A Hong Kong court handed a 40-month prison sentence to the first person convicted under a colonial-era sedition law since the handover to China, a sign authorities intend to dish out stiff punishments ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong opposition activist Tam Tak-chi jailed for 40 months after being found guilty on 11 charges under colonial-era sedition law
The 50-year-old former People Power vice-chairman, popularly known as 'Fast Beat', was the first defendant in more than 24 years to face sedition charges Tam initially faced 14 charges over his role ... ( read original story ...)
Stock Market LIVE Updates: Hong Kong stocks open lower
Hong Kong stocks opened in the red on Wednesday ... The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has tightened norms for non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), barring them from lending to businesses that ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Robotics Invests in Hong Kong Startup Avalon SteriTech
SoftBank Group Corp.’s robotics arm has agreed to buy a minority stake in cleaning technology startup Avalon SteriTech Ltd., marking the company’s first investment in Hong Kong. SoftBank Robotics is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: John Lee recruits 150 political, business heavyweights to steer final campaign push
Hong Kong chief executive candidate John Lee Ka-chiu has recruited about 150 political and business heavyweights to steer his campaign in the final stretch of his run for the city’s top job, putting ... ( read original story ...)
Star Ferry, ‘Emblem of Hong Kong,’ May Sail Into History After 142 Years
Launched in 1880, the ferry has witnessed both Hong Kong’s transformation into a global financial hub and its history of protests. But battered by a pandemic, the service is struggling to survive. ( read original story ...)
Fencer Edgar Cheung becomes Hong Kong’s first athlete to rank No. 1 in the world in men’s foil
Hong Kongese fencer Cheung Ka Long, also known as Edgar, became the country’s first athlete to rank No. 1 in the world in men’s foil. The International Fencing Federation (IFF) released the rankings ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Court Upholds Freezing Order Granted In Support Of Enforcement Of CIETAC Arbitral Award.
Hong Kong Court Upholds Freezing Order Granted In Support Of Enforcement Of CIETAC Arbitral Award. Legal News and Analysis - Hong Kong - Dispute Resolution - ... ( read original story ...)
Texting Carrie Lam: how Marco Fu raised snooker’s multimillion-dollar question with Hong Kong leader
Quarantined cue ace opts for a direct approach to grab the attention of the Hong Kong chief executive, who acknowledges Fu’s message in Facebook post. ( read original story ...)
Rebound Predicted For Hong Kong Stock Market
The Hong Kong stock market on Tuesday wrote a finish to the three-day winning streak in which it had advanced more than 300 points or 1.4 percent. The Hang Seng now rests just above the 21,025-point ... ( read original story ...)
Louisa Lim’s ‘Indelible City’ examines the U.K.’s handover of Hong Kong to China
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former NPR Beijing correspondent Louisa Lim about her new book: Indelible City: Dispossession and Defiance in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index slips more than 2% as China tech stocks drop; dollar-yen goes above 128 level
Asia-Pacific stocks were mixed in Tuesday trade, with shares in Hong Kong leading losses regionally as the Hang Seng index fell nearly 2%. The People's Bank of China announced Monday it will increase ... ( read original story ...)
Surge in US dollar as Fed raises interest rates will further damage Hong Kong’s flagging property market, say analysts
It will mark the end of the era of low interest rates that have propelled the city's house prices to eyewatering levels, says mortgage broker Last month the Fed approved a 0.25 percentage-point rate ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court slaps 2 defendants with suspended jail sentences in first convictions for ban on inciting blank votes
Salesman Chan Kin-man, office assistant Alice Leung convicted for sharing online post calling for voters to cast blank ballots in 2021 Legislative Council poll. ( read original story ...)