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Meta Platforms is taking a Hong Kong company to court for allegedly using its social media accounts to promote an app that uses artificial intelligence to generate sexually explicit images of people without their consent. In a statement released on its website on Thursday, the American multinational technology company said it had filed a lawsuit…
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails China‘s national security authorities in Hong Kong and the city’s police launched their first publicly known joint operation, raiding the…
Chinese heating systems supplier Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls 002050 aims to raise up to HK$8.12 billion ($1.03 billion) via a Hong Kong listing, reflecting a broader trend of mainland companies tapping into the capital markets rebound. The company, which develops environment-friendly thermal management solutions, is offering 360.3 million H-shares at a maximum offer price of…
Image made on Canva Pro by Ameya Nagarajan for Global Voices “Where Are You REALLY From?” is a new podcast series from Global Voices that emerged from a panel at the December 2024 Global Voices summit in Nepal, where members of the Global Voices community shared their experiences of dealing with other people’s perceptions about…
An electronic screen and ticker at the Exchange Square Complex, which houses the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, on Feb. 26, 2025. With international funds returning to Hong Kong IPOs, Chinese condiment and sauce giant Haitian Flavouring & Food Co. launched its HK$10 billion ($1.27 billion) H-share offering Wednesday — marking another major “A-share first, H-share…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is a faculty member at Yale, formerly chair of Morgan Stanley Asia, and is the author of ‘Accidental Conflict: America, China, and the Clash of False Narratives’ Controversy swirls over the future of…
Customs officials are working with the University of Hong Kong to develop a tool that can trace cryptocurrency transactions, with the authority stressing it had recorded seven suspected money laundering cases involving virtual assets and more than HK$9 billion (US$1.1 billion) in recent years. Mario Wong Ho-yin, assistant commissioner for intelligence and investigation at the…
He Xiaopeng, co-founder and CEO of the Guangzhou-based carmaker, said in Hong Kong on Thursday that testing of its Xpeng Navigation Guided Pilot (X NGP) driver-assistance system in the city would take only two months before sales could begin. However, he added that testing could start only after regulators gave Xpeng the green light to…
WeChat Pay Hong Kong has recorded a fourfold increase in mainland Chinese tourist payments for taxi services in the city from last year and growing usage among locals and visitors alike, according to parent company Tencent. Vice-president of Tencent Financial Technology Daniel Hong Danyi said on Thursday that the number of transactions from mainland tourists…
Hong Kong is warning its citizens to not download or play Reversed Front: Bonfire, a Taiwan-made video game police accuse of promoting “secessionist agendas.” It’s likely the first time Hong Kong has used a national security law implemented in 2020 to block users from a video game, according to Bloomberg. Anyone who has the game…