The announcement comes after US’ annual review of Hong Kong’s autonomy (Representational) Washington: The United States announced on Friday that it was “taking steps” to put fresh visa curbs on Hong Kong officials responsible for cracking down on rights in the Chinese city, days after a new national security lawRead More →
Both babies seemed to be less than a year old. A cleaner discovered two dead baby boys in glass bottles in the living room of an abandoned rented Hong Kong flat on Saturday, as per a report in Fox News. A man and a woman, who are believed to beRead More →
The voting day stretched to midnight after a rare 90-minute extension. Hong Kong, China: Hong Kong’s first “patriots only” district council elections saw a turnout of 27.5 per cent, the government said Monday, a record-low number for a race that had shut out all opposition candidates. The city last heldRead More →
Thirty local brokerages have closed down this year, after a record 49 shut up shop in 2022, according to Hong Kong stock exchange data. That comes as Wall Street banks lay off dealmakers due to a plunge in initial public offerings. Also Read: Oil reports longest weekly losing streak sinceRead More →
The court ruled that the government’s non-recognition was a form of discrimination. (Representational) Hong Kong: A Hong Kong court has sided with a lesbian couple who argued that both women should have parental status over their child born via “reciprocal IVF”, a ruling hailed as a win for the LGBTQRead More →
Decision could also influence Asian financial hubs from Tokyo to Singapore (Representational) Hong Kong: Hong Kong’s top court partially approved on Tuesday a landmark appeal by an LGBTQ activist for recognition of overseas same-sex marriages, and called for an alternative legal framework for such couples to legitimise their basic socialRead More →
The four defendants were members of a little-known group called “Returning Valiant”. Hong Kong: Four Hong Kong students, including two minors, were sentenced Thursday over their roles in an anti-government plot to set off bombs in public spaces. A court sentenced the oldest of the four to more than fiveRead More →
Ms Karimova used UK companies to purchase properties by using bribery money. Gulnara Karimova, daughter of former Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov, moonlighted as a pop sensation and diplomat spent $240m on properties from London to Hong Kong, according to BBC. According to the Freedom For Eurasia study, Ms Karimova usedRead More →
Two people were injured and taken to the hospital for treatment. A major fire erupted at a skyscraper construction site in Hong Kong on Thursday night. According to South China Morning Post (SCMP), the blaze broke out at the site of The Mariners’ Club redevelopment project in the densely populatedRead More →
Large pieces of debris were visible on the ground Hong Kong: A construction site for a Hong Kong high-rise was engulfed in flames late Thursday, with firefighters on the scene battling the blaze, city authorities said. Officials said the fire broke out at 11:11 pm (1511 GMT) in the heartRead More →
