Hong Kong has been drawn into a messy situation worthy of a K-drama involving a mysterious Dubai Prince, Sheikh Ali Rashed Ali Saeed Al Maktoum, his USD 500 million investment in the city, and officials’ failure to do due diligence in ascertaining who ...
Hong Kong digital assets exchange warns over viability of city’s new crypto rules
Digital coins remain highly popular in Hong Kong despite links to a series of freewheeling practices in the past. Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX was founded in the city, and Hong Kong was also the location of cryptocurrency group JPEX, which has been accused of committing a HK$1.4bn (US$180mn) fraud.
Will Bitcoin Hit $100K Sooner Than Expected, Thanks To Chinese Asset Managers And Hong Kong’s Major ETF Push?
Despite China’s firm ban on cryptocurrency trading, Hong Kong, closely tied to the mainland, could inadvertently play a pivotal role in Bitcoin‘s (CRYPTO: BTC) ascent to a ...
Hong Kong catches tantalising glimpse of future
Hong Kong International Airport marked its busiest seven days since January 2020, before Covid-19 struck. Hot on the heels of UBS-backed Art Basel, a sellout HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series was ...
‘The old days are no more’: Hong Kong goes quiet as security laws tighten their grip
NGOs and bookshops are closing, media organisations are leaving and democracy activists are on trial ...
Hong Kong detains then deports press freedom group representative
A representative for Reporters Without Borders has been denied entry to Hong Kong, according to the international freedom of information advocacy nonprofit.
Hong Kong detains and deports press freedom group staffer from city
A representative for Reporters Without Borders (RSF) was detained and deported from Hong Kong, the press freedom advocacy group said on Wednesday, describing it as a "new decline" in press freedoms in ...
Hong Kong denies entry to Reporters Without Borders’ representative in latest blow to press freedoms
Reporters Without Borders says its representatives was denied entry into Hong Kong, calling it a “new decline” in the city’s press freedoms.
Hong Kong Detains and Expels Journalism Advocate, Group Says
A representative of Reporters Without Borders was attempting to monitor the national security trial of a media tycoon, Jimmy Lai.
A fire in a 16-story Hong Kong residential building kills at least 5 people and injures dozens
A fire in a large, mostly residential building in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning killed at least five people and left another 27 injured. The blaze in the New Lucky House in Hong Kong’s Jordan ...
Hong Kong Gov’t Intervenes to Buy Olympic Games TV Rights – Global Bulletin
The Hong Kong government has licensed the broadcast rights to the Summer Olympic Games in Paris. It intends to relicense the rights to four TV broadcasters in the city – TVB, ViuTV, HOY TV and ...
Fire in packed Hong Kong building kills five，dozens in hospital
A fire broke out in a densely populated residential building in Hong Kong's bustling Kowloon district on Wednesday, killing five people and injuring 35 others, the city's hospital authority and fire ...
Fire in large Hong Kong residential building kills at least 5 people and injures 34
A fire in a large, mostly residential building in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning killed at least five people and left another 27 injured. The blaze in the New Lucky House in Hong Kong’s Jordan ...
Hong Kong firefighters evacuate residents from high-rise block swept by deadly blaze
A fire in a large, mostly residential building in Hong Kong on Wednesday morning killed at least five people and left another 27 injured.