An affordable anti-microbial drug used to treat stomach ulcers and bacterial infections has shown promise in combatting the coronavirus in animals, scientists in Hong Kong announced Monday. ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese man held in China ‘confesses’ on TV to filming troops on Hong Kong border
Lee Meng-chu is accused of filming Chinese troops gathering at the border with Hong Kong during protests in 2019 ... ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong Education Bureau can do more to halt discussion of independence in schools
A primary schoolteacher has been deregistered for allegedly promoting discussion of Hong Kong independence and will be barred from working as a teacher in the city for the rest of his life. The case ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bourse May End Losing Streak
The Hong Kong stock market has tracked lower in back-to-back sessions, sinking more than 120 points or 0.5 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now rests just beneath the 24,120-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bankers losing their jobs to mainland China rivals
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - Hong Kong's home-grown investment bankers are rapidly losing their status as the city's go-to dealmakers, supplanted by mainland Chinese rivals who now hold a majority of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong IPO Boom Set to Continue, Led by Technology Companies
Hong Kong’s boom in initial public offerings is set to be prolonged as companies given a boost by the pandemic outbreak follow China’s technology giants in selling shares, the bourse’s head of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Bourse Sees Covid Firms Prolonging Boom in IPOs
Hong Kong’s boom in initial public offerings is set to be prolonged as companies given a boost by the pandemic outbreak follow China’s technology giants in selling shares, the bourse’s head of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bets on Ant’s giant IPO to keep up listings bonanza
Hong Kong bankers and investors hope Ant Group's huge initial public offering will crown a stellar year for listings -- but they know it will be pivotal for the direction of the territory's stock ... ( read original story ...)
Ant Group’s IPO unlikely to be hurt by possible US curbs
HONG KONG: Ant Group’s US$35bil initial public offering (IPO) is unlikely to suffer from any US restrictions on the Chinese financial technology giant due to its very limited overseas presence, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bankers Are Losing Their Jobs to Mainland China Rivals
Hong Kong’s homegrown investment bankers are rapidly losing their status as the city’s go-to dealmakers, supplanted by mainland Chinese rivals who now hold a majority of senior jobs in Asia’s biggest ... ( read original story ...)
‘I focus on earning money and then leaving Hong Kong’
Hong Kong has long been known as Asia's premier financial hub, functioning as China's window to the wider world while enjoying a kind of freedom unheard of on the mainland. But the protests and a new ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong firms could feel the pinch of potential US sanctions on banks, but such a move could also backfire, observers say
Hong Kong’s trading and manufacturing firms could have a more difficult time in the coming months if the United States were to impose sanctions on banks, the city’s business leaders warned on Sunday.B ... ( read original story ...)
China says it has foiled Taiwan spy plots and accuses suspect of backing Hong Kong protests
Report by state broadcaster CCTV says Lee Meng-chu, who was detained in Shenzhen last year, was a separatist who was caught with military intelligence. ( read original story ...)
Ant Group’s $35 bln IPO unlikely to be hurt by possible U.S. curbs, analysts say
(Corrects paragraph 2 of Oct. 8 story to say Trump administration officials, not Trump, are considering the move) ... ( read original story ...)