The much-anticipated trial of 16 Hong Kong democracy activists charged under a national security law imposed by Beijing began on Monday with security tight for a case that some observers say will be a ...
Hong Kong stocks close at 1-mth low as Sino-U.S. tensions rise
Hong Kong stocks closed at a one-month low and China shares fell on Monday, as elevated Sino-U.S. geopolitical tensions over a suspected spy balloon dented investor sentiment. The market also tracked ...
Hong Kong securities regulator to add virtual asset personnel to boost crypto supervision
The Securities and Futures Commission said at Legco that it is adding four new people to 'better supervise' virtual asset service providers The agency has slowed hiring from last year, but the ...
Disney+ Pulls ‘Simpsons’ Episode in Hong Kong, FT Reports
Walt Disney Co. recently removed an episode of “The Simpsons” that refers to forced labor camps in China from its streaming platform in Hong Kong, the Financial Times reported.
Carry trade returns as interest rate gap drives Hong Kong’s dollar to the weak end of its peg
The currency weakness is being fuelled by a plunge in the local cost of borrowing, which decreases the appeal of owning the Hong Kong dollar versus its US peer ...
Hong Kong Opposition in Court as Landmark National-Security Trial Opens
Politicians and activists face up to life in prison, as Hong Kong’s government launches a marketing blitz aimed at restoring the city’s reputation as a business hub.
Disney’s Hong Kong service drops ‘Simpsons’ episode with ‘forced labor’ reference
Walt Disney Co has cut an episode from the hit cartoon series "The Simpsons" that contains a reference to "forced labour camps" in China from its streaming service in Hong Kong, according to a check ...
HKTDC: Hong Kong ready for business; Delegation arrives in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia - HK's strengths in finance, technology, sustainability to facilitate Kingdom's strategic development Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - ACN Newswire - - A delegation of business leaders from the ...
Subversion trial for Hong Kong political activists opens
Some of Hong Kong’s best-known pro-democracy activists have gone on trial in the biggest prosecution yet under a law imposed by China’s ruling Communist Party to crush dissent ...
Hong Kong sees influx of Chinese visitors as borders reopen fully
Tens of thousands of travellers commuted between mainland China and its special administrative region of Hong Kong on Monday, authorities said, the first time in three years that all border checkpoints were reopened fully without COVID-19 restrictions.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activists go on trial in landmark national security case
Hong Kong’s largest national security law trial opened on Monday with 47 of the city’s most prominent pro-democracy activists facing up to life imprisonment in a landmark case that could spell the end ...
Hong Kong: landmark national security trial of 47 democracy advocates begins
Protests as group of former politicians, activists, campaigners, and community workers appear in court accused of ‘conspiracy to commit subversion’ ...
Landmark Hong Kong national security trial starts two years after arrests
Sixteen Hong Kong pro-democracy figures face trial on Monday, more than two years after their arrest, in what some observers say is a landmark case for the city's judicial independence under a national security law imposed by Beijing.
Hong Kong-China Border Reopens as City Looks to Rebuild Economy
The border between Hong Kong and China fully reopened Monday, part of the city’s campaign to rebuild its battered economy and tourism industry after years of Covid-induced isolation.