Over $2.8 billion of these losses were sustained in “rug pull” schemes, where fake projects disappear with investors’ cash. Losses from crypto-related theft in 2021 were up nearly 80% over the year before, and at the same time, transaction volume for decentralized financial services, known as DeFi, increased over 900%.

That's more than doubled in the past decade, up from 17% in 2013. China Mobile was already the largest mobile carrier in mainland China, and now has the biggest share of commercial mobile airways in Hong Kong. Alongside internet infrastructure, several essential parts of Hong Kong’s economy are increasingly being led by mainland Chinese companies, according to a report by Bloomberg.

The government agreed to broadcast school content over the country’s largest private television stations in August, when authorities said the country was not prepared for students to return to school during the coronavirus pandemic. The plan with the television companies was intended to reach students in parts of the country with limited internet access. There are an estimated 16 million households in the country with no internet connection.

Private jets leaving from Asia were down 30%, while down 25% leaving from the Middle East. Aviation intelligence company WingX said last year the worldwide weekly average of business jet departures was 50,100. Last month, it was 18,900, up slightly from a low of 12,600 in April.