China food delivery service platform Meituan Dianping closed up 5 per cent on its trading debut on Thursday, pushing co-founder Wang Xing’s net worth up to US$5.3 billion. The company’s market cap rea... ( read original story ...)
Skadden-Led Meituan Debuts After $4.2B Hong Kong IPO
Law360 (September 20, 2018, 6:36 PM EDT) -- Chinese online services platform Meituan Dianping’s shares rose in debut trading Thursday following completion of the company’s $4.2 billion initial public ... ( read original story ...)
Tencent-backed Meituan climbs 5 percent on debut, brightens outlook for HK IPOs
The stock’s performance is being seen as a test of investor appetite for Hong Kong listings against a backdrop of weak markets and multi-billion dollar initial public offerings (IPOs ... ( read original story ...)
Speech by CE at 2018 Hong Kong Green Finance Forum and Launch of the Hong Kong Green Finance Association (English only) (with photos/video)
Following is the speech by the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, at the 2018 Hong Kong Green Finance Forum and Launch of the Hong Kong Green Finance Association today (September 21): Deputy Director Qi... ( read original story ...)
CannaTech: Hong Kong’s first ever cannabis investor symposium
Hong Kong’s first-ever Cannabis Investor Symposium ... is the fastest growing market in the world and the legal cannabis business is expected to generate $57 billion globally by 2027 as ... ( read original story ...)
China tightens embrace of Hong Kong with bullet train, other mega projects
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's first bullet train glides out of a sleek harborfront railway station bound for mainland China on Saturday, launching a new era of integration and raising fears for so... ( read original story ...)
First annuity payouts on way
Speaking at the Philanthropy for Better Cities Forum yesterday, Chan expressed his optimism about the scheme and the Reverse Mortgage program launched by Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation in 2011. He sai... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) stocks enjoyed more gains
Hong Kong stocks enjoyed more gains at the open on Thursday on growing optimism that China and the United States can reach an agreement to avert an all-out trade war. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.72 per ... ( read original story ...)
China Merchants Bank Takes Over Half of HNA’s Former Hong Kong Home
Mainland financial heavyweight China Merchants Bank has leased a four floor office in Hong Kong’s Three Exchange Square in Central, taking half of the eight floors shed by liquidity-troubled HNA last ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Chan Ka-keung joins WeLab virtual bank
Former Hong Kong Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Chan Ka-keung has joined WeLab Virtual Bank, which has applied for a licence in the city, as chairman, he said on Tuesday. Chan joine... ( read original story ...)
HCM City seeks Hong Kong’s experiences in financial management
HCM City (VNA) – Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Phong voiced his hope that Hong Kong, as a leading financial centre of Asia and the world, will share its ... ( read original story ...)
Use of ADHD medication in Hong Kong has risen 36-fold over 15 years, university study finds
There has been a 36-fold increase in the use of medication for attention deficit disorder in Hong Kong over 15 years, indicating the condition has become a major issue in the city, a study has found. ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing recruits SenseTime, AI start-up from Hong Kong, to lead tech drive
A Hong Kong start-up whose face- and image-recognition technology is being used for smart cities, online entertainment and finance has been hand-picked by Beijing to power China’s ambition to be a glo... ( read original story ...)
Why Should You Do An MBA In Hong Kong?
For Kazuhiro Matsumoto—Kazu for short—there was only one answer: Hong Kong, at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Business School. Kazu had been working for Yamaha in Iwata, Japan, ... ( read original story ...)