The first such convictions in decades concern articles about political opposition published by Stand News, a top source of information about 2019 protests.
Hong Kong firms with smaller salary budgets double amid inflation, economic woes: study
The average worker can expect a pay hike of 4 per cent next year, while data science and business intelligence professionals could see a raise of up to 8.3 per cent, WTW study says.
Hong Kong outlet Stand News and editors found guilty of sedition
Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet Stand News and its two former chief editors were found guilty of sedition on Thursday, the first conviction of its kind since the city came under Chinese rule in 1997. The verdict is part of a crackdown on free speech in ...
Bank of America’s Leung Is Said to Join HK Tycoon Li’s CK Asset
Ken Leung, co-head of Bank of America Corp.’s financial sponsors group in Asia Pacific, has left to join Hong Kong conglomerate CK Asset Holdings Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter.
HSBC wealth CEO Matos steps down as bank unveils major executive shake-up
HSBC's CEO of Wealth and Personal Banking, Nuno Matos, is resigning to pursue other opportunities, the Asia-focused bank said on Thursday as it unveiled a significant shake-up in its leadership team ...
“A point of no return”: the fall of Stand News, Hong Kong’s once leading online media outlet
The Israeli military said on Thursday its troops killed five Palestinian fighters who were hiding inside a mosque in the West Bank city of Tulkarm, in one of the largest assaults on the occupied ...
Western airlines were excited about returning to China after Covid. But not anymore
Hong Kong CNN — When China finally reopened its borders after ... airlines recovered international capacity from China,” said Steve Saxon, a partner at McKinsey, who leads the consulting firm’s China ...
HKEX, Longfor lead stock gainers in Hong Kong amid market-boosting measures while Xiaomi lifts earnings optimism
Hong Kong stocks extended gains from a two-week high after the ... Elsewhere, Ping An Insurance advanced 0.6 per cent to HK$47.15 after new business values, an indicator of future growth, increased 45 ...
Hong Kong journalists found guilty of sedition in case critics say highlights decline in press freedom
A Hong Kong court found two former news editors guilty on Thursday of publishing seditious content on a shuttered pro-democracy media site, a ruling rights groups said was a further blow to press ...
Hong Kong Editors Convicted of Seditious Plot in Blow to Press Freedom
The editors said they published stories in the public interest. A judge ruled they were guilty of a crime against national security.
Hong Kong Convicts First Journalists for Sedition in Decades
A Hong Kong court found two former editors guilty for publishing allegedly seditious articles, convicting journalists of sedition charges for the first time in decades in a move likely to deepen press ...
Hong Kong Court Finds Two Ex-Stand News Editors Guilty of Sedition
Hong Kong Court Finds Two Ex-Stand News Editors Guilty of Sedition HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court on Thursday found two editors of the now-defunct Stand News media outlet guilty of conspiring ...
Hong Kong’s neon glow dims, symbolising the end of an era
Amid the whirlwind of sociopolitical changes that transformed Hong Kong from a liberal to an authoritarian city, people's desire to preserve and understand pieces of Hong Kong’s heritage has ...
Ant International Joins the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s Project Ensemble Sandbox
Ant International today announced its participation in the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s (HKMA) Project Ensemble Sandbox, focusing on “Liquidity Management”, one of its four main themes. Launched in ...