The US has criticized Hong Kong over the arrest of a journalist on sedition charges, ramping up tensions over a Beijing-led crackdown on dissent in the former British colony. ( read original story ...)
Chinese Q&A platform Zhihu prepares for $172 million Hong Kong dual listing
Chinese Q&A platform Zhihu filed a draft prospectus for a Hong Kong listing on Monday, 13 months after it raised $523 million in an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. The company plans to raise HK$ 1 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong SMEs upbeat about outlook after weathering fifth wave of coronavirus outbreak, survey shows
Easing of restrictive social distancing rules can help immensely, according to an SME survey conducted by CPA Australia Some 60 per cent of SMEs in survey said they could cope with the fifth wave of ... ( read original story ...)
Reforming Hong Kong for the better: Economics and finance
The past few years have been extraordinarily treacherous for Hong Kong. The 2019 anti-extradition bill protests exacerbated long-standing grievances and divergences between the mainland and Hong Kong, ... ( read original story ...)
In Wood and Water, 2019 Hong Kong protests are the backdrop for art-house German film directed by Jonas Bak
A slower, more spiritual Hong Kong is depicted in German director Jonas Bak's Wood and Water - a story about a woman's search for her missing son; Although filmed amid the 2019 an ... ( read original story ...)
Carrie Lam’s Departure Signals a Further Crackdown in Hong Kong
Lam’s replacement was a key demand of the 2019 protests, but no one should be celebrating her announced retirement now. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Police arrest veteran journalist on sedition charges
Hong Kong authorities arrested journalist Allan Au on sedition charges Monday, local media reported, continuing the use of an archaic colonial-era law in a crackdown on freedom of expression in the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest veteran journalist for alleged sedition
Hong Kong's national security police arrested a veteran journalist and former contributing writer with the now-shuttered liberal media outlet Stand News, on Monday for alleged sedition, police and ... ( read original story ...)
Media mogul Jimmy Lai appeals to UN over Hong Kong cases
Lawyers for Hong Kong media mogul and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai are asking the United Nations to investigate his imprisonment and multiple criminal charges as “legal harassment” that punish him ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s OneDegree Inks Deal with Reinsurer Munich Re to Launch Digital Asset Insurance
As crypto’s market cap pushes past $2 trillion and makes its way onto the balance sheet of many institutional investors and corporations, Hong Kong insurer OneDegree has announced a deal with Munich ... ( read original story ...)
Prominent Hong Kong journalist Allan Au reportedly held on sedition charge
Reporter and lecturer’s arrest in dawn raid another blow to city’s press amid Beijing crackdown ... ( read original story ...)
Tesla Rivals Nio, Xpeng Down Over 8% In Hong Kong Today: What’s Behind The EV Slide?
Xpeng Inc. (NYSE: XPEV), and Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ: LI) were struggling in Hong Kong on Monday. Chinese EV stocks down in Hong Kong today Stocks Movement (+/-) Nio -8.81% XPeng -8.81% Li Auto -6.69% ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: students, teachers will have to do daily rapid Covid tests when schools reopen
She also said that unvaccinated students would be barred from so-called non-academic subjects when face-to-face classes resume. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong journalist arrested for alleged sedition: reports
Hong Kong police arrested veteran journalist Allan Au early Monday morning on charges of sedition, according to local media, making him the latest government critic to face possible jail time. Cable ... ( read original story ...)