Yonnex Li

By Yonnex Li ( March 26, 2026, 02:50 GMT | Insight) -- Hong Kong's competition regulator filed charges against six building-maintenance companies and 12 individuals accused of rigging bids worth HK$700 million ($90 million) across 11 housing projects, including Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po, where a fire last November killed 168 people and exposed lapses in building safety and oversight.

By Yonnex Li ( March 20, 2026, 06:07 GMT | Insight) -- China's antitrust regulator is entrusting provincial regulators with authority to handle cases beyond simple mergers for the first time, as Beijing seeks to speed up approvals while maintaining oversight of potentially problematic deals. The State Administration for Market Regulation will let Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, Chongqing and Shaanxi review non-simple merger cases starting Aug.

By Yonnex Li ( March 19, 2026, 05:42 GMT | Insight) -- Hong Kong’s Law Reform Commission is examining whether existing laws adequately address crimes involving the use of artificial intelligence, amid growing global scrutiny over deepfake pornography and misinformation generated by AI tools.