Stocks are mostly falling in early trading on Wall Street Tuesday as CEOs of the country’s biggest banks paint a mixed picture of how badly the ... ( read original story ...)
China Says Hong Kong Opposition’s Primaries at Odds With Security Law
Beijing officials said legislative primaries held by Hong Kong’s political opposition over the weekend ‘blatantly challenges’ a new national security law, as pro-democracy candidates are positioned ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Reports 48 New Coronavirus Cases, Half Can’t Be Traced
The news comes just after the government announced new social distancing guidelines in an effort to contain the latest outbreak. ( read original story ...)
Half a Million Hong Kong Residents Defy Government Warnings to Vote in Pro-Democracy Primary
Upwards of half a million Hong Kong residents turned out over the weekend to vote in the semi-autonomous Chinese city's unofficial primary election despite warnings from government officials that they ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC, StanChart Urge Hong Kong Staff to Work at Home as Virus Spikes
HSBC Holdings Plc and Standard Chartered Plc urged its staff in Hong Kong to work from home again as the city seeks to tamp down a spike in coronavirus cases. ( read original story ...)
How China’s new national security law will hobble Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement
China finalized Hong Kong’s national security law (NSL) in late June, imposing a number of restrictions after a secretive process without public consultation and legislative deliberation. A mid-June ... ( read original story ...)
Financial havoc from coronavirus pandemic spares no one, causing losses for seven in 10 global investors, UBS survey says
The survey shows how the world’s worst health crisis of the last few decades is sparing no one in its economic toll, not even the well-heeled and the moneyed class. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Hong Kong imposes strict measures; 6,000 new cases in Russia
Cases rise by 1m in five days; 5.4m Americans have lost their health insurance; Hong Kong reimposes social distancing measures ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Reports 48 New Coronavirus Cases
People wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak walk out of a train at a subway station near the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort in Hong Kong, China Ju ... ( read original story ...)
For U.S. tech firms, doing business in Hong Kong is suddenly a whole lot riskier
Security law sharply alters the environment in the Asian financial center, as companies weigh whether to pull out or compromise on free speech principles. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong can still expect HK$220 billion in IPO proceeds for 2020: EY
Hong Kong's IPO pipeline for new listings is still strong despite potential headwinds from its ongoing political situation and the coronavirus outbreak, says Ringo Choi, EY Asia-Pacific IPO Leader. ( read original story ...)
How China’s Great Firewall Could Encircle Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s internet users worry that the new national security law imposed on the city by the Chinese government will end up cutting off the free flow of information, landing them on the dark side of ... ( read original story ...)
China Accuses Hong Kong Vote Organizers of Seeking ‘Revolution’
China accused organizers of an unofficial primary in Hong Kong of violating the city’s new national security law, signaling that authorities may use the measure to prosecute or disqualify opposition ... ( read original story ...)
I Squared Weighs Options for Hong Kong’s HGC Global
I Squared Capital, an infrastructure-focused private equity firm, is weighing options for its Hong Kong fixed-line operator HGC Global Communications Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter ... ( read original story ...)