Tag: hong kong
Ant: After govt crackdown, fintech giant Ant to buy back shares
Beijing: Chinese fintech giant Ant Group announced on Saturday a share buyback plan to allow some investors to offload or reduce their stakes after the…
Blinken: US state secretary Antony Blinken raises concerns over Beijing’s human rights violations in Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong
BEIJING: United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during his visit to Beijing, raised concerns about People’s Republic of China’s human rights violations in Xinjiang,…
Blinken arrives in Beijing on high-stakes mission to cool soaring US-China tensions
BEIJING: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Beijing early Sunday on a high-stakes diplomatic mission to try to cool exploding US-China tensions that…
Beijing to cover IVF, other fertility treatments for couples from July
HONG KONG: Beijing’s government on Thursday announced that it would cover 16 types of assisted reproduction technology under the city’s health care system from July…
Watch owned by China’s last emperor sells for $5 million
HONG KONG: A Patek Philippe wristwatch once owned by China’s last emperor sold for more than $5 million on the auction block in Hong Kong…
Hong Kong: Hong Kong to slash elected seats in setback to democracy
HONG KONG: Hong Kong‘s leader on Tuesday stepped up a campaign to shut down further democratic challenges by unveiling plans to eliminate most directly elected…
Singapore executes man for abetting trafficking of cannabis
HONG KONG: Singapore on Wednesday executed a man for abetting the trafficking of cannabis, despite pleas for clemency from his family and protests from activists…
Hong Kong: Hong Kong plans electoral overhaul for district councils
HONG KONG: Hong Kong is planning to overhaul its last major political representative body that is mostly comprised of popularly elected seats, its leader said…
Beijing: Hong Kong bishop hopes for closer ties with Beijing Diocese
BEIJING: Hong Kong‘s Roman Catholic bishop said in a historic trip to Beijing that he hopes the dioceses of the two cities will have more…
Wong: Joshua Wong sentenced in another Hong Kong activism case
HONG KONG: Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong was sentenced Monday to three months in prison for breaching court bans on disclosing personal information about a…