The value of TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, is reportedly under pressure nearing the either forced sale or ban of its most valuable asset. ( read original story ...)
Jimmy Lai: Hong Kong media tycoon held amid sweep of arrests
The Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested along with other pro-democracy and media figures, raising fears of a broad crackdown by China. Mr Lai's Apple Daily newspaper offices were ... ( read original story ...)
China sanctions U.S. lawmakers, non-profit leaders over Hong Kong
China announced sanctions Monday against U.S. lawmakers and the heads of several U.S. non-profit organizations over their support for Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
China’s latest Hong Kong crackdown demands a strong U.S. response
The historic and tragic events unfolding today in Hong Kong are primarily an attack by Chinese authorities on the autonomy of the city and the freedoms of its people. But the Chinese government is ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo, US allies decry ‘erosion of rights’ in Hong Kong
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the foreign ministers of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the U.K. issued a joint statement Sunday decrying the "erosion of rights" in Hong Kong over Beijing's ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Banks May Suspend Accounts Of Officials Sanctioned By US
Some banks in Hong Kong may be preparing to suspend the accounts of local government officials who were slapped with sanctions by the U.S. late last week. Bloomberg reported on Mo ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Arrests Jimmy Lai and Raids Headquarters
The police in Hong Kong arrested the pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, becoming the most high-profile person detained under China’s sweeping legislation. ( read original story ...)
Dow jumps 250 points to start week even as White House, Congress battle over coronavirus relief
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied on Monday even amid uncertainty over a new coronavirus stimulus package. ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s Doublespeak in Hong Kong
Lam’s statements—and the Hong Kong government’s actions—during the height of the city’s prodemocracy protests last year struck those supportive of the movement as half-measures that came too late to ... ( read original story ...)
‘Dark new phase’ in Hong Kong as pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai is arrested, his newsroom raided
Hundreds of police officers also stormed the newsroom of his pro-democracy media outlet, Apple Daily, rummaging through documents on journalists' desks as Lai was led through the ... ( read original story ...)
Dow rises 100 points to start week as White House, Congress battle over coronavirus relief
Stocks opened flat on Monday after President Donald Trump signed several executive orders aimed at extending coronavirus relief. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Arrested Under Controversial National Security Law
Lai, a former billionaire and outspoken critic of Beijing, is the most high profile figure to be arrested since the law was passed in June. ( read original story ...)
Chinese Hotpot Ingredients Supplier Guoquan Weighs IPO
Chinese hotpot ingredients supplier Guoquan is weighing an initial public offering as soon as next year, according to people with knowledge of the matter. ( read original story ...)
HSBC: Extremely Cheap
Results in First Half 2020 in line with expectation. Geopolitical events and pandemic puts the bank at a discounted price. ( read original story ...)