A Hong Kong man has been jailed for one year and four months over his links to a fundraising platform that supported protesters in 2019. Yu Yan-yuk, currently a student at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, appeared at the District Court on Wednesday afternoon, local media reported. He earlier pleaded not guilty to money […]
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 […]
Hong Kong’s judiciary has handled around 90 per cent of cases on national security and the 2019 protests. As of February, the Judiciary had handled 93 per cent of more than 2,320 cases relating to 2019 protests and unrest, and 87 per cent of over 200 national security cases, it said in a document submitted […]
A Hong Kong lawmaker has questioned how a government film subsidy fund vetted projects, citing “views” that the scheme had backed movies promoting “soft resistance” and with “negative energy.” Lawmaker Joephy Chan raised the matter as part of the legislators’ questions to different government departments ahead of Legislative Council meetings to discuss the budget for this […]
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai hoped to contact protesters leading the “valiant camp” during the 2019 unrest and “purify” them, out of concerns they would lose the pro-democracy movement international support, an activist has testified during Lai’s landmark national security trial. Paralegal Chan Tsz-wah, who stands accused of conspiring with Lai and others to […]
A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to four years and seven months in jail over rioting and wounding others during the Yuen Long mob attack at the height of the 2019 protests and unrest. Tang Siu-hung, a 42-year-old driver, was prosecuted last July along with three others, four years after an incident on the night of […]
Hong Kong’s government says it approved spending of over HK$192 million since 2023 on “mega events” designed to attract tourists, and had put rules in place to guard against potential conflicts of interest. In a written response to lawmakers on Wednesday, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau said the committee overseeing the “Mega Arts and […]
Last week, various Christian nationalists and abortion abolitionists gathered for a discussion on Twitter about how they should respond to former President Donald Trump’s recent statements about abortion, specifically his criticism that a recent court ruling in Arizona went too far and his claim that he would not sign a national abortion ban if he’s […]
According to polls, says CNN’s Michael Smerconish, when compared to Biden’s administration, America seems nostalgic for the chaotic Trump years - despite the fact that in 2020 voters rejected his presidency. As a result, “The Biden campaign is about to spend a lot of time and money trying to convince voters that memories are faulty.”
After winning the Grand National last Saturday, Willie Mullins takes aim at the Scottish National at Ayr this weekend in the hope of winning the British Trainers Championship for the first time. The Scottish Champion Hurdle also takes place on Saturday. Newbury is the venue for three important Group 3 races and the Spring Cup, []
Former President Donald Trump slammed National Public Radio (NPR) just a day after a scathing op-ed by a senior editor, accusing the broadcaster of political bias.In an all-caps post on his Truth Social platform, Trump on Wednesday demanded that funding be withheld from the nonprofit media outlet over the opinion piece, which was published on Tuesday by The Free Press."NO MORE FUNDING FOR NPR, A TOTAL SCAM! EDITOR SAID THEY HAVE NO REPUBLICANS, AND IS ONLY USED TO 'DAMAGE TRUMP,'" the former...
I read with disbelief the letter “Elders on benefits should fear a Trump presidency” (Star-Advertiser, March 29).