Want to jump into the 'China is back' rally? Tread carefullyInvestors are increasingly betting that “China is back” as the economy rebounds from years of deflation, helped by strong manufacturing, ex...
18 May, 2026, 07.11 AM IST
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai's legal woes: key datesJimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, faces national security law charges. Apple Daily launched in 1995 amid Hong Kong's handover anxieties. L...
28 Aug, 2025, 11.30 AM IST
China's Pony.ai eyes robotaxi services in Hong Kong, joining BaiduPony.ai aims to provide robotaxi services for airport staff at Hong Kong International Airport as part of a pilot project, before expanding...
06 Jan, 2025, 08.17 AM IST
Baidu's Apollo autonomous vehicles granted licence to test in Hong KongThe Hong Kong government has since at least 2017 actively promoted autonomous vehicles, but has only recently allowed wider trials of auton...
30 Nov, 2024, 04.33 PM IST
National security trial of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai: what's happened so farHong Kong media tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai testified in his national security trial, denying charges of colluding with for...
20 Nov, 2024, 05.55 PM IST
Hong Kong court jails 45 democracy campaigners on subversion chargesA Hong Kong court on Tuesday jailed all 45 defendants convicted in the city's largest trial under its sweeping national security law, with ...
19 Nov, 2024, 06.22 PM IST
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai loses appeal against phone searchLai, 75, is the founder of the now shut pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and is due to face trial in September on three charges under th...
19 Jun, 2023, 07.48 PM IST
Hong Kong protester given nine-year term in first case under national security lawTong Ying-kit, 24, was convicted of inciting secession and terrorism for driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers at a July 1...
30 Jul, 2021, 01.31 PM IST
Hong Kong pro-democracy paper Apple Daily confirms closureThe decision is the latest blow to Hong Kong's freedoms and will deepen unease over whether the international finance centre can remain a m...
23 Jun, 2021, 05.25 PM IST
UN rights chief seeks Xinjiang visit this year, says Hong Kong trials key testBachelet is under growing pressure from Western states to secure unfettered access to Xinjiang, where activists say more than 1 million Uyg...
21 Jun, 2021, 10.41 PM IST
Hong Kong to test linking China's digital yuan with domestic paymentsChina's e-CNY is one of the most advanced central bank digital currency (CBDC) projects among major economies.
08 Jun, 2021, 03.41 PM IST
7 convicted in Hong Kong over 2019 pro-democracy protestsThe seven include media tycoon and founder of the Apple Daily tabloid Jimmy Lai, as well as 82-year-old Martin Lee, a veteran of the city's...
01 Apr, 2021, 11.23 AM IST
China trial of 'Hong Kong 12' begins as US decries 'tyranny'The hearing began as scheduled on Monday afternoon and a convoy of vehicles were seen departing around four hours later. The Yantian Distri...
28 Dec, 2020, 11.33 PM IST
Taiwan to enhance scrutiny of Hong Kong, China investment, source saysTaiwan, claimed by China as its own, has traditionally treated investment from Chinese-run and supposedly autonomous Hong Kong and Macau as...
13 Jul, 2020, 12.07 PM IST
Offenders in Hong Kong will not be sent to China for trial under new security law: ReportChinese officials have clarified that those facing charges for offences committed in Hong Kong will not be sent to China to face trial unde...
28 May, 2020, 01.27 PM IST
Hong Kong’s first digital bank offers 6% rate that dwarfs HSBC’sZA Bank has begun a trial run that pays a select group of depositors more than HSBC.
13 Jan, 2020, 11.15 AM IST
China says it 'won't allow' G20 discussion on Hong KongHong Kong has been rocked by major protests over a bill that would allow people to be extradited to the mainland to face trial in courts co...
24 Jun, 2019, 06.18 PM IST