Asian equities were lower on light volumes except for Korea’s small gain following Friday’s index rebalances and options/futures expiration.
Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong media mogul and free speech advocate who challenged China, goes on trial
Former Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai dared for years to demand free speech from China's government. 3 years after his arrest, he's facing a possible life sentence.
Landmark national security trial opens in Hong Kong for prominent activist publisher Jimmy Lai
A landmark national security trial opened Monday in Hong Kong for prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai, who faces a possible life sentence if convicted under a law imposed by Beijing to crush ...
Tycoon Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong trial starts as US, UK urge his release
Pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai went on trial in Hong Kong Monday on national security charges that could see him jailed for life, with the United States and Britain demanding his release."I call on ...
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai goes on trial in Hong Kong on national security charges
Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, 76, arrived at court for the start of what is expected to be a long trial on national security charges.
Landmark national security trial opens in Hong Kong
HONG KONG -- A landmark national security trial opened Monday in Hong Kong for prominent activist publisher Jimmy Lai, who faces a possible life sentence if convicted under a law imposed by Beijing to ...
National security trial begins for Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy media mogul
HONG KONG -- After more than three years in prison, pro-democracy activist and media mogul Jimmy Lai ’s long-awaited and delayed national security trial opened Monday morning under heavy security in ...
Hong Kong comeback story turns into terrible year for investors
officials from China’s Ministry of Finance travelled to the city last week to meet with bankers from firms including HSBC Holdings and Standard Chartered to discuss ways to bolster the city’s hub ...
Hong Kong retail investors could mobilise US$18 billion for climate action by 2030: Standard Chartered
Hong Kong's retail investors could mobilise US$18 billion in capital towards investments in climate change by 2030, according to Standard Chartered's latest sustainable banking report released on ...
A Chinese Battery Maker Kicks Off an Unusually Busy Week for Hong Kong IPOs
Hong Kong’s moribund market for new listings got a jolt from a battery maker on Monday. Shares of Rept Battero, which supplies batteries for electric-vehicles, started trading after the company’s $272 million listing.
Video game publisher Activision Blizzard pays nearly $55 million in sexual harassment settlement
More than two years ago, gigantic video game publisher Activision Blizzard (the company behind Call Of Duty and Diablo, among many other things) was hit with a big lawsuit from California’s Department Of Fair Employment And Housing that accused the company of having a “frat boy culture” that involved regular discrimination and sexual harassment toward ...
Author who wrote bad book reviews for authors of color via fake accounts dropped by publisher
Crown of Starlight” author Cait Corrain claimed she was in the middle of a mental breakdown when she spent months […] The post Author who wrote bad book reviews for authors of color via fake accounts dropped by publisher appeared first on TheGrio.
Chinese enterprise services platform operator Zhubajie attempts third IPO in Hong Kong
Zhubajie, the Chinese e-commerce platform offering enterprise services, has filed an IPO application with the Hong Kong stock exchange in its latest effort to revive the flotation after two failed ...
Hong Kong Tennis Open: Mackenzie McDonald aims to solve puzzle on his return to China – ‘Asian fans love tennis’
The American, whose mother is Chinese, proved a crowd favourite at the Zhuhai Championships and should again be a star attraction at the Hong Kong event this month.