Analysis: the police raid and closure of the pro-democracy website has left journalists wondering who will be next ... ( read original story ...)
Pro-Democracy News Site Shut Down by Hong Kong Govt After ‘Seditious Publication’ Claims
A pro-democracy news outlet in Hong Kong was shut down on Wednesday following a police raid on its office. The actions taken against Stand News included the freezing of its financial assets, and the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police force closure of one of city’s last pro-democracy news sites
Hong Kong police raided the headquarters of one of the city's last pro-democracy news sites and jailed seven current and former employees and contributors on Wednesday. Stand News was founded 2014 as ... ( read original story ...)
Another Hong Kong pro-democracy news outlet shuts down after a police raid and arrests
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 ...)
Chinese gov’t silences another pro-democracy media house in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police on Wednesday raided pro-democracy Stand News, arrested several staffers and shut the site down, the outlet said -- in the latest move to crack down on dissent under China's national ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC completes Bangladesh’s first insurance backed receivables finance transaction
The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC) in Bangladesh has recently completed the country’s first insurance backed receivables finance transaction for MBM Garments Ltd. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police Raid Office of Pro-Democracy News Site, Arrest 7
Those arrested, including current and former senior staff members of Stand News, were accused of conspiring to publish seditious material. The news site announced it would shut down immediately. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-democracy Stand News shuts down after police raid, arrests
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 ...)