revoking the visas of Chinese students, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said …
Michelin-Starred Team Embrace Hong Kong’s New Frugality With Budget Cafe

1 month ago | flipboard.com | Richard Frost

1 hour agoAs a desperate President Donald Trump scours the globe for a large economy with which to forge a trade deal, he’s being rebuffed by one in ways he didn’t see coming: Japan. Based on his experience during the Trump 1.0 years from 2017 to 2021, the U.S. president seemed certain Tokyo would be easy …
Investor Worries Over US Grow With Stocks Set for Weekly Slump

1 month ago | bloomberg.com | Richard Frost

Investor confidence in the US has taken another knock this week on concern President Donald Trump’s tax bill will worsen the already swelling deficit — a worry underscored by Moody’s Ratings’ decision last week to strip the world’s largest economy of its top credit rating. US stocks are set for their worst weekly decline since Trump’s global tariff broadside triggered a selloff at the beginning of April, while yields on 10-year Treasuries have pushed higher this week to top 4.5%.