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UK Passports for Hong Kong Residents: Applications Surge, Who Is Eligible?
The U.K. is granting the most special travel documents to Hong Kong residents since the 1997 handover, bolstering predictions of a mass exodus as China tightens its grip over the former British colony.
United States adds China's SMIC and CNOOC to Defense blacklist
The Trump administration on Thursday added China's top chipmaker, SMIC, and oil giant CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies, drawing condemnation from Beijing as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office.
Former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui says will seek exile in Britain,
East Asia News -COPENHAGEN (REUTERS) - Former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui said on Thursday (Dec 3) he had fled the city after facing criminal charges and would seek exile in Britain to continue his
Analysis: More U.S.-listed Chinese firms seen seeking backup listings as new audit law looms
The rush by U.S-listed Chinese companies to secure a secondary listing in Hong Kong or China is only set to intensify as the United States readies a new law allowing it to kick firms off its exchanges if they do not comply with U.S. auditing rules.
Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong Media Tycoon, Is Denied Bail on Fraud Charge
Mr. Lai, who founded the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, was ordered jailed until April.
Xiaomi shares slide 7.1% after finalising $3.9 billion in equity deal
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp's shares fell 7.1% in Hong Kong trading on Wednesday as the company finalised a $3.91 billion capital raising that included the city's largest top up placement.
China gave COVID-19 vaccine candidate to North Korea's Kim: U.S. analyst
(This story corrects identity and removes RIC of third company listed in para 5 to China Pharmaceutical Group (Sinopharm), and in para 6 corrects to show Phase 3 trials being conducted outside China)
China banking regulator says property market is biggest 'grey rhino'
China's property market is the biggest "grey rhino" - a very obvious yet ignored threat - in terms of financial risks, given it is so deeply intertwined with the financial industry, the head of the country's banking regulator said.
EXCLUSIVE-Trump to add China's SMIC and CNOOC to defense blacklist -sources
The Trump administration is poised to add China's top chipmaker SMIC and national offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies, according to a document and sources, curbing their access to U.S. investors and escalating tensions...
Hong Kong’s Courts Are Still Independent. Some Want to Rein Them In.
The judiciary is crucial to the city’s status as a global hub for trade and finance. But the Chinese Communist Party has been gaining more authority over it.
‘Piles of cash at home’: Hong Kong leader says US sanctions mean she has no bank account
Carrie Lam says she is paid in cash and calls US sanctions imposed over security crackdown ‘unjustifiable’
At China's premier internet conference, few address the regulatory elephant in the room
China's annual World Internet Conference is usually a forum for luminaries from the country's online giants and government bodies to discuss pressing issues of the day.
'Remarkably effective': Carrie Lam praises Hong Kong national security law
Chief executive says in annual address the city’s problems driven by ‘external forces’ and pandemic
China weighs legal steps against 'diehard' supporters of Taiwan independence
China is considering drawing up a blacklist of "diehard" supporters of Taiwan's independence, the government said on Wednesday, which may see Beijing try to take legal steps against democratically-elected President Tsai Ing-wen.
JD’s Logistics Unit Said to Mull IPO at $40 Billion Valuation
JD.com Inc.’s logistics unit is considering an initial public offering that could raise at least $5 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter.
China tells Britain to curb double standards on six-monthly Hong Kong reports
China urged Britain on Tuesday to curb its colonial mindset, hypocrisy and double standards, in a response to its series of six-monthly reports on the former colony of Hong Kong.
Chinese startup Full Truck valued at nearly $12 billion after SoftBank-led round: sources
Full Truck Alliance has reached a valuation of nearly $12 billion after the Chinese truck services startup raised $1.7 billion in a new funding round, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter.
India Stymies Investment From Hong Kong Amid China Border Row
India is subjecting foreign investment proposals from Hong Kong at par with China as part of a new policy that makes approval mandatory for plans from countries that share a land border, a person with the knowledge of the matter said.
Joshua Wong Pleads Guilty Over 2019 Hong Kong Protest
He and two fellow activists, Agnes Chow and Ivan Lam, were immediately jailed on charges of unauthorized assembly. They will be sentenced next week.
Romantic comedy, veteran actress win big at Chinese-language 'Oscars'
A veteran actress and a romantic comedy stole the limelight at this year's Golden Horse Awards, the Chinese-speaking world's version of the Oscars, in Taiwan on Saturday, with China largely absent for a second year following a dispute over politics.