Hong Kong Top Court Backs Housing, Inheritance Rights For Same Sex Couples
Hong Kong's Supreme Court has handed down a landmark ruling in favor of same-sex couples, upholding their right to subsidized housing benefits and equal inheritance. The decision marks a major victory for Hong Kong's LGBTQ+ community, which has traditionally faced discrimination and fewer rights than straight couples. According to Associated PressA unanimous decision by the […]
Anti-Communist Media Mogul Jimmy Lai Defies China at Hong Kong Trial
Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying faced a kangaroo court appointed by the Communist Party-controlled puppet government to prosecute him under a fascist “national security law” imposed by the Chinese government at a trial in Hong Kong on Wednesday. He took on a cheerful and rebellious attitude. Lai, 77, has already been imprisoned for about four […]
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai to take witness stand in collusion trial | Jimmy Lai
Democratic media mogul Jimmy Lai has taken the witness stand for the first time since being indicted on foreign conspiracy charges under Hong Kong's punitive national security law. He told the court Wednesday that he started his media business after the Tiananmen massacre. “I thought it would be a good opportunity for someone like me, […]
Hong Kong’s largest national security trial to end with sentencing of HK47 | Hong Kong
Hong Kong's biggest national security trial concluded on Tuesday, with dozens of the city's most prominent democracy activists found guilty of subversion and facing possible life sentences. The Chinese government imposed sweeping national security laws in the financial capital in 2020, quelling months of massive pro-democracy protests. Western countries and international rights groups have denounced […]
‘The View’ Co-Host Confronts Walz On False Claims About Being In Hong Kong During Tiananmen Square Protests
“The View” co-host Alyssa Farrar Griffin on Monday confronted Democratic vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz about his past claims that he was in Hong Kong during the 1989 Tiananmen massacre. I objected. Mr. Walz has falsely claimed several times that he was in Hong Kong during the spring 1989 pro-democracy protests in […]
Chinese Stocks Soar More Than 8% in Hong Kong on Stimulus Bets – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — Chinese stocks listed in Hong Kong rose by the most in nearly two years, as traders returned from the holidays, fueling stimulus-fueled euphoria. Most Read Articles on Bloomberg The Hang Seng China Enterprises (^HSCE) index rose by up to 8.5%, extending its winning streak to 13 consecutive days. Real estate developers led the […]
Tim Walz Lied About Being in Hong Kong During Tiananmen Square Massacre
During a 2014 Congressional hearing, then-Rep. Tim Walz (D-Minnesota) boasted that he was in Hong Kong at the time of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. There’s just one problem… He wasn't. He was in Nebraska at the time. Here he (once again) brags about things that aren't true. When I was young, I was in […]
China Convicts Hong Kong Man of ‘Sedition’ for Wearing T-Shirt
The man, 27-year-old Chu Kai-pong, pleaded guilty to “sedition” in a Hong Kong court on Monday because he was wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan on it. Chu is the first person to be convicted under China's new national security law, which was imposed on Hong Kong in March. Chu's crime was wearing a […]
Chinese Stocks in Hong Kong Swing to Gain as Stimulus Calls Grow – Yahoo Finance
(Bloomberg) — An index of Hong Kong-listed Chinese stocks edged higher in choppy trading as investors debated whether weak macroeconomic data would prompt the government to step up stimulus efforts. Most read articles on Bloomberg The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index closed up 0.3% after dropping as much as 1.3% earlier. Property stocks were the […]
Hong Kong: first conviction under new national security law for wearing ‘seditious’ T-shirt | Hong Kong
A Hong Kong man has pleaded guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan, becoming the first person to be convicted under Hong Kong's new national security law passed in March. Choo Kaipong, 27, pleaded guilty to one charge of “acting with seditious intent.” Under the new national security law, the maximum […]
