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One of the 2 giant ducks in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor deflates

One of the two giant inflatable ducks floating in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor has deflated, just a day after they were unveiled to revelers

The Independent UK

ChatGPT disrupts Asian property industry

HONG KONG: In a city of the future, a citizen looking to buy a home will simply explain their requirements to an artificial intelligence (AI)-based assistant, which will orchestrate the entire selection and buying process without a human property agent - or the commissions such agents command.

Bangkok Post

Disney’s Little Mermaid flops in China amid racist backlash over casting

Poor box office performance reflects broader challenge for Hollywood as it vies with domestic productions

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Wrightbus secures £50M of government-backed funding to boost exports

It will target new markets in Germany and the US and grow its presence in Singapore and Hong Kong

Birmingham Post

India loses long-running ATP 250 tennis event to Hong Kong

PUNE: In a major blow to Indian tennis, the ATP 250 men’s tennis event that had been held in India for the past 27 years has been moved to Hong Kong.

The Times of India

Giant inflatable ducks make a splash in Hong Kong as pop-art project returns after 10 years

Two giant inflatable ducks are making a splash in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor, in the return of a pop-art project that sparked a frenzy in the city a decade ago

The Independent UK

Hong Kong refuses to clarify law as uncertainty dims business hub

Officials are refusing to clarify what activities are legal, reflecting era of uncertainty under national security law.

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Chinese communist party ‘accessed Hong Kong protesters’ TikTok data’

Ruling party accessed user data including Sim card ID and IP addresses, former executive alleges in legal filing

The Guardian - UK

Former ByteDance executive says Chinese Communist Party tracked Hong Kong protesters via data

A former executive at ByteDance, the Chinese company which owns the popular short-video app TikTok, says in a legal filing that some members of the ruling Communist Party used data held by the company to identify and locate protesters in Hong Kong

The Independent UK

China spied on Hong Kong activists using TikTok, lawsuit claims

Former ByteDance executive alleges that Chinese officials used ‘god credential’ to get around protections for user data.

Al Jazeera

Koh Samui evolves to cater for Gen Z, digital nomads

Hong Kong's favourite Thai getaway island - three-and-a-half-hours away once Bangkok Airways' direct flights restart on July 1 - has taken advantage of the tourism hiatus caused by the Covid-19 pandemic to up its game, revamping infrastructure and reimagining its holiday attractions.

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong moves to ban protest song mistaken for national anthem

Government cites ‘national security’ as it moves to ban popular Glory to Hong Kong song, from 2019 protests.

Al Jazeera

Thais kick off training camp for Taiwan, HK friendlies

Thailand national football team on Tuesday reported for a training camp to prepare for their two Fifa Day friendlies with Taiwan and Hong Kong.

Bangkok Post

US sanctions group of people and firms from Iran, China and Hong Kong tied to Iran ballistic program

The U.S. is sanctioning a network of people and firms from Iran, China and Hong Kong associated with the alleged development of Iran’s ballistic missile program

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Reuters

US slaps sanctions on Iranian, Chinese targets over Tehran's missile, military programs

The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday on more than a dozen people and entities in China, Hong Kong and Iran, including Iran's defense attache in Beijing, over accusations they helped procure parts and technology for key actors in Iran's ballistic missile development.

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong court asked to ban democracy anthem

HONG KONG: The government of Hong Kong has asked the city’s high court to ban the song “Glory to Hong Kong”, an anthem born out of the huge pro-democracy protests in 2019.

The Independent UK

Hong Kong government seeks court injunction to ban 'Glory to Hong Kong' protest song

Hong Kong’s government says it's seeking a court order to prohibit people from broadcasting or disseminating the protest song “Glory to Hong Kong” after it was mistakenly played as the city’s anthem at several international sporting events in the past year

Reuters

Hong Kong government seeks court injunction to ban protest anthem

The Hong Kong government said on Tuesday that it asked a court to ban a protest song in a bid to prevent people from inciting secession or insulting China's national anthem.

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The Conversation

Hong Kong: crackdown on vigils to commemorate 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre show Beijing's fear of the power of memory

For the past 34 years, the height of “politically sensitive periods” for the Chinese government invariably falls around the same day: June 4, the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing. And, as use of the internet has become increasingly ubiquitous in China, online surveillance and censorship go into…

Evening Standard

UN ‘alarmed’ by Hong Kong arrests on Tiananmen Square anniversary

Police detained 23 people on Sunday for “breaching public peace” as authorities tightened security on vigils marking the bloody crackdown

The Independent UK

Hong Kong police arrest woman accused of killing 3 young daughters

Hong Kong police have arrested a woman accused of killing her three young daughters in a case that has shocked many in the city, where violent crime is rare

Newslaundry

Hong Kong’s top court quashes journalist Bao Choy’s conviction, upholds press freedom

In a rare court ruling upholding press freedom, Hong Kong’s top court on Monday overturned the conviction of journalist Bao Choy in a case related to making false statements to access information for her investigative documentary.

Al Jazeera

Journalist Bao Choy wins appeal at Hong Kong’s top court

Court of Final Appeal overturns conviction saying a ‘substantial and grave injustice’ had been done.

Al Jazeera

Dozens detained in Hong Kong on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary

Woman carrying flowers, man holding a candle among dozens arrested as Hong Kong cracks down on Tiananmen commemorations.

Bangkok Post

Most mainland Chinese flying overseas via Hong Kong

Most mainland Chinese travellers are heading overseas by transiting through Hong Kong as only a tiny fraction of the routes connecting the country with the US have been restored following the end of the pandemic, according to a global airline body.

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