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A jailed Hong Kong student loses bid to reduce sentence over inciting secession in landmark ruling

A jailed university student in Hong Kong has lost his bid to reduce his five-year sentence over inciting secession

The Independent UK

Hong Kong bets on crypto as sector’s star dims over crackdowns overseas

The Chinese territory has issued its first licenses for retail crypto trading amid push to cash in on virtual assets.

Al Jazeera

The man behind 30 years of Chairman and Yip

The 'godfather' of the Chairman Group is still on a quest to share knowledge.

The Canberra Times

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KFC made a VR game that rewards players with free chicken

A virtual-reality game could land KFC diners in Hong Kong the chance of getting some very real free chicken

Evening Standard

Country Garden to be booted from Hong Kong's stock index

Country Garden is reportedly trying to extend the payment period for a bond due in September as it tries to avoid a default.

Fortune

China's central bank cut a key interest rate to boost loans, but investors expected more

The People's Bank of China announced it was cutting its key one-year interest rate for the second time in three months on Monday, but left its five-year rate unchanged. The move comes as China's economy has struggled to recover from the impact of the pandemic. The move has defied expectations…

France 24

Hong Kong judges propose a further delay in the trial of activist publisher Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong judges have proposed a new delay in the trial of a prominent activist publisher who was arrested in August 2020 under a sweeping Beijing-imposed national security law

The Independent UK

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Stock market today: Asian shares mostly decline after Wall Street drops on higher bond yields

Asian shares have slipped as rising yields in the bond market on Wall Street set off expectations that high interest rates would continue in the U.S. Benchmarks fell in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Seoul, and were little changed in Sydney

The Independent UK

‘Gangster tactic’: the true aim behind Hong Kong’s pursuit of overseas dissidents

Police targeting pro-democracy activists abroad have questioned their family and put out bounties, but there is a broader, more chilling, objective behind the operation

The Guardian - AU

Owner Spent Four Months Drawing Art For His Comic-themed Restaurant

I was drawing every single day until midnight, or sometimes even until 2 am.

Zenger

Prominent Hong Kong democracy activists partially win bid to quash convictions over 2019 protest

Seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent democracy advocates have had part of their convictions overturned over their roles in one of the biggest pro-democracy protests in 2019

The Independent UK

AP gets rare glimpse of jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai

The Associated Press got a rare glimpse of jailed publisher and prominent pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai

The Independent UK

Once China’s top builder, Country Garden turns into penny stock

BEIJING: Country Garden Holdings Co, formerly China’s largest developer by sales, has become a Hong Kong penny stock amid increasing scrutiny of its operations and mounting liquidity concerns.

The Times of India

Pro-democracy advocate says Australia should prepare to lay future sanctions against Hong Kong officials

Australian lawyer and China bounty target Kevin Yam still believes it is important to pursue diplomacy with Beijing

The Guardian - AU

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The Independent UK

Hong Kong government to appeal against court's refusal to ban popular protest song

against the court’s refusal to ban a popular protest song at its request, renewing worries over further erosion of freedom of expression in the city

Zenger

HashKey’s New License Could Spark A Wave Of Investment In Hong Kong’s Digital Asset Sector

The license marks a significant step towards legitimizing the retail trading of digital assets in the city

InsideEVs

Tesla Prices Expected To Be Cut In Hong Kong

Tesla is expected to reduce Model 3 and Model Y prices in Hong Kong, per a new report by a local newspaper.

Al Jazeera

Hong Kong targets exiles’ loved ones as crackdown turns to old CCP playbook

Hong Kong authorities are targeting the relatives of activists overseas in latest sign of alignment with mainland China.

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The Independent UK

Hong Kong official vows to mull legal changes after discovery of whale carcass sparked anger

A Hong Kong government official has vowed to mull legal changes and set up protocols to better protect whales after the discovery of a carcass sparked anger on social media and speculation that sightseers had contributed to the animal’s death

Fortune

One of China's richest women Yang Huiyan has just given away around $826 million to charity

Yang, who at the peak of her wealth was Asia’s richest woman, has seen her fortune slump 80% from $34 billion in about two years.

The Independent UK

Singer Coco Lee mourned by fans and family at Hong Kong funeral

Singer and songwriter Coco Lee is being mourned by family and friends at a private ceremony a day after fans paid their respects for the Hong Kong-born entertainer who had international success

The Independent UK

Daredevil’s tragic final Instagram posts before plunging 68 floors to his death

‘Life is too short to chase unicorns’, the caption of one of his final Instagram posts read

The Independent UK

Discovery of a whale carcass in Hong Kong sparks anger over the possible damage done by sightseers

The discovery of a whale carcass in Hong Kong waters has sparked an outpouring of grief on social media

The Guardian - UK

French climber dies in suspected fall during ‘stunt’ at Hong Kong high-rise

Remi Lucidi, 30, who had a large social media following, found dead on a patio at apartment block

The Independent UK

Remi Lucidi: Tributes pour in for ‘Enigma’ daredevil who climbed skyscrapers across the world

Stuntman dies after falling from 68th floor of building in Hong Kong

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