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A Hong Kong court convicted two journalists of sedition Thursday based on their coverage of the Chinese pro-democracy movement, sparking international condemnation, The Associated Press reported. Former top editors of…
Former senior Obama adviser David Axelrod criticized Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz during a Tuesday segment over his explanation for falsely claiming that he traveled to Hong Kong during the deadly protests in…
Ligent Technologies plans a Hong Kong IPO to raise about HK$5.67 billion (roughly US$723 million) by offering 172 million shares at HK$32.96, with cornerstone investors and Hisense retaining a stake post-IPO, and aims to list on September 22 to fund R&D, expansion, and general corporate purposes as demand from data centers and cloud computing drives growth. The deal, marketed as tapping into the growing optical communications sector, values the company around HK$32.4–HK$32.398 billion and underscores Ligent’s role in data-center hardware and telecom networks.
A Hong Kong court convicted Dow Jones Publishing Co (Asia) Inc, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, of deterring reporter Selina Cheng from taking a leadership role in the city’s press union, while acquitting it of unlawfully firing her. The ruling highlights ongoing concerns about press freedom in Hong Kong amid pressures on the media landscape and union activity.
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