Ant Group, owner of China's ubiquitous mobile payment app Alipay, launched a blockchain-powered platform for cross-border trade settlements on Friday, as it races to launch more technology products ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s SFC Warns of ‘Pump-and-Dump’ Scams on Social Media
The SFC said the profile of financial fraud is changing as more people are being targeted online, moving away from the traditional cold call. ( read original story ...)
Ex-McKinsey partner and minister’s brother the new Liberal treasurer
A Liberal Party statement said he was a senior partner at McKinsey for 20 years, "with over 10 years in overseas offices including New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore and Jakarta". "Charlie has ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Disneyland reopens again
Watch "Hong Kong's Disneyland reopens again; city reported no new local transmission of coronavirus in 40 days", a CBSN video on CBSNews.com. View more CBSN videos and watch CBSN, a live news stream ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Loyalists Lose Faith After Stock’s $83 Billion Plunge
HSBC Holdings Plc’s tumbling stock price is testing the patience of even the bank’s most loyal investors. Choi Chen Po-sum, a former vice chair of Hong Kong’s exchange who has owned HSBC shares for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Reportedly Picks ConsenSys for Digital Currency Pilot Project
Ethereum workshop ConsenSys said it has been chosen by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) to assist in Hong Kong and Thailand’s cross-border central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot. The ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Disneyland reopens for second time
Hong Kong's Disneyland theme park reopened for the second time on Friday (September 25) after closing in July when coronavirus cases spiked. ( read original story ...)
Eleven-year-old climate activist leads beach cleanup in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lance Lau, an 11-year-old Hong Kong climate activist, has been called the Chinese territory's answer to Greta Thunberg. Before his school shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
China rebuked by West at U.N. rights forum on Hong Kong, Xinjiang
Western powers called on China on Friday to restore basic legal rights in Hong Kong and open up to scrutiny its remote Xinjiang region where more than one million ethnic Uighurs are held. The rare ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese fintech Ant sidelines banks in distribution of funds targeting its IPO
As five Chinese mutual funds targeting Ant Group's hotly-anticipated IPO kicked off subscriptions on Friday, retail investors found the only non-direct channel through which to buy the products was ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks post biggest weekly drop in 6 months on renewed virus woes
Hong Kong stocks ended lower on Friday, posting their biggest weekly drop in six months, tracking a global correction as a resurgence in coronavirus cases globally raised concerns about the pace of ... ( read original story ...)
Avoid salary freeze for low-pay workers, Hong Kong government advisers urge wage board members
Members of city leader Carrie Lam’s cabinet believe there is still time to reach a consensus on the minimum wage, before a report is submitted next month. ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Disneyland Hong Kong Opens as City’s Cases Fall
Hong Kong Disneyland has reopened for the second time as the semi-autonomous Chinese city again appears to have brought new coronavirus cases down to near-zero. ( read original story ...)
Britain Criticises China Over Xinjiang and Hong Kong
In a speech to the UN Human Rights Council, junior Foreign Office minister Tariq Ahmad also criticised China's imposition of national security laws on Hong Kong. "We call on China to uphold the rights ... ( read original story ...)