The Hong Kong stock exchange has picked a senior JPMorgan banker as its new chief executive as it seeks to build its fast-growing pipeline of new share offerings and trading link-ups with mainland ... ( read original story ...)
‘Power in Solidarity’: Myanmar Protesters Inspired by Hong Kong and Thailand
Myanmar Protesters Inspired by Hong Kong and Thailand Passers-by and storekeepers returned the salute as Myat and her fellow demonstrators sang protest songs, while police watched on. That was on ... ( read original story ...)
A Hong Kong Court Denies Bail for Opposition Publisher Jimmy Lai
A Hong Kong court on Tuesday denied bail for government critic and newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai who is facing charges under a sweeping new national security law. The ruling by the Court of Final ... ( read original story ...)
AP Photos: Year of Ox puts focus on Hong Kong’s wild bovines
Ho and her team of volunteers dedicate most weekends to checking on the cattle that roam the biggest island within the territory of Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) HONG KONG -- The Chinese Year of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong denies bail for opposition publisher Jimmy Lai
A Hong Kong court on Tuesday denied bail for government critic and newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai who is facing charges under a sweeping new national security law. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai to remain in jail as landmark security law case continues
Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai will remain in jail after the city’s highest court sided with authorities to keep him in jail pending further legal arguments, in the first ... ( read original story ...)
UK says Hong Kong authorities no longer recognise dual nationality
The UK has warned Britons in Hong Kong that the territory has stopped recognising dual nationality and it might no longer be able to help citizens who also hold a local passport. “If you have both ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail in national security case
Hong Kong's top court denied bail on Tuesday to media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai, the most high-profile person to be charged under the city's national security law. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong biotech sector booms on buoyant markets and pandemic
Biotechnology groups listed in Hong Kong have tapped funds at a record pace in 2021 as buoyant markets and rising interest from global investors bolster the Asian bourse’s challenge to Wall Street’s ... ( read original story ...)
Historic Hong Kong landmark Central Market to be reimagined as ‘playground for all’
Hong Kong's historic Central Market will be turned into a retail space for local brands by a property developer, which has won the rights to revitalise the 81-year-old landmark. The Urban Renewal ... ( read original story ...)
A New Zine Explores Hong Kong Comfort Food
The first issue of IYKYK & If Not, Now You Do, from the Infatuation, explores cha chaan teng from Hong Kong. The Infatuation — the online platform for restaurant reviews and more, which owns Zagat — ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s political crackdown is forcing democracy activists to make a difficult choice
As Beijing exerts an iron grip on the once liberal outpost of Hong Kong, snuffing out the last breaths of democracy, Max is weighing a life-altering decision. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong authorities no longer recognise dual nationality, UK warns
The UK has warned Britons in Hong Kong that the territory has stopped recognising dual nationality and it might no longer be able to help citizens who also hold a local passport. “If you have both ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC urged to unfreeze accounts of Hong Kong activist
International politicians say the bank, already under fire for backing China’s security law, could ‘gravely tarnish’ its reputation ... ( read original story ...)