Hong Kong police notified Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai that his shares in Apple’s parent company, Next Digital, and other assets had been frozen under the national security law Beijing imposed in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s jobless rate drops further in February-April period
Hong Kong jobless rate continued to fall over the past three months as business activities were gradually recovering thanks to the ... ( read original story ...)
AP PHOTOS: Art Basel Hong Kong returns after pandemic hiatus
Art Basel Hong Kong, one of Asia's premier art fairs, is back in slimmer form after a hiatus prompted by COVID-19. About 100 galleries from 23 countries are participating, half the pre-pandemic level, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court backs no-jury security law trials
The first Hong Konger to be charged under Beijing's national security law can be tried without a jury, a senior judge said Thursday in a ruling that cements the financial hub's fast-changing legal ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: 4-year-old’s case ‘very likely’ a false positive, experts say, as Hong Kong expects another day without an untraceable infection
The final testing of a four-year-old Hong Kong boy previously diagnosed with Covid-19 has confirmed no traces of the virus in his nasal or blood systems, according to a source, a finding local health ... ( read original story ...)
ByteDance Founder Steps Down as CEO Ahead of Mega IPO
ByteDance Ltd. founder Zhang Yiming will cede the reins of TikTok’s owner to an old college roommate and lieutenant, stepping back from running the world’s most valuable startup ahead of its highly ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bank deal offers helpful exit ramp
Chong Hing’s majority owner is offering to buy the rest at a $2.6 bln valuation, or 0.9 times book. That’s less than half the multiple the Guangzhou-backed fund paid in 2013. Greater Bay Area ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court denies jury trial to first person charged under national security law
The first person charged under the national security law in Hong Kong will face a trial without jury, the city's High Court ruled on Thursday, in a landmark decision which marks a departure from the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fintech can be the world’s gateway into the Asian Century
In a shifting investment landscape with few certainties, there is one thing international investors can agree on. The direction of the next 10 years, and perhaps this century, will be driven by ... ( read original story ...)
Senators Question Treasury on Hong Kong Bank Sanctions Inaction
Republican Senator Pat Toomey and Democrat Chris Van Hollen say they are following with up the Treasury Department as to why no banks were named in a report it issued Tuesday on interactions with ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stock Market Due For Consolidation
Ahead of Wednesday's National Day holiday, the Hong Kong stock market has climbed higher in three straight sessions, advancing almost 880 points or 3.1 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now ... ( read original story ...)
With Netflix, gym sessions and red wine, a Hong Kong activist prepares for prison
Beijing’s crackdown has ensnared the democratic opposition and hundreds of its supporters, who are making their way through a backlogged court system. ( read original story ...)
Beijing has done irreparable damage to Hong Kong after freezing top media mogul’s assets
On Friday, the owner of Hong Kong’s biggest pro-democracy newspaper had his assets, amounting to HKD$500 million, frozen. Mr Lai The post Beijing has done irreparable damage to Hong Kong after ... ( read original story ...)
Fitch Affirms CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping at ‘A’; Outlook Stable
Fitch Ratings has affirmed CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Company Limited's (CSSC HK Shipping) Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) and the rating on the senior unsecured note issued by CSSC Capital 2015 ... ( read original story ...)