A Chinese government offer to test all Hong Kong residents for the novel coronavirus is meeting scepticism from the city’s medical community and public and is emerging as a politically charged issue ... ( read original story ...)
Ant Group’s IPO May Drive Down Cost of Borrowing in Hong Kong
Mega share sales in Hong Kong in recent years have typically driven up the cost of borrowing as investors clamor to buy the stocks on margin. Ant Group’s upcoming initial public offering may end up ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Free Press journalist denied visa amid fears for media freedom
Irish journalist Aaron McNicholas’s visa was rejected in what’s believed to the first such case at a local title ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Arrests Lawmakers and Bars Another Journalist
As a crackdown on dissent continues, officials are trying to frame it as a necessary remedy for an increasingly ungovernable city. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong News Site Says Irish Journalist Denied Visa
A Hong Kong news website on Thursday said authorities had denied a visa for an Irish journalist in what press groups described as an alarming acceleration of a government clampdown on the media. The ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong News Site Says Irish Journalist Rejected For Visa
A Hong Kong news website on Thursday said authorities had denied a visa for an Irish journalist in what press groups described as an alarming acceleration of a government clampdown on the media. The ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Blasts HSBC for Siding With China Over Hong Kong
HSBC Holdings Plc has been accused by U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo of aiding the Chinese government’s clampdown on Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Vanguard closing Japan, Hong Kong operations; focusing Asia operations on China
Its new Asian headquarters will be in Shanghai, though the closures will occur gradually over the six months to two years and an undisclosed number of layoffs will take place. ( read original story ...)
Ant Group’s mega IPO will reward staff and early investors, including the businesses of two of Hong Kong’s wealthiest families
Ant Group's upcoming dual listing, likely to be the largest in global financial history, will reward the staff and early investors of the world's biggest fintech company, including companies ... ( read original story ...)
China Market Update: Ant Group Files For Hong Kong IPO, US-China Trade Teams Talk
Asian equities had a mixed day on light summer volumes, despite news prior to the open that USTR Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Mnuchin had a call with Vice Premier Liu He. Both sides had positive ... ( read original story ...)
Yuen Long attack: Hong Kong police accused of ‘re-writing history’
Hong Kong police have been accused of re-writing history over their account of an attack on protesters in 2019, as two opposition lawmakers are arrested. Last year, masked men suspected to be triad ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest 16, including 2 opposition lawmakers
Hong Kong police arrested 16 people, including two opposition lawmakers, on Wednesday on charges related to anti-government protests last year. The arrests of pro-democracy legislators Ted Hui and Lam ... ( read original story ...)
Mike Pompeo renews attack on HSBC over Hong Kong and China
US secretary of state says China bullying UK and claims accounts of pro-democracy customers are being closed ... ( read original story ...)
With New Arrests, Hong Kong’s Police Try to Change the Narrative
The sweep, which included two lawmakers, comes as Beijing moves to clamp down on dissent in the territory and local officials try to polish their tarnished image. ( read original story ...)