WeLab acquired $156 million through a Series C round in December 2019. The funds have reportedly been used to develop its digital banking platform, which leverages the latest emerging technologies ... ( read original story ...)
UK halts military training for Hong Kong police as relations with China decline
End of cooperation ‘because of pandemic’ comes as extent of similar British contracts with foreign forces emerges ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong journalists harassed, arrested and losing press freedoms under new China law
Since the arrest this week of media tycoon Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, reporters and editors have been hiding their notes, protecting contacts on encrypted messaging apps, and contemplating how ... ( read original story ...)
Each week Bejing’s message to Hong Kong gets clearer: we can do what we like
Since the anti-sedition law the territory has entered uncharted waters, says writer Ilaria Maria Sala ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. imposes sanctions on Hong Kong officials
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam along with the current and former police chiefs and eight other officials for their role in restricting political ... ( read original story ...)
Video: Hong Kong democrat Ted Hui tackled by police after confronting vehicle he said was following him
Democrat Ted Hui has said he was struck by a car in Kennedy Town on Friday night, suffering minor injuries before police escorted the vehicle from the scene. The Democratic Party lawmaker said that ... ( read original story ...)
‘The press has to go on’: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai defies Beijing
Apple Daily founder and pro democracy activist says his case will likely be a ‘litmus test’ of Hong Kong’s legal system ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong minister appeals to opposition lawmakers to serve during extended Legislative Council term
Beijing heavyweight, have called on all lawmakers to serve during the Legislative Council's extended term to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs ... ( read original story ...)
China Plans to Expand Digital Yuan Tests to Beijing, Hong Kong
China has outlined plans for further tests of its digital currency initiative, now aiming for trials in areas including Beijing and Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
‘I do not trust the police’: Hong Kong minorities battle for equal treatment following suspect’s death in police custody
At around 5pm on May 7, Yau Tsim Mong district police officers subdued a man on Hong Kong’s Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui for “five to seven minutes, a ... ( read original story ...)
‘Time is our weapon’: Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai speaks after arrest – video report
The media tycoon and prominent pro-democracy figure spoke to the Guardian's Helen Davidson after being arrested on suspicion of being in breach of Beijing’s national security law. ( read original story ...)
YouGov won’t do polling on Hong Kong security law
The British polling company YouGov has requested that several questions be dropped from a survey it was asked to conduct in Hong Kong, fearing it could fall foul of the new security law China has ... ( read original story ...)
Google slows handling of Hong Kong police requests as Beijing tightens control
Hong Kong authorities will have to use a new system to obtain information from Google through the U.S. Justice Department's Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, according to the Post. ( read original story ...)
Google To Stop Accepting Data Requests From Hong Kong Authorities After New Law Passed
Following the passage of the controversial national security law by the mainland government in Beijing, Google has stopped accepting direct user data from authorities in Hong Kong, the Washington Post ... ( read original story ...)