The decline of free speech in Hong Kong is once again under scrutiny ahead of the sentencing of former editors of local media outlet Stand News, which was often critical of the government. Human Rights Watch has also been reporting on dwindling academic freedoms at Hong Kong's universities.
Hong Kong stocks up 7.3% in 3 days as stimulus rally carries on
Limiting gains, local developers retreated after New World Development’s shares were suspended amid CEO report, imminent results.
Hong Kong police launch lucky draws with HK$3 million in prizes to boost Scameter app downloads
Electric vehicle among prizes up for grabs, as force looks to encourage anti-scam app downloads to combat surge in fraud cases Hong Kong police will launch lucky draws with HK$3 million (US$385,311) ...
Hong Kong court sentences former news editor in landmark sedition case
A Hong Kong court sentences a former editor to jail for 21 months and immediately released another after they had earlier been found guilty of conspiring to publish seditious articles in a ruling that has prompted an international outcry.
Black Spade Acquisition II Co Announces Closing of Partial Exercise of IPO Over-Allotment Option
Black Spade Acquisition II Co (the "Company") (NASDAQ: BSIIU), a special purpose acquisition company ("SPAC"), today announced that the underwriters of its previously announced initial public offering ...
Hong Kong’s New World Development CEO resigns, shares to resume Friday
The chief executive of Hong Kong's New World Development , Adrian Cheng, the third-generation scion of the firm's founding family, has resigned and will be replaced by its chief operating officer, the ...
Hong Kong stocks soar to 14-month high in stimulus rally as Xi Jinping vows more support
The Hang Seng Index jumped 4.2 per cent to 19,924.58 on Thursday, the highest level since August last year. The Tech Index surged 7.3 per cent, while the Shanghai Composite Index added 3.1 per cent to ...
Hong Kong emerges stronger as leading global financial center
Hong Kong has regained its position as one of the world's top three financial centers, defying naysayers claiming "Hong Kong is over" and underscoring its great resilience and potential backed by the ...
Hong Kong jails two journalists for sedition
A Hong Kong Court has jailed two journalists who led a pro-democracy newspaper after they were found guilty in a landmark sedition case last month. Chung Pui-kuen and Patrick Lam, editors at the now-defunct Stand News media outlet,
A new airline is coming to DFW Airport — with nonstop service to Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific will operate four flights per week on an Airbus A350-1000 aircraft. Flights depart on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, the release said.
For the first time, Hong Kong imprisons a journalist for ‘sedition’
The Stand News editors are the first journalists to be convicted of sedition in Hong Kong as China seeks to crush dissent and remake the city in its image.
China’s August net gold imports via HK lowest in over 2 years
China's monthly net gold imports via Hong Kong dropped 76% to their lowest level in more than two years in August, data showed on Thursday, as a record price rally curbed appetite in the world's top ...
Fitch: Pressures on HK Bank, Property Sector Linger as Monetary Easing Begins
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA)'s recent 50 bps cut in the base rate to 5.25%, and expected further cuts reflecting projected monetary easing in the US, will help borrowers, property ...
Hong Kong Stock Rally Likely Driven by Short Covering, JPM Says
Short covering may have driven outsized gains in Hong Kong stocks on Tuesday after China’s central bank unveiled a broad package of monetary stimulus measures, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.