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Last Chinese emperor’s wristwatch — with Oak Park connection — sells for $6.2 million

Oak Park-based journalist Russell Working played a vital role in helping to authenticate the Patek Philippe watch.

Chicago Sun-Times

Markets sink as US debt talks stutter, fuelling default fears

Hong Kong (AFP) - Stock markets tracked losses in Wall Street on Wednesday as investors grow increasingly concerned about stalled US debt ceiling talks aimed at averting a painful default.

AFP

Markets sink as US debt talks stall, fuelling default fears

Hong Kong (AFP) - Stock markets tracked losses in Wall Street on Wednesday as investors grow increasingly concerned about stalled US debt ceiling talks aimed at averting a painful default.

AFP

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Watch owned by last Chinese emperor Aisin-Gioro Puyi sells for $9.4 million at Hong Kong auction

The rare Patek Philippe watch belonged to Qing Dynasty emperor Aisin-Gioro Puyi, who reigned from the age of 2 and was captured by the Red Army in 1945.

ABC News

Asian markets sink as US debt talks stall

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets tracked losses in Wall Street on Wednesday as investors grow increasingly concerned about stalled US debt ceiling talks to avert a painful default.

AFP

Watch owned by China's last emperor sells for $6 million

Hong Kong (AFP) - A Patek Philippe wristwatch once owned by China's last emperor sold for more than $6 million at auction in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

AFP

New Inmotion RS Is A Ridiculously Powerful Electric Kick Scooter

Hong Kong-based e-mobility startup Inmotion has launched its newest creation, the outlandishly powerful RS electric scooter, capable of hitting speeds of 68 miles per hour.

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Cathay Pacific sacks crew members accused of discriminating against non-English speakers

The airline’s chief executive has apologised over the ‘unpleasant experience’

The Independent UK

Hongkongers opt out of organ registry ‘amid fear of Chinese donations’

Thousands of residents withdraw consent in apparent protest at potential donation agreement with the mainland

The Guardian - UK

Watch owned by China's last emperor sells for $5 million

Hong Kong (AFP) - A Patek Philippe wristwatch once owned by China's last emperor sold for more than $5 million on the auction block in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

AFP

Last emperor of China's watch sells for record $6.2 million in Hong Kong auction

A watch that was once owned by the last emperor of China's Qing Dynasty, whose life formed the basis of the Oscar-winning film "The Last Emperor," sold for a record HK$49 million ($6.2 million) at a Hong Kong auction on Tuesday.

Reuters

Watch: Wristwatch owned by last Chinese emperor sold for $5.1m in Hong Kong

A wristwatch once owned by China’s last emperor, Aisin-Gioro Puyi, went up for auction on Tuesday (23 May) in Hong Kong.

The Independent UK

Airline apologises for staff mocking passengers’ English

HONG KONG: Cathay Pacific Airways apologised on Tuesday after a passenger accused its flight attendants of discriminating against non-English speakers in an online post that went viral on Chinese social media.

Bangkok Post

Markets struggle despite 'productive' Biden-McCarthy debt talks

Hong Kong (AFP) - Markets struggled Tuesday as traders tracked developments in Washington, where US President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said they held productive talks on the debt ceiling but had still not reached a deal to avert a calamitous default.

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The Independent UK

Hong Kong leader condemns suspicious uptick in registration withdrawals from organ donation system

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee is condemning an unusual rise in the number of withdrawal requests to the city's organ donation system, saying police will investigate suspicious cases

AFP

Markets mostly rise after 'productive' Biden-McCarthy debt talks

Hong Kong (AFP) - Optimism that the United States will avert a calamitous default supported equities Tuesday, with President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy saying they held productive talks on the debt ceiling.

Chronicle Live

Newcastle to host Friendship Festival to welcome new arrivals from Hong Kong

Around 160,000 people from Hong Kong have arrived into the UK since January 2021

AFP

Markets rise ahead of US debt talks

Hong Kong (AFP) - Most markets rose Monday ahead of US debt talks between President Joe Biden and congressional leaders, with both sides still apart but also confident a deal can be reached to avert a catastrophic default.

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Markets advance ahead of US debt talks

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Asian markets mixed ahead of US debt talks

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed Monday ahead of US debt talks between President Joe Biden and congressional leaders, with both sides still apart but also confident a deal can be reached to avert a catastrophic default.

The Guardian - UK

‘I miss Ukraine’: the real-life stories behind UK immigration statistics

Some are fleeing persecution and war. Some are studying. Others are bringing their professional skills to the benefit of society

Bangkok Post

New govt coalition parties yet to agree terms

Potential governing coalition parties have yet to agree on the terms of a memorandum of understanding expected to be announced on Monday, according to a senior Move Forward Party (MFP) official.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live: Flat week as FTSE closes at 7757; Tesco chair to step down; US shares down on default fears

The FTSE 100 index found positive territory today despite Hong Kong shares falling after Alibaba sales came in below expectations.

AFP

Most Asian, European markets rally on US debt deal hope

Hong Kong (AFP) - Most markets built on a global rally Friday as traders grow increasingly hopeful that US lawmakers will hammer out a deal to lift the debt ceiling and avert a calamitous default.

AFP

Hong Kong court rejects Jimmy Lai challenge to national security body

Hong Kong (AFP) - A Hong Kong court on dismissed Friday a legal challenge by jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, conceding it had "no jurisdiction" over Beijing's national security apparatus in the city.

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