Hong Kong pro-democracy media outlet Stand News shut down on Wednesday after police raided its office, froze its assets and arrested senior staff on suspected "seditious publication" offences in the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to scrap middleman role of law firms in mortgage transactions to protect homebuyers
A new rule will allow a bank to pay the mortgage loan secured by a homebuyer directly into the bank account of the seller electronically The move aims to protect buyers who find themselves out of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy News Site Closes After Raid, Arrests
Stand News says it is ceasing operations following a police raid and arrests of current and former editors in a continuing crackdown on dissent. ( read original story ...)
One of Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy news outlets closes after raid and arrests
The pro-democracy online media outlet Stand News in Hong Kong is ceasing operations after a police raid and the arrests of current and former editors. ( read original story ...)
How democracy was dismantled in Hong Kong in 2021
For Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, 2021 has been a year in which the city’s authorities and the central government in Beijing stamped out nearly everything it had stood for. Activists have fled ... ( read original story ...)
Police raid pro-democracy Hong Kong news outlet, arrest journalists
Hong Kong’s national security police arrested six people linked to Stand News, an independent online media outlet. ( read original story ...)
China’s Biggest AI Startup Aims to Raise $742 Million in Hong Kong IPO
What’s new: SenseTime Group Inc., China’s largest artificial intelligence (AI) startup by revenue, plans to raise about HK$5.78 billion ($742.7 million) in its Hong Kong IPO on Friday, the company ... ( read original story ...)
Yearender: Normalcy and new journey — Hong Kong unties Gordian Knot in 2021
Stephen Choi has found it is the little everyday details of normalcy that are really impressive in 2021. "While a lot of 2020 was unprecedented, the continuation of the COVID-19 challenges in 2021 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong news outlet Stand News closes after raid, arrests
The outlet issued a statement Wednesday saying its website and social media are no longer being updated and will be taken down ... ( read original story ...)
Stand News: Pro-democracy news outlet shuts down after Hong Kong police raid and arrest six including Denise Ho
Hong Kong pro-democracy media outlet Stand News has shut down after national security police raided its office and arrested seven people associated with the publication on Wednesday. It's yet another ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pop star Denise Ho arrested by national security police
Cantopop star and prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Denise Ho was arrested at her home on Wednesday morning by the city's national security police. ( read original story ...)
Five Journalists and Pop Star Denise Ho Arrested in Hong Kong for Sedition
National Security Police in Hong Kong have arrested six people associated with Chinese-language online media company Stand News. They include pop star-turned-pro-democracy activist Denise Ho. ( read original story ...)
Stand News: Police arrest six from Hong Kong independent news outlet
Hong Kong police have arrested six people from an online media outlet for "conspiracy to publish seditious publications". Police did not identify the publication but they are believed to be from Stand ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest 6 people in Stand News raid by over 200 national security officers
Hong Kong police said Wednesday they arrested six people at Stand News for "conspiracy to publish seditious publications" after over 200 national security officers raided the online pro-democracy news ... ( read original story ...)