China selfie app Meitu sells crypto holdings in big payday before bitcoin hit US$100,000
[South China Morning Post] - 12/5/2024
Meitu netted US$80 million on bitcoin and ether holdings, exiting the crypto market amid a historic rally after the US re-elected Donald Trump.
In Hong Kong newspapers
Hong Kong culture and transport ministers, Kevin Yeung and Lam Sai-hung, sacked
Hong Kong’s culture and transportation ministers have been sacked, by recommendation of Chief Executive John Lee, (…)
[HKFP] - 5/12/2024
Man jailed 10 weeks for assaulting police on Tiananmen crackdown anniv. and outside court
A 24-year-old man has been jailed for 10 weeks for assaulting Hong Kong police on two occasions, once outside a (…)
[HKFP] - 5/12/2024
Joe Biden aide says US would run out of munition in China war
President Joe Biden’s national security advisor warned Wednesday that the United States could quickly run out of (…)
[HKFP] - 5/12/2024
Kai Tak terminal gets set for mega cruise arrival
The government on Wednesday has announced a series of measures to boost public transport capacity to and from the (…)
[RTHK] - 4/12/2024
Hong Kong’s John Lee says 2 new ministers have ‘reform mindsets’
Lee has replaced Kevin Yeung and Lam Sai-hung with Rosanna Law and Mable Chan respectively, as focus falls on (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/12/2024
Post-security law Hong Kong ‘beyond redemption,’ ‘useless to fight,’ Jimmy Lai tells court
Jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai has said that Hong Kong “is beyond redemption” and that “it is useless to fight” after (…)
[HKFP] - 4/12/2024
Hong Kong must break the taboos around end-of-life care and death
With a law passed on advanced medical directives, the onus is on government to provide life-and-death education and (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/12/2024
Should Hong Kong allow EV drivers to play films, other videos on main screen?
Observers urge government to clearly define rules for what can be displayed on monitors used by EV drivers, as legal (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/12/2024
Taiwan’s Lai Ching-te has call with US House Speaker Johnson during Guam visit, as Beijing fumes
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te spoke to Republican US House Speaker Mike Johnson, Lai’s office told AFP Thursday, (…)
[HKFP] - 5/12/2024
‘Survival of the fittest’: landlords give discounts to Five Guys, others amid retail slump
Analysts say brands with international appeal or unique selling points are driving new demand for retail space in (…)
[South China Morning Post] - 5/12/2024
Lawmakers voice support for new ministers
Executive Council convenor and New People's Party lawmaker Regina Ip said it's an appropriate time for the (…)
[RTHK] - 5/12/2024