Some might doubt if there is any room for startups in the laptop market, which is already dominated by a handful of global firms. How will a Hong Kong brand be able to compete with the multinational ... ( read original story ...)
Protesters gather in Hong Kong, government offices shut after violence
Hong Kong's benchmark stock exchange slid as much as 1.5 per cent on Thursday, extending losses from the previous day. Most roads around the business district were opening for traffic, but Pacific ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong extradition law could jeopardize special economic agreement with the US
For many financial firms based in the Central district, it was business as usual — but many offered staff the option of working from home. Meanwhile, Hong Kong's equity benchmark, the Heng Seng Index, ... ( read original story ...)
Billion-dollar IPO shelved amid Hong Kong extradition bill turmoil
HONG KONG -- A billion dollar IPO has been called off in Hong Kong in the latest sign that political unrest sparked by a controversial extradition bill is taking a toll on business sentiment in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong extradition bill debate on hold after police, protesters clash
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s legislature suspended ... according to an official news release. A group of opposition lawmakers attempted to visit Lam’s residence to protest against the ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba Files for a Hong Kong Mega-Listing
A successful deal will rival AIA Group Ltd.’s 2010 IPO as Hong Kong’s largest-ever share sale, a triumph for a city that’s ceded many of China’s largest corporations to U.S. exchanges. Alibaba raised ... ( read original story ...)
ESR highlights challenges facing Hong Kong’s IPO market
HONG KONG (Nikkei Markets) -- ESR Cayman's decision to postpone its $1.24 billion initial public offering reflects growing challenges facing Hong Kong's primary market as political uncertainty ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Financial Elite Grow Uneasy as China Tensions Rise
(Bloomberg) -- They executed trades, signed deals and wooed clients. But even as Hong Kong’s financial and corporate elite carried on in the face of mass demonstrations this week, a sense of ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng ends with tiny loss as normalcy returns to Hong Kong after huge protests
A gauge of the mainland-traded brokerages added 0.7 per cent on expectation the start of the new technology board will boost revenues from broking and investment bank businesses ... per cent gain this ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Property Rally Gets Reality Check From Street Protests
Hong Kong’s government postponed a high-profile land auction because of street protests that have choked the city center, a sign of how political tensions are spilling into the world’s most expensive ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Warburg Pincus backed ESR shelves largest HK IPO this year
The company had been due to price its IPO on Thursday and begin trading in Hong Kong on June 20. The sources, who declined to be identified as they were not authorised to speak on the matter, said the ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific Shares Mixed; Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index Plunges More Than 1.50 Percent
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index is at 27372.17 ... s view that the recent weak inflation readings are probably transitory. This likely means central bank policymakers won’t cut rates at next week’s ... ( read original story ...)
Asian markets fall, led by Hang Seng’s slide
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index HSI, -0.96% slid 1.5%. Stocks also fell in mainland China, with the Shanghai Composite SHCOMP, -0.11% down 0.6%. Japan’s Nikkei NIK, -0.76% fell 0.8% and South Korea’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks recoup losses as developers shine
SHANGHAI, June 13 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares recovered most of their early losses and ended slightly lower on Thursday amid street protests, thanks to gains in real estate firms and mainland money ... ( read original story ...)