Hong Kong has the ability to overcome pressure at the moment and continue to provide services for global investors as a free port and global financial hub, experts said, noting that a financial crisis ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong as a financial centre could drown if ‘river water’ from China continues to rise
Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin famously said that well water and river water do not mix. Jiang’s point, made soon after the 1989 Tiananmen Square killings, was that Hong Kong shouldn’t try to ... ( read original story ...)
Dozens Arrested as Mass Hong Kong Rally Keeps Heat on Carrie Lam
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong police arrested more than 40 people after attempts ... while police estimated the crowd at 28,000. The unrest came as the Financial Times reported that Lam had offered to ... ( read original story ...)
Consumer lender Home Credit plans more than $1 bln Hong Kong float
controlled by Czech financial group PPF, plans to go public in late September, one of the sources said, becoming the latest non-Asian company choosing to list in Hong Kong. Home Credit declined to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader describes protesters as ‘rioters’ after latest confrontation
Critics say that would threaten Hong Kong’s rule of law and its place as an Asian financial hub. Demonstrations have drawn hundreds of thousands of people into the streets since early June. Under ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tourism, hotel occupancy falls as protests drag on
Hong Kong is one of Asia's most popular tourist destinations and a global financial hub. Millions have taken to the streets over the past month to protest a bill that would allow people to be sent to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong justice secretary due in Beijing on Wednesday amid protests
HONG KONG,+ (Reuters) - Hong Kong's secretary for justice, Teresa Cheng, will travel to Beijing on Wednesday, the city government said, as protests in the Asian financial center against an extradition ... ( read original story ...)
From ‘Asia’s finest’ to ‘black dogs’: Hong Kong police under pressure
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s vaunted police ... Britain handed the global financial hub back to Chinese rule in 1997 with guarantees that its wide freedoms and autonomy, including the ... ( read original story ...)
Clashes break out as Hong Kong protesters escalate fight in suburbs
Protesters marched in sweltering heat of about 32 degrees Celsius (89.6°F) in Sha Tin, a town between Hong Kong island and the border with China, extending the demonstrations outward from the heart of ... ( read original story ...)
World Digital Currency Bank Was Officially Established in Suriname of South America
HONGKONG, CHINA / ACCESSWIRE / July 17, 2019 / On July 15, Suriname, South America, officially announced the establishment of the World Digital Currency Bank (WDC). According to information, the ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong turmoil is bad news for watchmakers
Swatch Group earnings are sharply down, and the watchmaker's troubles may be connected to the political turmoil in Hong Kong - the biggest export market for Swiss timepieces. Julian Satterthwaite ... ( read original story ...)
Hong-Kong based Ad-tech Startup, OneOneDay launches in India
OneOneDay, a Hong Kong-based ad-tech startup has recently launched the Oodies app in India. This unique app allows users to earn some sweet cash rewards and donate part of it to social causes by ... ( read original story ...)
Budweiser APAC’s IPO failure hurt retail investors, say newspaper adverts urging reform
A spokeswoman for Budweiser APAC said subscriptions for the IPO were done in accordance with local market practice. Local brokers are a significant force in Hong Kong because of the high level of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares dip as investors await earnings, fret over trade
Shares in Hong Kong slipped on Wednesday ... At the close of trade, the Hang Seng index was down 26.45 points, or 0.09%, at 28,593.17. The Hang Seng China Enterprises index fell 0.16% to ... ( read original story ...)