The Latest Breaking News from Hong Kong

Traders Are Eyeing PCE Data Due Friday. Then, Here Are the Next 2 Big Catalysts to Watch.

With the unofficial end to summer just around the corner, traders should be watching what’s happening in Hong Kong and at the Fed.

Barchart · Aug 28, 2025

Final arguments conclude in Jimmy Lai national security trial in Hong Kong

Government-picked judges consider verdict in high-profile case against pro-democracy media mogul

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2025

Hong Kong Media Mogul Jimmy Lai Verdict To Come 'In Good Time': Judge

A Hong Kong court finished hearing closing arguments in the national security trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai on Thursday, though a judge declined to say when a verdict will be reached.

International Business Times · Aug 28, 2025

Artist who fled to the UK after exhibition exposing authoritarian regimes was censored ‘does not feel safe at all’

Burmese artist Sai opens up about ongoing battle against global oppression after Chinese officials allegedly demand his show on authoritarian regimes be shut down

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2025

What to know about the delisting of property developer China Evergrande's shares in Hong Kong

Shares in China Evergrande, the real estate developer whose downfall led a collapse in the country’s property market, have been delisted from Hong Kong's stock exchange as creditors work to wind up debts that totaled over $300 billion

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2025

Voices: I visited Hong Kong’s migrant camps in the Eighties – here’s why they should be adopted in the UK

COMMENT: After the Vietnam war, hundreds of thousands of refugees arrived on the shores of Hong Kong – but what initially seemed like an existential crisis for the then British territory ended up being resolved rather swiftly, writes Mary Dejevsky

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2025

Evergrande: China’s property giant delisted from Hong Kong stock exchange

Once the country’s biggest real estate firm, Evergrande was worth more than $50bn at its peak and helped propel China’s rapid economic growth

The Guardian - AU · Aug 25, 2025

Chinese property giant Evergrande delisted from Hong Kong stock market

China Evergrande’s delisting closes a chapter in country’s unprecedented property crisis

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2025

Japan Tourism Rumour Of Mega Earthquake Has No Scientific Basis - But Why Does It Spook HK, Korean Travellers?

A viral manga-fuelled rumour predicts a July 2025 Japan earthquake, but experts confirm it has no scientific basis, though travel from Hong Kong and South Korea is affected.

International Business Times UK · Aug 22, 2025

Overseas bounties, patriotic education and suppression: how the national security law is changing Hong Kong

It’s been five years since Beijing imposed a harsh new national security law on Hong Kong. During this time, the law has fundamentally altered the city-state, prompting scores of pro-democracy leaders to flee overseas and instilling a climate of fear and repression that has quashed any opposition to the communist…

The Conversation · Aug 22, 2025