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Evergrande lenders appoint receiver to seize Hong Kong HQ

Crisis at debt-laden Chinese property developer deepens in wake of default last year and failure to sell building

The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2022

With Only One Star in Its Sky, Era Jade Media Eyes Hong Kong IPO

Key Takeaways: Integrated marketing services provider Era Jade Media, famous for its self-produced finance programs, has filed for a Hong Kong IPO for a fourth time The company is extremely reliant on its CEO, who was behind 64.6% of the company’s revenue in the first half of this year By…

Benzinga · Sep 8, 2022

Nigeria seizes donkey penises to be smuggled to Hong Kong

Nigerian officials say they have seized thousands of donkey penises that were about to be exported to Hong Kong

The Independent UK · Sep 8, 2022

Five in Hong Kong found guilty of sedition for 'anti-government' children's books

Five Hong Kong speech therapists were found guilty on Wednesday of a conspiracy to publish seditious children's books that were deemed anti-government, a decision denounced by rights campaigners as a blow to free speech in the China-ruled city.

Reuters · Sep 7, 2022

Hong Kong speech therapists convicted of sedition over books

Five Hong Kong speech therapists have been convicted of sedition law after they printed a series of children’s books about sheep and wolves that a court said was aimed at inciting hatred against authorities

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022

Nathan Law on the future for pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong

In the past 25 years since Hong Kong was handed over to China from British rule, the self-government and freedoms it was originally promised have gradually been eroded. After the Umbrella Movement in 2014, Beijing's controversial extradition law in 2019 and its equally controversial national security law a year later,…

France 24 · Sep 7, 2022

Alibaba, Nio Fall Over 2% In Weak Hang Seng Opening: Why Investors Are Focused On Fed's Beige Book, ECB Move

Hong Kong stocks opened lower on Wednesday, with the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 1.43%, as investors braced for the release of the U.S. Federal Reserve's Beige Book (a commentary on economic conditions) due later today and the European Central Bank's policy decision on Thursday.

Benzinga · Sep 7, 2022

Glasgow artist's remarkable rise from £1 Sauchiehall Street caricatures to sell out exhibitions

Gordon Wilson started selling caricatures for £1 as a teenager on Sauchiehall Street as a 16-year-old - now he's had exhibitions in London, New York and Hong Kong, with a new exhibition in Glasgow this month.

Glasgow Live · Sep 6, 2022

Tesla Quietly Removes Type 2 Cables From Superchargers In Hong Kong

Many Tesla owners have recently reported some of the early and popular V2 Supercharging locations missing the Type 2 cables leaving only the CCS2 for charging.

InsideEVs · Sep 6, 2022

Sanjay Verma appointed India's next High Commissioner to Canada

Among his other postings, Sanjay Verma has served in Indian missions in Hong Kong, China, Vietnam and Turkey. Read more on Dynamite News

Dynamite News · Sep 6, 2022