Lai Chi-wai spent 10 hours pulling himself up the tower to raise money for spinal cord patients ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong faces new unemployment high, but finance chief warns worse may follow Lunar New Year
I am afraid that more business closures and lay-offs may occur after the Lunar New Year,” he added. In 2020, the number of bankruptcy applications surged 6.6 per cent year on year to nearly 8,700 ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC made a laughable U-turn: Ted Hui
The exiled former lawmaker, Ted Hui, said he's received a personal email from HSBC's Chief Executive explaining why it froze credit cards and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong finance chief warns of jobless rate spike as epidemic continues
Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, said here on Sunday that the jobless rate in Hong Kong will climb further as businesses and workers ... ( read original story ...)
Rollout of China’s Sinovac vaccine in Hong Kong under threat
Hong Kong is likely to delay the distribution of mainland Chinese producer Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine because of a lack of trial data, raising transparency concerns over a shot Beijing wants to sell ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific Stock Market Recap: Japan’s Nikkei, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Outperform Amid Robust Buying Spree
Pacific stock indexes finished mixed for the week with the biggest gains coming out of Japan and Hong Kong. South Korea suffered the biggest loss after a strong start to the new year. China and ... ( read original story ...)
How will the European Central Bank react to longer lockdowns?
Extended Covid-19 lockdowns, the pace of vaccinations and the prospects for an economic recovery will be in focus when the European Central Bank holds its first rate-setting meeting of the year on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-listed Chinese restaurant operator Jiumaojiu is betting on younger consumers for growth in 2021
Guangzhou-based restaurants operator Jiumaojiu International Holdings is pivoting to younger consumers, as it emerges from the economic dislocation caused by the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
In Wheelchair, Paraplegic Lai Chi-Wai Climbs up Skyscraper in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lai Chi-wai became the first in Hong Kong to climb more than 250 meters of a skyscraper while strapped into a wheelchair as he pulled himself up for more than 10 hours on ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: Hong Kong-based TAL Apparel to launch masks that are effective even after 100 washes
Hong Kong-based TAL Apparel, which has diversified into the production of highly protective washable masks for the United States, is setting its sights on growth in the city and globally. ( read original story ...)
HONG KONG: RESILIENCE DURING THE PANDEMIC
Hong Kong was one of the best-prepared cities in the world as the Covid-19 pandemic unfolded. Quick to restrict travel, quarantine visitors who presented with symptoms and to rapidly trace contacts, ... ( read original story ...)
China’s yuan replaces US dollar as most used currency in Greater Bay Area: central bank
The yuan replaced the US dollar as the most used currency in transactions in the Greater Bay Area development zone, a local branch of the country’s central bank said. ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, a New Party Calls for Stability (and Raises Suspicions)
Democracy advocates have called the Bauhinia Party a “Trojan horse” for the Chinese government. But Beijing’s local allies are wary of it, too. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Student of the Year Awards: fencing enthusiast, design leader win prestigious youth honours
Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, CEO of the Hong Kong Jockey Club, said ... In a sense, it is like the glue that pairs lots of different disciplines – such as business, engineering and economics – ... ( read original story ...)