A few weeks back, TechCrunch ventured out to New Jersey to pay an early visit to HAX’s Newark offices. As much as I complained about the 90-minute commute in from Queens, it’s nothing compared to the last time I paid a visit to the SOSV-run hardware accelerator’s Shenzhen space. HAX’s China operations have shrunk considerably […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
For many, the Grand National is the greatest race in the world and Saturday is the big day for the maximum field of 34 runners. Aintree also hosts three Grade 1 races on what should be another fantastic day of jumps racing. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews Aintree’s Grand National Day action, with []
The man was convicted of secession after he posted anti-China content on social media.
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By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – Hong Kong fell out of the world’s top 10 container ports last year, for the first time in the history of container shipping, according
Hong Kong held a raft of events across the city on Monday to mark National Security Education Day, with a top Beijing official saying the city should prioritise economic development after the recent passage of a new security law. At Victoria Park in Causeway Bay, a colourful carnival featured exhibitions about national security and the […]
Hong Kong’s second largest labour union has announced that it will host a forum on occupational safety ahead of the upcoming Labour Day, marking the fifth consecutive year it had not held a march on May 1. The Federation of Hong Kong and Kowloon Labour Unions (HKFLU) said on its website on Sunday that the […]
Nine jurors have been selected for Hong Kong’s first-ever trial under a United Nations anti-terrorism ordinance over an alleged conspiracy to commit bombings and shoot police officers to death in December 2019. The High Court on Monday completed the selection of a jury consisting of three men and six women, who will hear a 60-day […]
Hong Kong’s largest trade union federation has confirmed that it will not organise a march for Labour Day, as its chairman said workers’ issues can be raised through “celebrations.” The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (HKFTU) announced on Sunday that it would hold a series of events ahead of Labour Day next Wednesday to […]
Hong Kong’s government spent around HK$1.22 billion to prepare for and hold last year’s “patriots-only” District Council election, which was marked by a record low voter turnout. It works out at just over HK$1,000 spent for each of the 1,195,331 voters. A sum of HK$168 million was spent in the 2022-23 fiscal year and some […]
A recent report indicates that spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are poised to receive approval from Hong Kong regulators as early as this Monday, as stated by “people familiar with the matter.” Harvest, Hashkey and Bosera ETFs Likely to Debut in Hong Kong Next Week Following the approval of 11 spot bitcoin ETFs in the […]
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was willing to provide “all kinds of help,” including a HK$1.5 million loan, to activists launching a global advertising campaign in June 2019, the mogul’s national security trial has heard. Prosecution witness Chan Tsz-wah, a paralegal that prosecutors alleged was a middleman who linked Lai with the Fight for […]