File photo of Rurik George Caton Jutting, a British banker charged with two counts of murder after police found the bodies of two women in his apartment, sitting in the back row of a prison bus as he arrives at the Eastern Law Courts in Hong Kong November ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong International Airport to build a mega airport terminal
Located right next to the airport, Skycity aims to capture broad opportunities in tourism and business, while also providing a dynamic lifestyle and family entertainment hub for Hong Kong residents and visitors alike.” The project is forecast to serve ... ( read original story ...)
Securities regulator allows electronic signatures for cross-border account opening
and mutual market access between Hong Kong and the mainland which will help local firms to capture more business, particularly in light of the expected launch of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect. “It is becoming a major trend globally, to go ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong jury to see British banker’s “torture video” in murder trial
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A graphic video of a former British banker killing an Indonesian woman in his apartment will be shown to a jury in Hong Kong on Tuesday, the first in a series of extreme evidence to be shown during the trial which has attracted global ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court sees chilling video describing torture
HONG KONG – A jury in Hong Kong watched chilling video Tuesday of a British banker describing how he tortured and killed an Indonesian woman he met in a bar, saying he repeatedly raped her and "tortured her badly." In the video he shot, Rurik Jutting ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court sees chilling video describing torture banker committed
HONG KONG - A jury in Hong Kong watched chilling video Tuesday of a British banker describing how he tortured and killed an Indonesian woman he met in a bar, saying he repeatedly raped her and "tortured her badly." In the video he shot, Rurik Jutting ... ( read original story ...)
British banker in Hong Kong accused of torturing 1 of 2 women murdered
HONG KONG – A British banker accused of killing two Indonesian women in his Hong Kong apartment had tortured one of the victims for three days while using cocaine, a prosecutor said at the opening of his murder trial Monday. The women's murders and the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong jury to see ‘torture’ video as British banker’s trial begins
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong judge warned jurors that they will have to view video filmed by former British banker Rurik Jutting of the torture and vicious killing of two Indonesian women he is accused of murdering as the trial got under way on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Chinese money flowing to Hong Kong stocks has suddenly dried up
[HONG KONG] Hong Kong's stock market is suffering from a post-holiday hangover. The flood of Chinese money into the city before the mainland's National Day celebrations in early October has slowed to a trickle since traders returned from the week-long break. ( read original story ...)
'Real-life Cinderella' film delves into plight of Hong Kong maids
[JAKARTA] Cyril Goliava cut an elegant figure in her yellow evening gown as she won a beauty pageant in Hong Kong, smiling to cheers from the crowd as she was presented with a tiara and trophy. But the euphoria faded as the Filipina beauty queen removed ... ( read original story ...)
Balancing cultural appropriation with good business
The Hong Kong International Literary Festival kicks off this Friday ... the ubiquitous sombrero. What would be the business impact if these naifs became too culturally sensitive to buy such gear? Then there was the case of actress Vanessa Hudgens being ... ( read original story ...)
U.K. banker pleads not guilty to murder in Hong Kong trial
HONG KONG -- A British banker accused of the grisly 2014 killings of two Indonesian women pleaded not guilty when he went on trial Monday in Hong Kong, in a case expected to highlight the Asian financial hub's inequality and privileged lifestyle of its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court is told banker was using cocaine during murders
HONG KONG -- A British banker was using cocaine when he killed two Indonesian women by slitting their throats and then used his phone to film himself talking about it, a Hong Kong prosecutor said as a trial for the 2014 killings opened Monday. The banker ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong judge warns of 'torture' images as British banker's trial begins
File photo of Rurik George Caton Jutting, a British banker charged with two counts of murder after police found the bodies of two women in his apartment, sitting in the back row of a prison bus as he arrives at the Eastern Law Courts in Hong Kong November ... ( read original story ...)