Rating Action: Moody's affirms A1/P-1 deposit rating of of ICBC, outlook stableRead the full article at Moody's ... ( read original story ...)
Britain warns on future of UK judges in Hong Kong
Senior UK ministers have warned that British judges sitting in Hong Kong should not lend “a veneer of respectability” to the region’s legal system if it is compromised by Beijing’s new security law. ( read original story ...)
Group that wants to convert Hong Kong playgrounds into fun zones a beneficiary of this year’s Operation Santa Claus
Kathy Wong Kin-ho hid from the sun inside one of the large, upcycled water pipes in a park in Western District. Around her, children were crawling through them as if they were in a tunnel, sliding ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese startup transforms ads with AI-based technology
and Hong Kong tycoon Silas Chou's family office. 36Kr, a Chinese tech news portal founded in Beijing in 2010, has more than 150 million readers worldwide. Nikkei announced a partnership with 36Kr ... ( read original story ...)
Economic uncertainties hinder virtual banking development in Hong Kong
Amid the economic uncertainties, it will take some time before virtual banks in Hong Kong are able to challenge their traditional peers. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong seeks to encourage testing with cash payments.
Hong Kong’s government said on Sunday that it would give cash payments of about $650 to residents who tested positive for the coronavirus, a policy designed to encourage people to get tested. Sophia ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Takes Issue With Our Editorial
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government is not targeting any LegCo member. Nor are we going for political suppression, or silencing dissenting views. ( read original story ...)
U.K. Mulls Future of Its Judges in Hong Kong Over Security Law
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is consulting with the U.K.’s most senior legal officer on the position of British judges in Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal, as he condemned China’s “chilling” ... ( read original story ...)
UK Considers Whether to Remove British Judges From Hong Kong Court
Britain is considering pulling its judges out of Hong Kong's highest court, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said on Monday, in its latest response to what it considers China's breaches of its ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng Bank Limited (OTCMKTS:HSNGY) Short Interest Down 69.0% in October
Hang Seng Bank Limited (OTCMKTS:HSNGY) was the target of a large decline in short interest in the month of October. As of October 30th, there was short interest totalling 8,500 shares, a decline of 69 ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng Bank (OTCMKTS:HSNGY) Lifted to Hold at ValuEngine
ValuEngine upgraded shares of Hang Seng Bank (OTCMKTS:HSNGY) from a sell rating to a hold rating in a research report released on Wednesday morning, ValuEngine reports. HSNGY has been the subject of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Plan to Replace Hong Kong as Financial Hub Faces Hurdles
Japan has explicitly stated its goal is to make Tokyo the number one financial city in Asia, but that dream is running into the current reality of doing business in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Troubled Baoshang Bank Approved to Begin Bankruptcy Procedures
China’s banking regulator has given Baoshang Bank Co. the nod to start bankruptcy proceedings, launching an unraveling process that has not been seen for at least two decades. ( read original story ...)
China Market Update: Equities Start The Week In The Green
Alibaba HK, which rose +4.35% after Chairman David Zhang praised the new anti-monopoly rules, Xiaomi, which gained a whopping +8.02%, Meituan, which rose +1.25%, BYD, which rose +8.6% on policy ... ( read original story ...)