Hong Kong saw a jump in bookings for coronavirus vaccine appointments after eligibility was widened to all residents aged 16 and older, as the city works to boost inoculation rates seen as crucial to ... ( read original story ...)
Private Notice Question – Hong Kong
The Private Notice Question on the sentencing of pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
India’s ‘buoyant’ startup culture shut out of global SPAC hunt
The number of SPAC deals that have taken Indian companies public on the US stock exchanges remains stuck at exactly three"-even as an estimated $120 billion in capital seeks deals in Asia. Rules aimed ... ( read original story ...)
Hongkong Land celebrates strategic milestone with the opening of “The Ring, Chongqing”, a new “urban-nature community” development
Hongkong Land today celebrated the official launch of "The Ring, Chongqing ", its inaugural lifestyle retail series. As the Group's first wholly-owned commercial development project in Southwest China ... ( read original story ...)
Who defines ‘fake news’ in Hong Kong, and is a law needed? Calls for legislation spark fears of curbs on media, critics
City leader Carrie Lam has promised new legislation while police chief calls for more control, but an expert suggests education could be the answer instead. ( read original story ...)
Hongkong Land unveils Kidzplorer: A US$33 million strategic investment innovatively designed to integrate edutainment with lifestyle retailing
Hongkong Land today officially opened Kidzplorer, a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) oriented play-centre now fully integrated into its first wholly-owned commercial ... ( read original story ...)
Wells Fargo Joins Drift of Finance Jobs Away From Hong Kong
Wells Fargo (WFC) is the latest financial institution to scale down its Hong Kong presence after the city passed a much-loathed, vaguely worded National Security Law that effectively outlaws ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s business sentiment improves amid abating COVID-19: survey
HONG KONG, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The overall business sentiment improved in Hong Kong alongside the receding COVID-19 pandemic locally, an official survey showed on Friday. According to the survey of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong journalist speaks after conviction over database search
An award-winning Hong Kong journalist has been found guilty of improperly searching ... Her conviction comes at a time of deepening concerns over press freedom in the international business hub as ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s national security permanent office gets new site at Hong Kong’s West Kowloon waterfront after land grant from city government
in Hong Kong will be set up at the West Kowloon waterfront following ... Authorities on Friday did not reveal when construction would start at the West Kowloon site, as well as a completion date, and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ICT Awards 2021 opens for enrolment
Since its debut in 2006, the HKICTA has endeavoured to recognise and promote outstanding ICT inventions and applications, thereby encouraging the pursuit of innovation and excellence among Hong Kong's ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fintech unicorn WeLab seeks IPO amid virtual bank boom
Last July, the company launched WeLab Bank -- the only stand-alone homegrown virtual bank in Hong Kong -- which offers time deposits and numberless debit-card services to local residents. ( read original story ...)
Will national security law force exodus of Hong Kong’s teachers, students over fears of shrinking academic freedom?
Rise in number of teachers resigning and students pulling out of school to emigrate, survey shows, as concerns over new ‘red lines’ grow. ( read original story ...)
Why gender diversity makes good business and social sense for Hong Kong firms
One of the positive lessons that businesses have learned from the Covid-19 pandemic is that flexible workplaces work, and work well. For decades, Hong Kong has had a work culture of long hours along ... ( read original story ...)