The Cannes Film Festival always delivers a few cinematic discoveries, but the big surprise at this year’s edition was much more overt than usual. On July 16, just a day before the Palm ... ( read original story ...)
Coca-Cola Capitalism Meets Asia’s Plastic Disaster in Hong Kong
In 1978, when Coca-Cola became the first foreign firm allowed back into the People’s Republic of China after the Communist revolution, the company stuck with glass bottles at its new plant, rather ... ( read original story ...)
Airport echoes with sobs and farewells in Hong Kong exodus
Hong Kong's virtually deserted airport fills with the sound of tearful goodbyes as residents fearful for their future under China's increasingly authoritarian rule start a new life overseas, mostly in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bourse May Challenge Resistance At 28,000 Points
The Hong Kong stock market on Thursday ended the three-day losing streak in which it had plummeted almost 800 points or 3 percent. ( read original story ...)
Ousted Hong Kong legislator Dennis Kwok warns of ‘risks’ to int’l business from security law
International businesses in Hong Kong face risks similar to those on mainland China under the Beijing-imposed security law, a paper co-authored by former lawmaker Dennis Kwok has warned. The paper, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest speech therapists over children’s books with China depicted as a wolf
Five speech therapists in hoods and handcuffs were led away by security police in Hong Kong yesterday for distributing “seditious” children’s books that depict China as a malevolent wolf.The arrests ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong privacy law change will let government block social media
The Hong Kong government will gain powers to restrict local access to the world’s biggest technology platforms under legislation to punish “doxing” offences expected to be passed this year. The ... ( read original story ...)
London mayor issues message of support to Hong Kong migrants
London’s mayor has sent a message of support to Hong Kong people fleeing China’s crackdown on democracy to seek a new life in the United Kingdom ... ( read original story ...)
China Weighs Unprecedented Penalty for Didi After U.S. IPO
Chinese regulators are considering serious, perhaps unprecedented, penalties for Didi Global Inc. after its controversial initial public offering last month, according to people familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC, StanChart halt new mortgages to two Hong Kong projects by Evergrande, brokers say
HSBC and Standard Chartered are declining to extend new loans to buyers of property in two uncompleted Hong Kong residential projects developed by ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong jails seven over notorious mob attack during 2019 protests
The incident became a turning point in Hong Kong’s months-long uprising and fueled public distrust in the police force. ( read original story ...)
HSBC, Standard Chartered halt new loans to Evergrande’s two Hong Kong projects
The move by the banks emerged after a Chinese court froze a $20 million bank deposit held by Evergrande this week and a Chinese city regulator briefly.. ( read original story ...)
Five arrested in Hong Kong over children’s books deemed seditious
Hong Kong police arrested five trade union members on Thursday over children's books that they say are seditious, The Associated Press reported.The members were arrested on suspicion of publishing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest union members for ‘seditious’ children’s books
"They are using children's cartoons to simplify and beautify illegal behavior on political issues," said Senior Superintendent Steve Li. ( read original story ...)