Hours after Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy newspaper owner in Hong Kong, was found guilty on sedition charges, his daughter told reporters she hopes international pressure can spare her father.
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted in national security trial
Lai, 78, was convicted of conspiring to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiracy to publish seditious articles. He pleaded not guilty.
Hong Kong court convicts pro-democracy activist and mogul Jimmy Lai
The business mogul and activist has been in ailing health and has already spent more than 1,800 days in solitary confinement in Hong Kong before his guilty verdict.
Jimmy Lai remains beacon of Hong Kong press freedom, say ex-colleagues awaiting his sentencing
Several former colleagues of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai at the Apple Daily newspaper reacted with dismay at his national security conviction, fearing Lai and other former staffers may be given a ...
Hong Kong court finds pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai guilty of sedition and collusion with foreign forces
The 78-year-old was charged under Hong Kong's controversial national security law. The law was enacted by Beijing in 2020 after pro-democracy protests swept the region in 2019. The businessman ...
Hong Kong Media Tycoon’s Conviction Was Years in the Making
Jimmy Lai spent decades criticizing China’s rulers. He faces up to life in prison after a court found him guilty of national security crimes.
Arm China, AI start-up RabbitPre among mainland Chinese tech firms expanding in Hong Kong
A growing number of mainland Chinese tech firms are tapping Hong Kong for research talent and overseas expansion, as the Asian financial hub moves to attract Big Tech and start-ups to boost its ...
Crypto exchange Hashkey raises $206 million in Hong Kong IPO, source says
HashKey Holdings, Hong Kong's largest licensed crypto exchange, is set to raise about HK$1.6 billion ($206 million) after pricing its Hong Kong initial public offering at HK$6.68 a share, one source ...
Hong Kong’s Big Year for IPOs to Close With Final Rush of Deals
Hong Kong’s red-hot market for initial public offerings is set to close the year with its busiest month for listings in at least four years as companies rush to list their shares.
Crypto Exchange HashKey Is Said to Price Hong Kong IPO Near High End of Range
HashKey Holdings Ltd., the operator of Hong Kong’s largest licensed cryptocurrency exchange, raised HK$1.6 billion ($206 million) after pricing its initial public offering toward the high end of the ...
Arm China, AI start-up RabbitPre among mainland tech firms expanding in Hong Kong
Arm China is among the fifth batch of companies brought to Hong Kong by OASES, which has so far drawn more than 102 firms.
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty in landmark national security trial, faces possible life sentence
Former Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been found guilty on two national security charges and a lesser sedition charge, in a landmark two-year trial widely viewed as a measure of the city’s shrinking freedoms under Beijing’s rule.
Crypto exchange Hashkey raises $206mln in Hong Kong IPO, source says
HONG KONG - HashKey Holdings, Hong Kong's largest licensed crypto exchange, is set to raise about HK$1.6 billion ($206 million) after pricing its Hong Kong initial public of ...
Crypto exchange HashKey said to price Hong Kong IPO near high end of range — Bloomberg
The company sold 240.6 million shares in its Hong Kong IPO at HK$6.68 each, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing a private matter.