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County lines gangs train youngsters to steal phones instead of running drugs due to booming £70million market and softer sentences if they are caught
Daily Mail
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July 25, 2025
County lines gangs have turned to snatching phones instead of dealing drugs to feed a growing £70m a year epidemic. Gang members are grooming vulnerable young people to steal mobiles on Britain’s streets due to unprecedented overseas demand and...
India-UK FTA to open export avenues for several sectors; footwear, textiles, gems-jewellery among them: Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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July 25, 2025
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): The landmark India-UK Free Trade Agreement will benefit several sector, including leather and footwear industry; gem and jewellery; textiles and clothing; base metals; agricultural goods, among others, Union...
Hong Kong – SCST continues visit to France (with photos)
Web NewsWire
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July 9, 2025
SCST continues visit to France (with photos) ******************************************** The Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Miss Rosanna Law, continued her visit to Bordeaux, France, in the company of the Chairman of the Hong Kong...
In Depth: Trump’s Stablecoin Embrace Ups Pressure on China to Join Race
Caixin
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Calls are increasing for China to participate more actively in the global stablecoin market as regulatory frameworks are established by the U.S. and other major jurisdictions. These regulations raise concerns that stablecoins, typically issued by...
Hong Kong Digital Banking Survey Reveals User Concerns and Growth Potential
Fintech Hong Kong
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July 8, 2025
Free Newsletter Get the hottest Fintech Hong Kong News once a month in your Inbox ECHO ASIA, partnering with students from Global Business Studies, CUHK Business School, announced the release of the Hong Kong’s Digital Banking User Experience...
China renewable energy company grabs attention with $2.5bn IPO
Nikkei Asia
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HONG KONG -- Huadian New Energy, a state-owned renewable energy producer, made waves with its initial public offering in Shanghai on Wednesday, both due to it becoming one of the biggest IPOs in the market this year, and because it reached a price...
Hong Kong Rolls Out Blueprint to Cement Role as Global Digital Asset Hub
Caixin
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Hong Kong is intensifying its efforts to become a leading global center for digital assets by unveiling a comprehensive new policy blueprint, the "Policy Statement on Development of Virtual Assets in Hong Kong 2.0." Released by the Financial...
Leoch Battery Unveils All-Scenario Smart Energy Solutions at The Battery Show Asia 2025
The Laotian Times
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July 18, 2025
HONG KONG, July 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — As a Strategic Partner of The Battery Show Asia 2025, Leoch Batterytook center stage today at the AsiaWorld-Expo, unveiling its revolutionary All-Scenario Smart Energy Solutions for the Demand Side. The...
Eton Solutions partners with Asas Capital to launch the Middle East’s first ‘Family Office as a Service’ platform
Khaleej Times
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Eton Solutions, a global leader in WealthTech solutions for family offices, has announced an exclusive partnership with Asas Capital, a prominent multi-family office with a strong presence in the UAE and newly licensed operations in Saudi Arabia....
UK start-up Barocal wins US$1 million TERA-Award for green energy innovation
South China Morning Post
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July 18, 2025
UK-based start-up Barocal, which specialises in energy storage and conversion, won the US$1 million top prize at this year’s TERA-Award, created by Hong Kong tycoon Peter Lee Ka-kit. Lee is on a mission to discover unicorns in green energy...
Hong Kong uniquely placed to help fill global public goods gap left by US
South China Morning Post
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July 9, 2025
USAID, long one of the foremost tools of US soft power, ended its six decades as an independent agency on July 1, with no details on how it had been reviewed disclosed. Meanwhile, the China-initiated International Organisation for Mediation...
Hong Kong: Strategic Academic Collaboration Boosts Tech Talent
OpenGov Asia
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July 8, 2025
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and Tsinghua University have signed three agreements to enable collaboration in electronic and computer engineering, interdisciplinary research, and executive education. These initiatives...
Hong Kong – Chief Executive in Council approves financial arrangement for Part 1 of Northern Link Project (with photo)
Web NewsWire
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July 9, 2025
Chief Executive in Council approves financial arrangement for Part 1 of Northern Link Project (with photo) ****************************************************************************************** The Chief Executive in Council approved today...
Phoenix vintage shop hosts ‘Open Doom Crescendo’ film screening
Phoenix New Times - Arizona
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Let’s play "name the movie." Three seekers travel through a verdant field that feels otherworldly as they search for a cosmic force that can grant them their heart’s desire. If you’ve ever spent too much money buying Criterion Blu-rays, you’re...
Raducanu and Fernandez beat the heat to reach DC Open semis
News-Topic - North Carolina
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Britain's Emma Raducanu reached the brink of her first WTA final since winning the 2021 US Open, ousting Greece's Maria Sakkari 6-4, 7-5 on Friday at the DC Open. And the woman she defeated four years ago in that Flushing Meadows championship...
Hong Kong’s Metropol Restaurant to shut down in September after 35 years
Hong Kong Free Press
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July 8, 2025
Hong Kong’s Metropol Restaurant – one of the few remaining Chinese restaurants in the city that serve dim sum from traditional trolleys – will cease operations in September, after 35 years of service. A Metropol staff member confirmed to HKFP over...
Asia report: Markets cool after week of gains
ShareCast
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The decline across several major markets contrasted with Wall Street’s gains, where the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed at fresh record highs. “A global stock rally that lasted for seven days stalled in Asia due to uncertainty regarding the...
Hong Kong’s annual anime fair to double venue size to cut waiting times for fans
South China Morning Post
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July 8, 2025
Hong Kong’s annual comics and games fair is set to double its venue size this year to shorten waiting times for fans when it launches at the end of the month, according to the organiser. Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong 2025 is set to run from July 25 to...
Hong Kong: China's IPO Pipeline And Crypto Lab
Benzinga
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July 8, 2025
Image Source: Bamboo Works "Beijing is treating Hong Kong as a laboratory: a place to develop expertise in financial technologies that remain forbidden at home." A confluence of geopolitical friction and strategic diversification is fueling a...
Hong Kong’s insurance market may balloon 55% as Greater Bay Area ages
South China Morning Post
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July 8, 2025
Hong Kong’s insurance business may expand by a compounded 55 per cent over the next eight years, driven by the so-called silver economy serving senior citizens and growth in the Greater Bay Area, industry experts said on Tuesday. Gross insurance...