Bitcoin and Ether spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are set to receive the final approvals in Hong Kong as early as Monday next week. According to a recent Matrixport report, these investment products could unlock up to $25 billion in demand from Chinese investors through the Southbound Stock Connect program. However, the latest revelations and clarifications […]
A Portuguese national has been sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to incite secession under the Beijing-imposed national security law, after a judge ruled that he had “demonised China” in social media posts which advocated independence for the city. District Court Judge Ernest Lin said Joseph John, also known as Wong Kin-chung, had […]
OTTAWA (IANS) – The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) has said that China has clandestinely and deceptively interfered in the two Canadian elections, media reports said. “We know that the Peoples’ Republic of China (PRC) clandestinely and deceptively interfered in both the 2019 and 2021 […]
Kelso’s Saturday jumps card has already been called off due to a waterlogged track. The Listed Snowdrop Fillies’ Stakes alongside two competitive handicaps feature on Kempton’s Saturday flat meeting. The ITV cameras are also heading to Chelmsford and we’ll take a look at one of their feature races. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews []
MELBOURNE, Australia >> The country in which China has gained most influence in the South Pacific, Solomon Islands, goes to the polls on Wednesday in an election that could shape the region’s future.
Critics say a tough new security law — Article 23 — has led to self-censorship and further repressed opposition voices, but others say it's business as usual and life remains relatively unchanged.
HONG KONG — A representative of Reporters Without Borders was deported from Hong Kong upon arrival Wednesday, the advocacy group said, in what it called a “new decline” in press freedom in the Chinese territory. Aleksandra Bielakowska, an advocacy officer for Reporters Without Borders who is based in Taiwan, was detained for six hours at Hong Kong International Airport, the Paris-based group said in a statement. She was questioned and her belongings were searched three times before she was...
At least six of the injured were in serious condition, the hospital authority said, with one critical
Defending champion New Zealand knocked out Fiji 19-12 with a last-minute try to reach the Hong Kong Sevens semifinals on Saturday. Iconic Hong Kong's most successful men's teams, who have met in 15 finals including last year's, didn't produce another classic in the quarterfinals but it was typically tense. Regan
While Lionel Messi disappointed Hong Kong supporters, they may get a shot at seeing Cristiano Ronaldo live sometime in 2025. Following the near-diplomatic crisis that Inter Miami and Lionel Messi nearly sparked in the area, a Hong Kong official has made an intriguing Cristiano Ronaldo claim. Inter Miami went on a global preseason tour with While Lionel Messi disappointed Hong Kong supporters, they may get a shot at seeing Cristiano Ronaldo live sometime in 2025. Following the near-diplomatic...
When Mikko Takkunen relocated to the Chinese city from New York he felt the urge to capture its vanishing essence Continue reading
The impoverished Solomon Islands is holding its first election since the country's pivot to Beijing.