Chinese artificial intelligence giant SenseTime Group Inc. jumped on its first day of trading in Hong Kong after a rocky initial public offering that was delayed by concerns over fresh U.S. sanctions. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Arrests 2 Suspected of Laundering $384M Through Banks and a Crypto Exchange
Customs agents on Dec. 28 raided a home in Yau Tong district and arrested a 28-year-old woman and her 21-year-old brother. ( read original story ...)
Blinken demands Hong Kong authorities free detained Stand News staff: “Journalism is not sedition”
Hong Kong police announced Thursday they've formally charged two people with "conspiracy to publish seditious publications," a day after a raid on Stand News' office that's been denounced by Secretary ... ( read original story ...)
Shuttered Hong Kong news outlet’s editors charged with sedition
Two senior editors of Hong Kong media outlet Stand News were charged with "conspiracy to publish seditious" material on Thursday, police said, following a raid that drew international condemnation. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police charge 2 from pro-democracy news site with sedition
Hong Kong police have formally charged two people from an online pro-democracy news outlet with sedition, a day after the outlet said it would cease operations following a police raid on its office ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police charge 2 from news outlet with sedition
Hong Kong police on Thursday formally charged two people from an online pro-democracy news outlet with sedition, a day after the outlet said it would cease operations following a police raid on its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police charges two former Stand News editors with sedition
Two former senior editors arrested in a Hong Kong police crackdown on a pro-democracy media organisation were charged on Thursday with sedition-related offences, national security authorities said. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares close down as tech giants weigh
SHANGHAI: Hong Kong shares snapped a five-session rising streak and finished lower on Wednesday dragged by tech giants, as sentiment remained weak on the battered sector. The Hang Seng index fell 0.8% ... ( read original story ...)
Sustainable finance: deals in Asia, Hong Kong to continue growing in 2022 as regulators and investors double down on ESG, financiers say
The rapid growth in sustainable finance deals will continue in 2022, supported by the growing practice of taking ESG issues into consideration while making asset allocation decisions, bankers and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says Stand News arrests not aimed at media industry
A Hong Kong police raid on a pro-democracy media organisation and the arrest of seven people connected with it was aimed at seditious activity not the suppression of the media, the city government's ... ( read original story ...)
‘Journalism is not sedition’: Blinken urges release of seven arrested in Hong Kong media raids
US secretary of state says Stand News journalists and and media executives have been ‘unjustly detained’, undermining Hong Kong’s credibility ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader says Stand News arrests not aimed at media industry
The police raid and arrests at the now-closed pro-democracy Stand News outlet were law enforcement actions and were not aimed at the media industry, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
SenseTime Shares Jump in Hong Kong Market Debut
Company overcame a hump on its journey to listing after the U.S. government added it to an investment blacklist that barred Americans from buying shares in the firm. ( read original story ...)
SenseTime rallies in Hong Kong trading debut after delay forced by US sanctions
Thursday's trading debut comes about two weeks later than initially expected. The company postponed its launch on Hong Kong's stock market earlier this month after the US Treasury ... ( read original story ...)