Covid-19 deaths worldwide passed 800,000 as cases rose to more than 23 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg. ( read original story ...)
S. Korea Mulls Restrictions; Hong Kong Urges Tests: Virus Update
Covid-19 deaths worldwide passed 804,000 as cases rose to more than 23 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and Bloomberg. ( read original story ...)
China Vows Continued Support for Hong Kong as Financial Hub
China’s banking regulator pledged its backing for Hong Kong as a finance hub and reiterated a commitment to opening up the Chinese financial sector amid a deepening standoff with the U.S. China will ... ( read original story ...)
US-China relations: Beijing condemns financial sanctions on Hong Kong
America’s ‘actions to undermine financial stability in Hong Kong are not only against the Chinese people but also against the people of the world’, CBIRC says. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s future lies with fintech, and it will be bright
Hong Kong is the gateway for Chinese companies to launch internationally, and companies seeking to reach China and Southeast Asia. China is the only major economy expected to grow this year, and ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba Investors Swap U.S. Shares for Hong Kong Amid Crackdown
Several of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s biggest investors have converted billions of dollars in U.S. shares for Hong Kong stock in part to avoid potential U.S. sanctions and de-listings of major ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong events industry pleads for a lifeline as pandemic wipes out trade shows, putting thousands of jobs at risk
I felt helpless because I had to find ways to pay my staff even if we did not get compensated.” More than 50 exhibitions and conferences cancelled or postponed since the start of the year were ... ( read original story ...)
Jack Ma’s Ant Group To Be Listed In Hong Kong And Shanghai, Targets Valuation Of $225 Billion: Report
Jack Ma’s Ant Group Ant Group intends to file for dual listings in Hong Kong and Shanghai targeting a valuation of about $225 billion, a Bloomberg report said. Ant Group is Alibaba Group Holding Ltd – ... ( read original story ...)
Spat at, segregated, policed: Hong Kong’s dark-skinned minorities say they’ve never felt accepted
People with dark skin in the Chinese city have long complained about discrimination in education, employment, and housing -- allegations supported by a number of studies over the years. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong blood bank makes urgent appeal as Covid-19 pandemic fears keep donors away, supplies dry up
Hospitals find it harder to get supplies as collection drops at Blood Transfusion Service amid Covid-19 pandemic. ( read original story ...)
China Is Cracking Down, but Hong Kong’s Economy Is too Precious to Kill
Expats have long preferred Hong Kong to Shanghai or Beijing. The city boasts better schools, hospitals, and espresso bars. Google still works. Unlike on the mainland, business and society has felt ... ( read original story ...)
Column: Hong Kong shows the world the terrible truth about Communist China
U.S. government leaders must reinforce current actions with a sustained strategy to limit and restrain China’s expansion. This should include naval and air maneuvers, closer Taiwan ties, reinforcing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is not being ‘steamrolled’ by the national security law
Hong Kong gets steamrolled” incorrectly linked the arrest of Jimmy Lai and others for alleged offenses under the national security law with a completely ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong SFC Issues Approval-in-Principle to OSL for Virtual Asset Automated Trading and Brokerage Licenses
OSL receives approval-in-principle for Types 1 and 7 license applications Licenses will allow STOs and automated digital asset trading Company ... ( read original story ...)