Hong Kong independence activist Andy Chan attacked China as an empire trying to "annex" and "destroy" the city in a no-holds barred speech Tuesday at the city's press club which Beijing wanted cancell... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s economic prospects darken on rising rates, US-China trade worries
Finance and real estate are major sectors in Hong Kong's estimated $340 billion economy. Close economic and business ties with China will also have a huge impact on its economic outlook, especially si... ( read original story ...)
Pro-China Groups Target Hong Kong Foreign Journalists’ Club
Hong Kong’s foreign journalists’ club found itself at the center ... The club, whose more than 2,000 members include journalists from some of the world’s best-known news organizations, went ahead with ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist to speak at press club on Tuesday, despite Chinese pressure
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong independence activist is due to speak on Tuesday at the city’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club (FCC) despite pressure from Chinese officials to cancel the event. The inv... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reclaims lead over Singapore in global liveability rankings as ‘social unrest drops’ four years after Occupy
Hong Kong has reclaimed its lead over Singapore in liveability rankings, climbing 10 places in an annual global survey which attributed the score to lower levels of social unrest four years after the ... ( read original story ...)
Asia equities mixed as China, Hong Kong stocks drop
But Hong Kong’s Hand Seng fell 0.7 per cent as financials dropped 0.3 per cent and technology stocks shed 2.5 per cent, while the CSI 300 index of major Shanghai and Shenzhen-listed stocks fell 0.5 pe... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s civil service replaces Google as graduates’ most ideal employer, survey finds
In Singapore, for example, the industry’s average ranking among business students fell from 15 in 2012, to 38 in 2018. But banks made gains in Hong Kong this year. Alongside JPMorgan moving from fourt... ( read original story ...)