The trial of a Hong Kong newspaper publisher who was arrested in a crackdown on a pro-democracy movement was postponed Thursday after the territory's leader asked China to effectively block him from ...
Chinese students and young workers look to Hong Kong for a better future
Kivi is part of what university officials and immigration specialists say is a growing trend of mainland Chinese students and young workers moving to the former British colony. Academics and students ...
Hong Kong court adjourns trial of tycoon and China critic Jimmy Lai
A Hong Kong court on Thursday adjourned to Dec. 13 the high-profile trial of tycoon and China critic Jimmy Lai, who is charged with two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign countries or ...
Tech start-ups shun Singapore and Hong Kong for US Spacs
Singapore and Hong Kong start-ups are sidestepping their home stock exchanges to merge with s (Spacs) in the US, as fundraising vehicles in the Asian financial hubs have yielded little on their exit ...
Hong Kong stocks surge more than 3% at open
Hong Kong stocks rallied more than three percent at the open on Thursday, extending the previous two days' big gains, after Federal Reserve chief ...
Man, 25, arrested for allegedly killing mother in Hong Kong public housing flat
Nurse attending to 25-year-old man called authorities after no one answered door when she visited flat Hong Kong police have arrested a 25-year-old man after he allegedly killed his mother at a public ...
Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher faces possible life in prison in Security Law trial
Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai broke into the media industry with the belief that delivering information equates with delivering freedom.
HSBC to shut down 114 branches in UK from April as people shift to online banking since pandemic
With people changing their preferences for using a bank, several bank branches have few customers using them. The drastic fall in the number of customers for physical banking has forced Hongkong and ...
Hong Kong scientists develop faster way to screen for Alzheimer’s disease using AI model that reads retina scans
New method could enable patients, who will receive their results immediately, to benefit from early intervention.
HK business community eyes opportunities in overseas economic, trade cooperation zones
Those were among the questions raised by representatives from the Hong Kong business community during a meeting here Wednesday themed on opportunities in the overseas economic and trade cooperation ...
Hong Kong draws lessons from FTX collapse, says regulations needed to develop virtual asset market
The head of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority says planned virtual asset regulations will address money laundering and protect investors The government has introduced a new regulatory regime for ...
HSBC to close a quarter of British branches as fewer customers use physical locations and go digital
London-based lender to close 114 branches in its second-biggest market Footfall has fallen by half in 74 per cent of the branches set to close, HSBC says HSBC plans to close about a quarter of its ...
Young protester shot by Hong Kong police jailed for six years
Chow Pak-kwan lost his right kidney and was injured in his liver and spine after a traffic cop shot him during protests in 2019. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Chinese communist regime raises baton of action against protestors while indicating to relax restrictions – Hongkong population backs protests
The Chinese Communist regime has started taking swift steps to control the protests against the 'Zero Covid Policy'. China has ramped up ...