A Hong Kong university student who was among eight people charged over conspiring to place explosives near two Hong Kong border crossings and a hospital in 2020 has been denied bail. Ho Pui-yan, a student at Hong Kong Baptist University,
Tech rally helps Hong Kong lead most Asia markets higher
Hong Kong led gains in most Asian markets Monday on hopes China has ended its long-running crackdown on the tech sector after imposing huge fines on the fintech affiliates of Alibaba and Tencent.That ...
China property developer Kaisa faces Hong Kong lawsuit seeking to wind it up
Chinese property developer Kaisa Group said on Monday a winding-up petition has been filed against it in a Hong Kong court in relation to 170 million yuan ($23.50 million) non-payments on onshore ...
Hong Kong Hostel Program Aimed at Tackling Housing Shortage and Political Dissent
The hostel programme, ramped up last year under pressure from Chinese President Xi Jinping, aims to tackling youth frustration with housing.
Hong Kong customs arrests man for allegedly arriving in city with cocaine worth HK$6.9 million hidden in biscuit tins
Hong Kong customs has arrested a 26-year-old man arriving from Macau and seized from his luggage about 6.3kg (14lbs) of suspected cocaine worth about HK$6.9 million (US$868,720) hidden inside four ...
Hong Kong Defends Its Hunt for Dissidents Overseas
The regime’s secretary for security responds to the Journal’s editorial.
Top judge Robert French defends judges sitting on Hong Kong courts despite Beijing crackdown
Former High Court chief justice Robert French has defended Australian judges on Hong Kong’s highest court who are facing pressure to reconsider their position because of China’s erosion of the rule of ...
For Hong Kong’s Youth, Government-Backed Hostels Offer a Smidgen of Housing Hope
Two months ago, he landed a spot at a new so-called "youth hostel", which offers rooms for young adults that are subsidised by the Hong Kong government and can be rented for up to five years. His 22 ...
The Gloves Are Off: Hong Kong Vs. Singapore And The Fight To Lure Family Offices
Things are heating up between Hong Kong and Singapore and their efforts to attract family offices into their respective jurisdiction.
Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including prelates based in Hong Kong and Jerusalem.
Pope Francis has announced he has chosen 21 new cardinals, including prelates from Jerusalem and Hong Kong, places where Catholics are a small minority.
Hong Kong judges try out AI tool to speed up transcribing notes, but courts still wary about bringing in ChatGPT
Taking into account the fact that Hong Kong has yet been given the authority to use ChatGPT and its potential data security risk, the judiciary has no plan to allow judges and ...
Hong Kong, mainland to create plan ‘within months’ for bay area data transfer deal
Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong says residents should not worry about data privacy, as it is protected under strict laws.
We’re a Tory MP and a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist, and China is trying to silence us both
Beijing will go to any lengths to harass the Hong Kong diaspora and its allies. But we will keep speaking out, say activist Finn Lau and Conservative MP Tim Loughton ...
CoCo Lee, iconic Hong Kong singer and ‘Mulan’ voice actress, dies at 48
Hong Kong-born singer and actress CoCo Lee, whose decades-long career included dozens of successful albums, movies and television shows, died Wednesday, her sisters announced on social media.