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Hong Kong court orders liquidation of Chinese developer Evergrande
(Hong Kong) A Hong Kong court on Monday ordered the liquidation of Chinese real estate giant Evergrande after it failed to present a convincing restructuring plan. Posted at 9:43 p.m.…
One of Hong Kong’s last opposition parties closes its doors
(Hong Kong) “Times have changed”: the Civic Party, one of the main pro-democracy groups in Hong Kong, lowered the curtain at the end of December, following a self-dissolution procedure which…
Trial of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong | Court refuses to exclude sedition charge
(Hong Kong) The Hong Kong court on Friday rejected the request of former pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai to exclude the charge of seditious publication during his trial for endangering…
Trial of pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai begins in Hong Kong
The trial of pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai for “collusion with foreign forces”, during which he risks life in prison, opened in Hong Kong on Monday after calls from Washington and…
Hong Kong | Washington calls for release of dissident Jimmy Lai
(Washington) The United States on Sunday called for the immediate release of Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, shortly before the start of his trial in the Chinese city…
Hong Kong | Pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai faces life in prison
Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai, who has been held in solitary confinement for more than three years, faces life imprisonment following a “baseless” trial which begins Monday in the…
Hong Kong | Police offer rewards for arrest of five activists
(Hong Kong) Hong Kong police angered London and Washington on Thursday by offering rewards for information leading to the capture of five activists living abroad, accusing them of crimes against…
In Hong Kong, historically low participation in local elections reserved for “patriots”
The turnout rate on Sunday in local elections in Hong Kong, reserved for “patriotic” candidates and from which the opposition was excluded after a campaign of repression, amounted to 27.54%,…
Hong Kong | First local elections reserved for “patriotic” candidates
(Hong Kong) Hong Kongers vote until midnight on Sunday in the first local elections reserved for “patriotic” candidates and from which the opposition was excluded after a campaign of repression…
Hong Kong authorities to pursue activist Agnes Chow ‘for life’
The Hong Kong government assured Monday that it would pursue “for life” Agnes Chow, imprisoned for her role in pro-democracy demonstrations before being released on bail, then fleeing this former…
Hong Kong eyewear manufacturer offers smart glasses on ChatGPT
This is the first idea that many people have when they first come into contact with ChatGPT: imagine the possibility of having access to this digital assistant at any time…
Hong Kong to draft new national security law in 2024
Hong Kong’s leader announced Wednesday that the territory, located in southern China, will draft its own national security law in 2024, four years after Beijing imposed a sweeping law to…
WTA | Leylah Fernandez crowned champion in Hong Kong
(Hong Kong) Quebecer Leylah Fernandez won the third title of her career on Sunday, beating Kateřina Siniaková 3-6, 6-4 and 6-4 in the final of the Hong Kong Open, a…
Leylah Fernandez wins Hong Kong tennis tournament
Laval resident Leylah Fernandez, 60e world, won the WTA 250 tournament in Hong Kong on Sunday, the third title of her career, by overthrowing the Czech Katerina Siniakova (85) 3-6,…
Leylah Fernandez crowned champion in Hong Kong
Quebecer Leylah Fernandez beat Czech Katerina Siniaková in three sets of 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 to win the Hong Kong Open on Sunday. Posted at 7:29 a.m. More details will follow.…
Hong Kong Open | Leylah Fernandez reaches the quarterfinals
(Seoul) Quebecer Leylah Annie Fernandez qualified for the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Open on Thursday after coming from behind to defeat 16-year-old Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva 3-6, 6-1 and…
Hong Kong | Pharrell Williams will present his second fashion show for Vuitton
(Paris) The second show by Pharrell Williams, global star and artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s men’s collections, will be held in Hong Kong on November 30, after his first extraordinary…
Hong Kong raises alert level for Typhoon Koinu again after gusts to 145 km/h
Welcome World China Hong Kong Schools, daycare centers, freight terminals, ferries and buses have announced that they will suspend their activities for the day or afternoon. Published on 08/10/2023 16:20…
Hong Kong Stock Exchange | The action of Chinese real estate giant Evergrande suspended
(Hong Kong) The action of Chinese real estate developer Evergrande was suspended Thursday morning on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the day after press information according to which its boss…
The Press in Hong Kong | Where democracy agonizes in silence
Once a haven of freedom at the gates of China, Hong Kong has been subjected to violent repression by Beijing since 2020. The verdict of the trial of 47 pro-democracy…