Retail investors in Hong Kong may soon be able to buy popular cryptocurrencies like bitcoin at government-licensed exchanges, thanks to new rules meant to bolster the city's standing as a digital asset hub.
Uyghur Scholar Is Missing in Hong Kong, Rights Group Says, Raising Fear of Detention
Abuduwaili Abudureheman was last heard from saying he was being interrogated by police, according to Amnesty International.
AP PHOTOS: Hong Kong’s colorful Bun Festival returns after COVID-19 cancellations
Hong Kong's colorful Bun Festival is back after three years of COVID-19 restrictions. Visitors packed the tiny island of Cheung Chau to watch children parade in costumes and to eat buns stamped with the Chinese characters for “peace” and “safety.
Hong Kong’s bun festival returns after pandemic hiatus
STORY: At the stroke of midnight, the 12 brave participants scrambled up a 60-foot tower made of buns. The person who successfully retrieved the bun at the top of the structure would bring luck to ...
Hong Kong hits back at UK call for security law to be scrapped
Hong Kong authorities on Friday condemned a British government call for the removal of a China-imposed national security law that Britain said had been used to persecute, "silence and discredit" ...
Hong Kong-flagged vessel briefly blocks Egypt’s vital Suez Canal
A Hong Kong-flagged ship briefly blocked Egypt’s vital Suez Canal on Thursday morning, authorities said, the latest such incident in the busy waterway. According to Leth Agencies, a canal services company that oversees the waterway,
Hong Kong man, 21, sentenced for anti-government bomb plot he participated in as a teen
A young Hong Kong man was sentenced to more than five years in prison for participating in a thwarted bomb plot that aimed to build resistance forces, in a closely watched case involving high school ...
21-year-old sentenced to 5 years for thwarted bomb plot that aimed to build Hong Kong resistance
A Hong Kong man was sentenced to more than five years in prison for participating in a thwarted bomb plot that aimed to build resistance forces, in a closely watched case involving high school students accused of serious crimes following the 2019 anti-government protests.
Hong Kong-flagged vessel briefly runs aground in Egypt’s vital Suez Canal, later refloated
A Hong Kong-flagged ship briefly ran aground in Egypt’s vital Suez Canal, though authorities said they were able to refloat it after it momentarily disrupted the waterway
Authorities and tracking data say a Hong Kong-flagged ship has run aground in Egypt’s vital Suez Canal
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Authorities and tracking data say a Hong Kong-flagged ship has run aground in Egypt's vital Suez Canal.
Cathay CEO says Hong Kong’s image damaged by cabin crew discrimination incident
A passenger had recorded flight attendants joking about a Mandarin-speaking customer’s English language ability. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Asia markets set to fall ahead of Bank of Korea decision, Hong Kong stocks at two-month low
Most notably, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index looks set to breach its two month low, with futures standing at 18,878 compared to its last close of 19,115.93. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 is set to fall for a ...
Woman injured, 2 others hurt in fall from escalator in Hong Kong at Wong Tai Sin MTR station
Three women were hurt after one of them lost balance and they fell backwards on an escalator at a Hong Kong railway station on Wednesday afternoon. The MTR Corporation said an escalator connecting the concourse to exit B at Wong Tai Sin MTR station briefly shutdown at about noon, before restarting at 1.50pm.
Marcum Asia To Expand In Hong Kong As U.S.-China Tech War Shifts IPOs
Marcum Asia CPAs LLP, a joint venture between Marcum LLP and Bernstein & Pinchuk, plans to hire up to 25 people before the end of 2023, Co-Chairman Drew Bernstein said in an interview on Tuesday.