Hong Kong's top court denied bail on Tuesday to media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai, the most high-profile person to be charged under the city's national security law. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bourse Has A Green Light For Tuesday’s Trade
The Hong Kong stock market has moved higher in two straight sessions, collecting more than 200 points or 0.7 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now rests just beneath the 29,320-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong biotech sector booms on buoyant markets and pandemic
Biotechnology groups listed in Hong Kong have tapped funds at a record pace in 2021 as buoyant markets and rising interest from global investors bolster the Asian bourse’s challenge to Wall Street’s ... ( read original story ...)
Historic Hong Kong landmark Central Market to be reimagined as ‘playground for all’
Hong Kong's historic Central Market will be turned into a retail space for local brands by a property developer, which has won the rights to revitalise the 81-year-old landmark. The Urban Renewal ... ( read original story ...)
A New Zine Explores Hong Kong Comfort Food
The first issue of IYKYK & If Not, Now You Do, from the Infatuation, explores cha chaan teng from Hong Kong. The Infatuation — the online platform for restaurant reviews and more, which owns Zagat — ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Proposes Tightening Rules on Stock, Bond Sales
Hong Kong’s market regulator proposed to tighten rules for brokerages handling stock and bond sales to clamp down on inflated orders and the chase after higher fees in the Asian financial hub. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s political crackdown is forcing democracy activists to make a difficult choice
As Beijing exerts an iron grip on the once liberal outpost of Hong Kong, snuffing out the last breaths of democracy, Max is weighing a life-altering decision. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong authorities no longer recognise dual nationality, UK warns
The UK has warned Britons in Hong Kong that the territory has stopped recognising dual nationality and it might no longer be able to help citizens who also hold a local passport. “If you have both ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC urged to unfreeze accounts of Hong Kong activist
International politicians say the bank, already under fire for backing China’s security law, could ‘gravely tarnish’ its reputation ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese submarine crashes into commercial ship from Hong Kong
A submarine of Japan's maritime self-defense force collided with a Hong Kong-registered ship, resulting in three people injured on the sub, according to Tokyo. ( read original story ...)
Japan navy submarine, Hong Kong ship collide off Japan coast
A Japanese navy submarine and a commercial ship have collided off Japan’s southern coast, causing minor injuries to three crewmembers of the submarine and damage to its mast ... ( read original story ...)
Lawmakers challenge HSBC on Hong Kong activist’s accounts
An international coalition of lawmakers has written to HSBC Holdings Chairman Mark Tucker, calling on the bank to unfreeze Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Ted Hui's accounts. In a letter, the Inter ... ( read original story ...)
No Jury For Hong Kong’s First National Security Trial: Source
Hong Kong has decided against using a jury for the first trial under a sweeping national security law imposed by Beijing, a legal source with direct knowledge of the case told AFP on Monday. Secretary ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Regulator Proposes Tighter Rules on Stock, Bond Sales
Hong Kong’s market regulator proposed to tighten rules for brokerages handling stock and bond sales to clamp down on inflated orders and the chase after higher fees in the Asian financial hub. ( read original story ...)