Hong Kong and Chinese authorities have hit back at international condemnation of a police raid on Stand News, after the pro-democracy media outlet was forced to closed and seven individuals were ... ( read original story ...)
Didi Reveals $4.7 Billion Loss Ahead of 2022 Hong Kong Debut
Didi Global Inc. disclosed a $4.7 billion loss after revenues shrank in the September quarter, revealing the rising cost of a series of regulatory actions that will force China’s ride-sharing leader ... ( read original story ...)
SenseTime surges 23 per cent in surprise Hong Kong debut with US$851 million IPO marred by US sanctions
SenseTime, China’s AI champion, jumps as much as 23 per cent, paying off for investors who bet on its IPO despite ongoing pressure from US sanctions. Pre-trading transactions had indicated a flat ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong authorities insist newsroom raids have ‘nothing to do with media work’
Hong Kong authorities are defending the arrests of seven people linked to a pro-democracy publication in the face of growing international condemnation, with the city's leader insisting the police ... ( read original story ...)
SenseTime shares jump 23% on debut after $740 mln Hong Kong IPO
SenseTime Group shares jumped as much as 23% from their IPO price as they debuted on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Thursday in the city's final major float for the year. ( read original story ...)
SenseTime Jumps on Debut After IPO Delayed by U.S. Sanctions
Chinese artificial intelligence giant SenseTime Group Inc. jumped on its first day of trading in Hong Kong after a rocky initial public offering that was delayed by concerns over fresh U.S. sanctions. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Arrests 2 Suspected of Laundering $384M Through Banks and a Crypto Exchange
Customs agents on Dec. 28 raided a home in Yau Tong district and arrested a 28-year-old woman and her 21-year-old brother. ( read original story ...)
Blinken demands Hong Kong authorities free detained Stand News staff: “Journalism is not sedition”
Hong Kong police announced Thursday they've formally charged two people with "conspiracy to publish seditious publications," a day after a raid on Stand News' office that's been denounced by Secretary ... ( read original story ...)
Shuttered Hong Kong news outlet’s editors charged with sedition
Two senior editors of Hong Kong media outlet Stand News were charged with "conspiracy to publish seditious" material on Thursday, police said, following a raid that drew international condemnation. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police charge 2 from pro-democracy news site with sedition
Hong Kong police have formally charged two people from an online pro-democracy news outlet with sedition, a day after the outlet said it would cease operations following a police raid on its office ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police charge 2 from news outlet with sedition
Hong Kong police on Thursday formally charged two people from an online pro-democracy news outlet with sedition, a day after the outlet said it would cease operations following a police raid on its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police charges two former Stand News editors with sedition
Two former senior editors arrested in a Hong Kong police crackdown on a pro-democracy media organisation were charged on Thursday with sedition-related offences, national security authorities said. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares close down as tech giants weigh
SHANGHAI: Hong Kong shares snapped a five-session rising streak and finished lower on Wednesday dragged by tech giants, as sentiment remained weak on the battered sector. The Hang Seng index fell 0.8% ... ( read original story ...)
Sustainable finance: deals in Asia, Hong Kong to continue growing in 2022 as regulators and investors double down on ESG, financiers say
The rapid growth in sustainable finance deals will continue in 2022, supported by the growing practice of taking ESG issues into consideration while making asset allocation decisions, bankers and ... ( read original story ...)