"I reached into my briefcase for gum and felt my gun instead. My heart sank," Washington state Sen. Jeff Wilson said in a statement. He called the incident an "honest mistake."
HSBC doubled its profits and is giving shareholders $3 billion in buybacks but the bank’s troubles haven’t ended just yet
London-listed HSBC's profits soared, thanks to elevated interest rates. But high costs and pains in Chinese real estate continue to put pressure on it.
HSBC takes $500 million hit on Chinese real estate and warns of risk of ‘further deterioration’
HSBC warned Monday that China’s property market has “potential for a further deterioration” as it reported profits that fell short of expectations, partly because of a $500 million charge to cover ...
Analyst discusses HSBC’s third-quarter results
Manyi Lu of DBS Bank in Hong Kong discusses HSBC's third-quarter results and the outlook for its share prices. What Your November Horoscope Has In Store For Your Zodiac Sign Can you refreeze thawed ...
Hong Kong to help finance Northern Metropolis project with land exchange scheme, but conservation plans may change
Owners can keep land earmarked for new town and build according to zoning uses, but they will be required to pay premium, development chief Bernadette Linn says Minister also stresses former plan for ...
Retail CBDC Could Add Unique Value, but Further Investigation Is Needed, Hong Kong Central Bank Says
Hong Kong’s Monetary Authority has published a report on phase 1 of its CBDC pilot. The report said an e-HKD could add unique value to the payments ecosystem, but further investigation is needed. A ...
‘I reached for gum and felt my gun’: Hong Kong court acquits US politician over airport firearms charge
A Hong Kong court has dropped charges against an American politician who turned himself in to customs authorities for bringing a gun into the city’s airport in what he called “an honest mistake”.
Hong Kong police seize ketamine worth HK$100 million in mini-storage centre raid, marking largest single haul of drug this year
Officers also arrest 30-year-old man and allegedly find 250 grams of ketamine in his possession Syndicate used plant growth agent to conceal narcotic, which was smuggled into Hong Kong from Southeast Asia,
Hong Kong’s main pro-democracy party shut out of local elections
No candidates from Hong Kong's main pro-democracy party will be allowed to contest upcoming local elections, the party said, after a new, Beijing-backed nomination process closed on Monday.Pro-democracy parties won the last district council elections in 2019 in a landslide,
Hong Kong sentences four to 2 years in prison for praising knife attack on police officer
Four former Hong Kong student leaders were sentenced to two years in prison on Monday for inciting violence after earlier pleading guilty to praising the knife attack on a police officer in 2021 as ...
HKMA says Hong Kong digital currency pilot points to ‘tremendous impact’ on banking, financial services
HKD, Hong Kong’s central bank digital currency, could help to settle payments quicker and be more cost effective for businesses, a pilot trial has shown.
Firearms Charge Against Washington State Sen. Jeff Wilson Dismissed In Hong Kong Court
A Hong Kong court has dismissed a charge against a Washington state senator arrested after he carried a gun into the Chinese territory.
Hong Kong to help finance Northern Metropolis project with pilot land exchange scheme
Owners can keep land earmarked for new town and build according to zoning uses, but they will be required to pay premium, development chief Bernadette Linn says 'If more land owners can participate and act in accordance with the government's plan,
Hong Kong HKU Students Sentencing
The sign for the Wan Chai Distict Court where the sentence for four former University of Hong Kong student leaders were handed down in Hong Kong, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. Four former student leaders from the University of Hong Kong have been sentenced to two ...