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Tailored psychological warfare: a deepfake video of Hong Kong activists
The Strategist
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August 6, 2025
A deepfake video fabricating an online conversation between prominent Hong Kong activists has become the first known exercise in the next level of AI-enabled influence operations. Presumably concocted by the Chinese government or a group that...
A Five-Senses Feast: What to Expect at the 2025 Hong Kong Food Expo
Rus Tourism News
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August 6, 2025
This August, the heartbeat of Hong Kong’s Wan Chai district will pulse with flavor, fragrance, and futuristic living as the city welcomes back Hong Kong Food Expo, one of Asia’s most anticipated lifestyle events. From August 14–18, the 35th Hong...
Hong Kong: HKUST Drives Smart Ageing Innovation
OpenGov Asia
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August 5, 2025
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has entered into a new collaboration to drive innovation in smart ageing technologies across the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (GBA). The initiative aims to develop a...
International students look at colleges outside U.S. after Trump cracks down
The Globe and Mail
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August 6, 2025
Open this photo in gallery:After declining last year, the number of international applications for undergraduate study in the U.K. this fall grew by 2.2 per cent with a record number coming from China.Joe Giddens/The Associated Press In China,...
Hong Kong Shares Due For Consolidation On Wednesday
RTTNews
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August 6, 2025
The Hong Kong stock market has moved higher in consecutive trading days, advancing almost 400 points or 1.7 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now rests just above the 24,900-point plateau although investors may lock in gains on Wednesday....
South China Morning Post journalist gets Hong Kong Baptist University fellowship
South China Morning Post
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August 6, 2025
Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has awarded a fellowship to a South China Morning Post senior correspondent in a one-of-its-kind programme designed to raise industry standards for journalists working in the city. Natalie Wong, who specialises...
UK And US Condemn Hong Kong National Security Police After Bounties Are Issued For Political Dissidents
The Organization for World Peace
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August 5, 2025
As of 26 July 2025, the United Kingdom and the United States have condemned the actions of Hong Kong’s national security police. These condemnations follow the security police formally issuing arrest warrants as well as bounties for 19 Hong Kong...
Hong Kong’s Peninsula Hotels sees surge in ‘bleisure’ travellers
South China Morning Post
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August 6, 2025
Hong Kong has welcomed a new wave of travellers combining business and leisure, who have revitalised the city’s luxury hotel sector, according to Benjamin Vuchot, the executive director and CEO of Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels (HSH), operator of...
Chinese streaming platform iQiyi to seeks US$300 million in Hong Kong listing: sources
The Business Times Singapore
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August 6, 2025
The streaming service platform has begun discussions with global banks about a second listing in the cityPublished Wed, Aug 6, 2025 · 07:08 PM [HONG KONG] IQiyi is seeking to raise US$300 million in a Hong Kong market debut this year, becoming the...
Delhi High Court orders bank guarantee in cross-border infringement dispute involving defendants in Hong Kong and South Korea
Intellectual Asset Management
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August 6, 2025
On 1 July 2025, the Delhi High Court delivered a significant ruling in a patent enforcement matter involving Communication Components Antenna (CCA), a Canadian company specialising in telecoms equipment, such as antennas, amplifiers, combiners,...
Hong Kong’s New Green Fintech Sector Features 64 Companies, Led by ESG Compliance and Data Analytics
Fintech Hong Kong
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August 5, 2025
Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Hong Kong News once a month in your Inbox As of June 2025, Hong Kong was home to 64 companies operating in the green fintech industry, reflecting the sector’s steady growth and increasing importance within...
Taiwanese film pulled from Hong Kong festival over censorship issue
Focus Taiwan
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August 6, 2025
Taipei, Aug. 6 (CNA) Screenings of the Taiwanese movie Family Matters (我家的事) at a Hong Kong film festival have been canceled after it failed to meet "revision requirements" set by Hong Kong authorities, with some media citing sources as saying the...
College applications outside US surge as Trump heightens examination of international students
OregonLive.com
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August 6, 2025
In China, wait times for U.S. visa interviews are so long that some students have given up. Universities in Hong Kong are fielding transfer inquiries from foreign students in the U.S., and international applications for British undergraduate...
Hong Kong records highest daily rainfall in August since 1884: Observatory
Muser Press
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August 5, 2025
Hong Kong, China | AFP Hong Kong on Tuesday recorded its highest daily rainfall in August since 1884, the city’s weather observatory said, after the highest-tier rainstorm warning was issued for the fourth time in eight days. “Until 2 pm, 355.7...
Court blocks Hong Kong violin teacher’s bid to fight eviction from public flat
South China Morning Post
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August 6, 2025
A Hong Kong court has blocked an intended judicial challenge by a public housing tenant against an eviction order after finding it reasonable for authorities to conclude that she was not living in the flat. The High Court on Wednesday handed down...
Hong Kong Faces ‘Black Rain’ Alert After 11-Hour Storm
Pravda.ru
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Hong Kong Faces ‘Black Rain’ Alert After 11-Hour Storm Hong Kong has declared its highest-level rainstorm alert after suffering a record-breaking downpour that caused mass flooding, airport disruptions, and landslides. ‘Black Rain’ Hits Hong Kong...
Masked ICE raids are part of a pattern of policing seen in Hong Kong and the Philippines which blurs the line between legitimate law enforcement and criminality
The London School of Economics and Political Science
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August 5, 2025
This summer has seen masked agents from Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) seize and detain people throughout the US. Jim Rice writes that police actions during Hong Kong’s Democracy Protest movement and Rodrigo Duterte’s extrajudicial...
Confusing God and government
The Westside Gazette - Florida
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August 6, 2025
By Vincent L. Hall (Source: Daytona Times) “Confusing God and Government.’’ That was the actual name of a sermon by Trinity United Church of Christ, Pastor Emeritus, Jeremiah Wright. I almost had to choke a White brother in the heat of the 2008...
9 International Growth ETFs to Diversify Your Portfolio
WTOP - District Columbia
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August 6, 2025
The good news for U.S. investors is that the S&P 500 has rebounded since its spring lows and is now… The good news for U.S. investors is that the S&P 500 has rebounded since its spring lows and is now sitting on a modest 7% gain through the end of...
Landing Law hires capital markets partner in Shanghai
Law.asia
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August 6, 2025
Landing Law Offices has hired Lin Lei as a senior partner based in Shanghai to strengthen the firm’s capabilities in capital markets and asset management. Prior to joining Landing, Lin was a partner at DeHeng Law Offices’ Shanghai branch and was a...