Graff Diamonds, £40m, 2009 The Graff Diamonds heist is thought to be the biggest jewellery raid in Britain and is among one of the smartest in history, according to The Week. At 4.40pm on August 6, 2009, two sharply dressed men posing as customers entered the premises of Graff Diamonds in New Bond Street, London … Read more
Perfect diamond can be your best friend… for $30million: Sotheby’s will auction flawless 102-carat white diamond in Hong Kong on October 5 The 102.39-carat diamond is expected to fetch $12 million to $30 million It will go under the hammer at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong on October 5 Only seven such diamonds over 100 carats have … Read more
Shocking footage has captured the moment a 12-year-old girl was violently pushed to the ground and pinned down by riot police in Hong Kong as protests returned to the city over the weekend. The child was seen in the video circulated online trying to run away from a group of officers who then tackled the … Read more
Scottish nurse, 25, is crowned Miss Hong Kong 2020 in ‘shock’ win after being persuaded to enter by her father Lisa Marie Tse, 25, who was born in Scotland, is the 48th Miss Hong Kong winner The pageant’s audience was impressed by her rendition of ‘Shanghai Tang’ Budding actress previously spent time working as a nurse … Read more
A British democracy activist has been captured by the Chinese after trying to make a dramatic seaborne escape from Hong Kong to Taiwan. Andy Li, 30, who has worked with former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith and other politicians on pro-democracy campaigns, was intercepted in international waters, along with 11 other activists, as they tried … Read more
US officials attack HSBC for its treatment of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, and accuse China of ‘bullying’ the bank By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:13 BST, 26 August 2020 | Updated: 22:54 BST, 26 August 2020 US officials have attacked HSBC for its treatment of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, and … Read more
Plate of Origin contestant Chrys Hong, 30, reveals her heartbreaking stage-four cancer diagnosis By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 02:48 BST, 22 August 2020 | Updated: 02:48 BST, 22 August 2020 Plate of Origin contestant Chrys Hong has revealed her heartbreaking stage-four cancer diagnosis. The 30-year-old Sydney DJ explained to The Daily Telegraph on … Read more
A Hong Kong actress who sparked an internet sensation recently with her youthful appearance has revealed her age for the first time. Carman Lee Yeuk-tung has barely aged since she posed for a set of cassette adverts around 1990. After keeping her age a secret for nearly three decades, the Cantonese star has announced that she is 54 … Read more
Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai received a hero’s welcome upon his return to his paper, Apple Daily. Lai’s return to the office comes after he walked free on bail Wednesday, over 40 hours after he and other critics of China were rounded up by police as part of a widening crackdown on dissent. His … Read more
A pro-democracy Hong Kong media tycoon was yesterday arrested along with eight other journalists after Chinese officials raided his newspaper offices in the city. Jimmy Lai, 71, whose net worth is just shy of a billion dollars, was handcuffed and hauled off his premises under the new draconian security law. ITV News freelancer Wilson Li … Read more