Pro-democracy HK tycoon Jimmy Lai goes on trial – BBC News

[ad_1] 18 December 2023 Image source, Getty Images Image caption, All eyes are on Hong Kong as Jimmy Lai’s long-awaited trial begins in the city on Monday Pro-democracy media tycoon…

Opinion | As Hong Kong’s economy sputters, it’s time to face the new reality

[ad_1] On December 23, at the start of the Christmas weekend, 435,661 travellers left Hong Kong for the mainland, more than 2½ times the 161,789 who came from the north.…

Hong Kong Liberal Party’s departure tax proposal slammed as ‘insensitive’

[ad_1] Hongkongers have been flocking across the border for leisure, shopping and dining, stretching their Hong Kong dollar which has strengthened against the yuan. The trend has sparked concern from…

“Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade” Returns to Hong Kong After Five Years on the First Day of the Year of the Dragon Majestic Floats and the Strongest-Ever Performance Line-up Gather for the City-Wide Celebration

[ad_1] The most eye-catching Chinese New Year celebration in town, the “Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade”, is making a grand comeback in Tsim Sha Tsui on the first…

Goldman Sachs picks up stray Credit Suisse MD in Hong Kong

[ad_1] Finance’s (shotgun) wedding of the century, the UBS/Credit Suisse merger, has been spitting out bankers for a while now, and Goldman Sachs is taking advantage – in Hong Kong,…

US sanctions Hong Kong and UAE firms over Houthi support

[ad_1] Washington announced new sanctions on Friday on two companies in Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates, moving to crack down on the financial network funding Iranian-backed Houthi rebels…

Buyers opt for cheaper homes in Hong Kong’s first 2024 weekend sales

[ad_1] Hong Kong’s first weekend property sales this year kicked off on Saturday, with buyers snapping up nearly 60 per cent of the units offered at a small residential project…

U.S. Targets Houthis’ Financial Chain; Sanctions Hong Kong, UAE Firms ‘For Shipping Iranian…’

[ad_1] Published on Jan 13, 2024 09:19 AM IST U.S. has announced a crackdown on Yemen’s Houthi rebels’ financial network by imposing restrictions on the companies in Hong Kong and…

New security laws put on Legco agenda for this year – RTHK

[ad_1] National security legislation under Article 23 of the Basic Law was on Friday included among 29 bills put on Legco’s agenda to be dealt with in the coming year.…

US sanctions Hong Kong, UAE firms over ‘financial support’ to Houthi rebels

[ad_1] ANI | Updated: Jan 13, 2024 01:22 IST Washington, DC [US], January 13 (ANI): Amid concerns over the attacks by armed Houthi rebels on merchant vessels in Red Sea,…