Scientist behind the 30-minute test says infections with very low viral loads may fall under the radar, but designers insist overall accuracy is higher than 90 per cent. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong should stick to China’s economic blueprint amid uncertainty over US ties, finance chief says
Quoting analysts, Paul Chan says US policy on China likely to remain the same and Hong Kong will benefit by seizing opportunities in the bay area. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong media boss distances himself from contentious Hunter Biden-China report
Lai, a prominent democracy advocate in Hong Kong and a staunch China critic, said on Twitter that he was "sorry" that his flagship newspaper, Apple Daily, had been implicated in an article by U.S. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong should stick to China’s economic plans amid uncertainty over US ties, finance chief says
Quoting analysts, Paul Chan says US policy on China is likely to remain the same and Hong Kong will benefit by seizing opportunities in the bay area. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s windfall from poster boy Ant’s impending IPO
But it is about to break all initial public offering (IPO) records with its IPO in Hong Kong and Shanghai. On Friday (Oct 30), individual investors in Hong Kong and Shanghai snapped up at least US$3 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-Guangdong deal paves the way for city’s residents to remotely open mainland bank accounts
Hong Kong residents will soon be able to open personal bank accounts in the Greater Bay Area without having to visit the mainland in person, allowing them to access banking services such as mortgage ... ( read original story ...)
Ant’s record-breaking IPO attracts $3 trillion in retail-investor bids
Shares set to debut in Shanghai were oversubscribed 872 times, while the Hong Kong portion saw bids for 389 times the stock on offer. ( read original story ...)
HSBC: The Long Road To Recovery
HSBC reported better than expected Q3 results. The bank is benefiting from a strong economic recovery in Asia. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fitness wearables startup Silentmode raises $1m in pre-series A funding
Silentmode, a Hong Kong-based company that develops fitness-centered wearable gadgets, said it has secured US$1 million in its pre-series A fundraise. Investors in the new round include social impact ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rolls out welcome mat for US-listed tech stocks to raise capital via secondary listings, spurring exodus from US market
The HKEX, the world’s top destination for initial public offerings (IPOs) in eight of the past 12 years, has already seen a steady march of technology listings since Alibaba Group Holding’ US$13 ... ( read original story ...)
Ant Group’s IPO sees record $3 trillion in retail demand
Retail investors placed bids for a record $3 trillion (2.3 trillion pounds) of shares in Ant Group Co Ltd's initial public offering (IPO), set to be the world's biggest, as mom-and-pop savers bet on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong recession shows signs of slowing as China economy expands
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s long recession showed signs ... then the economy can really begin to recover,” said Samuel Tse, an economist at DBS Bank. The global financial hub’s economy had ... ( read original story ...)
Grantit Announces Participation in Hong Kong Fintech Week 2020
2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hong Kong based Fintech startup, Grantit will be exhibiting at the startup virtual exhibition at Hong Kong FinTech Week, one of the leading FinTech events in Asia which will ... ( read original story ...)
BOC Hong Kong’s Nine-Month Operating Profit Fell
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd. said operating profit before impairments fell 3.9% in the first three quarters as the Covid-19 pandemic cut into business activity. Operating profit before impairments ... ( read original story ...)