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These are external links and will open in a new window An Andy Warhol portrait of Chairman Mao has been sold at a historic auction in Hong Kong - but fell short of its top estimate of $15m (£12m; HK$116m). The iconic silkscreen portrait fetched $11m in ... ( read original story ...)

As Hong Kong’s new leader reflects on a baptism of political fire and ponders the stark reality of making good on a campaign pledge to heal a divided city, advice has arrived from an unlikely quarter. In the week that saw Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has warned banks in the city over the rising risks of property lending, according to the Oriental Daily, just as home prices notch up another record in the world’s most expensive housing market and Citigroup Inc. sees an ... ( read original story ...)

Li Ka-Shing, Hong Kong’s richest man, is adding to his assets in Canada with the purchase of Reliance Home Comfort from Alinda Capital Partners for $2.82 billion. The purchase of the water heater and air conditioner firm will be made through CKP (Canada ... ( read original story ...)

One of Hong Kong's richest families is planning to buy Reliance Home Comfort, an Ontario-based company that services home furnaces and air conditioning systems. Alinda Capital Partners is selling Reliance for $2.82 billion Cdn to a subsidiary of Cheung ... ( read original story ...)

The education chief defended his decision to maintain a controversial competence test for all local primary schools in May, insisting the plan should not be aborted due to “political change”. Eddie Ng Hak-kim spoke up on Thursday after his boss ... ( read original story ...)

Football star and the other half of the iconic Beckham couple David Beckham received immense backlash from Hongkong citizens after he shared a Facebook status as having enjoyed his time in China when he was in Hongkong for two days. According to Indian ... ( read original story ...)

BEIJING — Two Chinese rights activists who were detained after they supported pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong in 2014 were convicted and sentenced Friday on charges of inciting subversion of state power, their lawyer said. The convictions of women's ... ( read original story ...)

The verdict made no mention of Hong Kong. At least four other Chinese activists who have been put behind bars for supporting Hong Kong's large pro-democracy, "umbrella movement" protests in 2014. At least 100 people in China had been detained for voicing ... ( read original story ...)

Reaction was largely muted to news that activity in China's manufacturing sector, as measured by the official purchasing managers' index (PMI), expanded at the fastest pace in nearly five years in March, beating expectations. Linus Yip, a Hong Kong-based ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong: A Hong Kong democracy activist was jailed Thursday over Umbrella Movement mass protests while nine more campaigners face charges, as fears grow that freedoms are under threat in the semi-autonomous city. The cases come days after pro-Beijing ... ( read original story ...)

As Reuters Farah Master reports, Hong Kong may be the biggest obstacle in the crackdown. Press CTRL+C (Windows), CMD+C (Mac), or long-press the URL below on your mobile device to copy the code ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG: Shares were barely moved in early Hong Kong trade Friday as investors brushed off a positive lead from Wall Street and another improvement in Chinese factory activity. The Hang Seng Index dipped 0.05 percent, or 12.57 points, to 24,288.52. ( read original story ...)

The nine activists could face up to seven years in prison for charges of conspiring to cause public nuisance or inciting others to do so [EPA] Nine pro-democracy Hong Kong activists appeared in court on Thursday for their role in the 2014 Umbrella Movement ... ( read original story ...)