Tag: Hong Kong
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Son of Jimmy Lai says 77-year-old could die in jail and calls for his release
The son of prominent Hong Kong former publisher Jimmy Lai, who is facing possible life imprisonment in the Chinese city, called yesterday [Macau time] for his ... -
A social worker who tried to mediate during the 2019 protests convicted of rioting
A social worker who tried to mediate during the height of the 2019 anti-government protests in Hong Kong was convicted of rioting yesterday in the latest ... -
Top court overturns convictions of three former organizers of Tiananmen vigils
Hong Kong’s top court yesterday overturned the convictions of three former organizers of an annual vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown over their ... -
BlackRock strikes deal to bring ports on both sides of Panama Canal under American control
A Hong Kong-based conglomerate has agreed to sell its controlling stake in a subsidiary that operates ports near the Panama Canal to a consortium including BlackRock ... -
3,500 souped-up taxis set to take to the road
Hong Kong’s first new government-approved taxi fleets were launched yesterday, offering 3,500 cabs from five operators. The new-style taxis deliver enhanced service and digital payments, marking ... -
Former lawmaker sentenced to over three years in jail for rioting
A Hong Kong judge yesterday sentenced a former pro-democracy lawmaker to three years and one month in prison on a charge of riot after an incident ... -
Former lawmaker sentenced to over three years in jail for rioting
A Hong Kong judge yesterday sentenced a former pro-democracy lawmaker to three years and one month in prison on a charge of riot after an incident ... -
Gov’t plans to ban substandard tiny apartments. Low-income families fear higher rents
Jimmy Au’s world shrinks to about the size of a parking space whenever she gets home. Her cramped Hong Kong home is one of four units ... -
Residents compete to name twin panda cubs who just turned six months old
Panda craze has once again gripped Hong Kong as residents compete to name the territory’s first locally-born giant panda cubs who just turned six months old. ... -
Mainland-HK cooperation zones set to drive growth
On the Agenda Hong Kong officials and community leaders said a recent inspection led by central government official Xia Baolong of key cooperation zones involving Hong ... -
Trump sings in Chinese and wins cheers in Hong Kong
A traditional Hong Kong theater came alive with an untraditional twist: Donald Trump singing in Chinese. On Monday night, the Cantonese opera production “Trump on Show” ... -
Snake soup is slithering away but still simmers in a decades-old kitchen
As Hong Kong prepares to welcome the Year of the Snake on Wednesday, Chau Ka-ling displays a moving serpent with practiced ease, holding it like a ... -
CNY fairs, Octopus red packets & perks, pass for Chung Ying Street
Report Continuing a long-standing tradition, Hong Kong is holding annual Spring Festival fairs at 15 locations across the city, including Victoria Park, starting Thursday. The 2025 ... -
Hong Kong’s role as a ‘superconnector’ to Southeast Asia gains recognition
On the agenda Hong Kong is increasingly seen as a vital “superconnector” to Southeast Asia by businesses in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), according to a ... -
Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau air quality improves, but ozone remains a challenge
The governments of Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau have jointly released the 2023 Air Quality Report of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Pearl River Delta Regional Air Monitoring ... -
Gov’t launches panda sculpture tour as the city hopes the bear craze boosts tourism
Thousands of giant panda sculptures will greet residents and tourists starting Saturday in Hong Kong, where enthusiasm for the bears has grown since two cubs were ... -
Hong Kong’s top court rules in favor of equal inheritance and housing benefits for same-sex couples
Hong Kong's top court upheld earlier rulings that favored subsidized housing benefits and equal inheritance rights for same-sex married couples, in a landmark victory for the ... -
Hong Kong eyes growth in gold trading amid global shifts
Hong Kong is positioning itself as a global gold trading hub to diversify its financial landscape and capitalize on the precious metal’s enduring appeal as a ... -
Lai denies he asked a newspaper colleague to draft list of sanction targets
Former publisher Jimmy Lai denied that he asked a colleague to draft a list of potential sanction targets in his second day of testimony yesterday at ... -
Publisher Jimmy Lai testifies he didn’t ask Pence, Pompeo to take action against city
Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai denied in his landmark national security trial yesterday he had asked then U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and then Secretary ... -
45 activists get four to 10 years in prison in biggest national security case
Forty-five ex-lawmakers and activists were sentenced to four to 10 years in prison yesterday in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case under the law that crushed ... -
45 pro-democracy activists face sentencing in Hong Kong
Dozens of prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy activists are scheduled to be sentenced today in the largest case under a national security law that critics say crushed political activism in the ... -
Air freight’s future: capacity and consumer trends
A panel discussion at the Hong Kong International Airport Super Terminal Expo last week focused on the evolving air freight industry in the Greater Bay Area ... -
Mastermind of foiled bomb plot to target police is jailed for nearly 24 years
The mastermind behind a foiled bomb plot during anti-government protests in Hong Kong in 2019 has been jailed for nearly 24 years in the city’s first ... -
A man is arrested on suspicion of killing a woman in a park
A foreign man living in Hong Kong has been arrested on suspicion of killing a Southeast Asian woman at a waterfall inside a park in the ... -
Dinosaur fossils dicovered for the first time
Officials in Hong Kong said they have discovered dinosaur fossils in the city for the first time on a remote, uninhabited island that’s part of a ... -
Lee bars services like WhatsApp and Google Drive from government computers
The Hong Kong government is barring most civil servants from using popular apps like WhatsApp, WeChat and Google Drive on their work computers due to potential ... -
Zoo seeks answers after nine monkeys die in two days
Hong Kong’s oldest zoo is seeking answers in a monkey medical mystery after nine animals died in two days, including three members of a critically endangered ... -
Mainland investors’ trend to allocate assets globally on rise
Pedestrians walk past a cross-border financial advertising board in Hong Kong On The Agenda Chinese investors are increasingly seeking to diversify their assets globally, attracting attention ... -
Court sentences editor to 21 months in jail
A Hong Kong court sentenced a former editor of a shuttered news publication to 21 months in prison yesterday in a sedition case that is widely ... -
Hong Kong welcomes new giant pandas gifted by Beijing, raising hopes for tourism boost
Hong Kong welcomed a new pair of giant pandas gifted by Beijing yesterday with a lavish ceremony, raising hopes for a boost to the city’s tourism. ... -
Hong Kong editors who face prison in sedition case told court about journalistic ideals
Writing to the Hong Kong court that convicted him of sedition, former Stand News editor Patrick Lam said he regretted missing a chance to tell a ... -
First people are sentenced under new security law
A Hong Kong court sentenced the first two people under a new Hong Kong national security law yesterday, including a man who was given 14 months ... -
Hong Kong to host Greater Bay Area Culture and Arts Festival
On the Agenda In a landmark event for regional cultural integration, Hong Kong is set to host the 4th Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA) Culture ... -
Hong Kong hits out at US Congress for passing a bill that could close its representative offices
Hong Kong’s government yesterday said the U.S. House of Representatives twisted facts in an attack on the city as it passed a bill that could close ...
