With the acquisition, Animoca Brands will receive all of the Lympo Tokens – the company’s security tokens – that Lympo currently holds. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s democracy activists: The exiles and the inmates
The ground beneath Hong Kong shifted at an astonishing speed this year, courtesy of sweeping security law imposed by Beijing that outlawed opposing China in any form, on any platform, anywhere in the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: new round of coronavirus relief funding not enough, but ‘better than nothing’, business owners say
Many business owners say the new subsidies, while larger than in previous rounds of relief, are not enough to cover expenses. ( read original story ...)
Win Streak Expected To Continue For Hong Kong Stock Market
The Hong Kong stock market has moved higher in back-to-back trading days, advancing more than 470 points or 1.8 percent along the ... ( read original story ...)
The exiles and the inmates: The heart wrenching choice facing Hong Kong’s democracy activists
In the dark small hours, two recurring nightmares terrorize the sleep of Eddie Chu. In the first, he is lost overseas and cannot get home to Hong Kong. In the second, the former lawmaker is day ... ( read original story ...)
How can Hong Kong prevent domestic workers and their babies from going homeless after maternity leave increase?
It is hardly surprising that domestic workers start developing romantic relationships in Hong Kong, as many remain in the city for several years and sometimes decades. But although they are entitled ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stock exchange to see record yearly IPO fund-raising since 2010
HONG KONG, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is expected to record its best year in terms of IPO fund-raising this year since 2010, reinforcing Hong Kong's status as ... ( read original story ...)
A New Start in Vietnam’s Most Livable City
Hill, 54, moved to Da Nang in 2010. It wasn’t his first time living abroad—he’d been away from his hometown of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s financial firms must disclose climate change policies from 2025 under new rules to boost city as ‘green fundraising’ hub
Mandatory environmental impact disclosures enforced by regulators such as SFC and HKMA are part of a push to equip the city to become a global hub for ‘green finance’. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: government to pump HK$6.4 billion into fresh round of relief for hard-hit businesses
The Hong Kong government will spend HK$6.4 billion (US$825.6 million) in a fresh wave of relief funding for struggling businesses as the fourth wave of Covid-19 infections continues to ravage the city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Sevens ‘makes no commercial sense’ unless at least 50 per cent of stadium is filled, says Rugby Union boss
Hong Kong Rugby Union CEO Robbie McRobbie ‘disappointed but relieved’ after World Rugby agrees to postpone marquee event, but says competing teams were ‘desperate’ to travel to the city had event gone ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: China formally indicts activists who attempted to flee by boat to Taiwan
Chinese prosecutors have officially indicted 10 of the 12 Hong Kongers detained in mainland China, months after they were arrested for attempting to flee to Taiwan by boat. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks do not ‘have a specific direction’, analyst says as markets end higher at lunch
Stocks in Hong Kong and China ticked up at the lunch break on Thursday, after fluctuating between gains and losses during the morning session. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong take-private deals set to pick up pace after hitting 3-year high in 2020
Deals to take Hong Kong-listed companies private are set to accelerate next year, having already hit a three-year peak in 2020, as family-owned and other businesses reel from economic downturn amid ... ( read original story ...)