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Hang Seng launches physical gold ETF in Hong Kong, plans Ethereum tokenized units — Images.cointelegraph.com

Hang Seng launches physical gold ETF in Hong Kong, plans Ethereum tokenized units

Hang Seng Investment Management has launched a physically backed gold exchange-traded fund in Hong Kong. The Hang Seng Gold ETF began trading on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Thursday under stock code 3170, and the firm also outlined plans for tokenized unlisted units of the same fund. The ETF

Starmer to raise human rights with Xi amid pressure over Jimmy Lai — I.guim.co.uk

Starmer to raise human rights with Xi amid pressure over Jimmy Lai

Keir Starmer has said he will "raise the issues that need to be raised" on human rights with China’s president, Xi Jinping, as he arrived in Beijing on the first visit by a UK leader in eight years. The prime minister has come under pressure from rights

Hong Kong defends 'same activity, same risk, same regulation' approach at Davos — Images.cointelegraph.com

Hong Kong defends 'same activity, same risk, same regulation' approach at Davos

Hong Kong Finance Secretary Paul Chan defended the city’s “same activity, same risk, same regulation” framework for digital assets while speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, according to the South China Morning Post. Chan said finance and technology were increasingly intertwined but required a balanced regulatory approach,

Industry group warns Hong Kong crypto 'hard start' could halt managers — Images.cointelegraph.com

Industry group warns Hong Kong crypto 'hard start' could halt managers

The Hong Kong Securities & Futures Professionals Association (HKSFPA) warned that the city’s proposed rollout of new crypto licensing regimes may unintentionally force compliant crypto managers to cease activities if regulators proceed without transitional arrangements. The group described a potential "hard start" under which existing firms would

Rory Stewart says indifference to social media abuse would be his superpower — I.guim.co.uk

Rory Stewart says indifference to social media abuse would be his superpower

Rory Stewart, 53, said his ideal superpower would be indifference to social media abuse. Born in Hong Kong, Stewart served as Conservative MP for Penrith and The Border from 2010, was secretary of state for international development when he launched an unsuccessful bid to become Tory leader in 2019, and

Bun House Disco’s pandan negroni recipe inspired by 1980s Hong Kong — I.guim.co.uk

Bun House Disco’s pandan negroni recipe inspired by 1980s Hong Kong

Bun House Disco in Shoreditch, east London, offers a pandan negroni recipe that nods to the vibrancy of late-night 1980s Hong Kong and draws on Chinese and Asian ingredients. The bar says its cocktail list references the classics while featuring Chinese and Asian ingredients and spices. The recipe serves one.

David Webb, Hong Kong investor and corporate watchdog, dies at 60 — Static01.nyt.com

David Webb, Hong Kong investor and corporate watchdog, dies at 60

David Webb, an activist investor who challenged Hong Kong’s tycoons and fought for minority shareholders, died on Tuesday in a Hong Kong hospital at 60, his wife, Karen Webb, said. The cause was metastatic prostate cancer, the family said. Mr. Webb, who moved from Britain to Hong Kong more

Solana Accelerate to open Consensus Hong Kong on Feb. 11 — Cdn.sanity.io

Solana Accelerate to open Consensus Hong Kong on Feb. 11

CoinDesk and the Solana Foundation said the developer event Solana Accelerate will kick off Consensus Hong Kong on Feb. 11. The organisers described Solana Accelerate as a developer event that will open the conference in Hong Kong. They said the event will set the tone for a week focused on

JPEX Investigation Expands as Influencer Zhu Gongzi Charged in Over HK$18M Laundering Probe — Cimg.co

JPEX Investigation Expands as Influencer Zhu Gongzi Charged in Over HK$18M Laundering Probe

The Hong Kong JPEX cryptocurrency case has intensified after influencer Zhu Gongzi was hit with new money laundering charges tied to more than HK$18 million in alleged criminal proceeds. Prosecutors are preparing to transfer the matter to the District Court as the list of defendants in the investigation continues

Residents’ Warnings Ignored Before Hong Kong’s Deadly Wang Fuk Court Fire — Static01.nyt.com

Residents’ Warnings Ignored Before Hong Kong’s Deadly Wang Fuk Court Fire

Residents of the Wang Fuk Court housing estate repeatedly warned officials that a government-ordered renovation used cheap, flammable materials and appeared beset by corruption before a fire on Nov. 26 that killed 161 people and displaced thousands. Records and interviews show complaints going back years about polystyrene window panels and