Hong Kong’s leader criticized media who published her comments in a private meeting and joked that a law might be needed to curb such reporting -- comments that are likely to fan concerns about the ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea plays foolish game of IPO Whac-A-Mole
South Korea is learning how hard it is to cool down an overheating stock market. The country's financial regulator has intervened recently on the initial public offerings of video-game developer ... ( read original story ...)
Banks Rethink Evergrande Mortgage Halt After Queries From HKMA
HSBC Holdings Plc and Bank of China Ltd.’s Hong Kong unit are reconsidering their decisions to halt mortgages for China Evergrande Group’s unfinished residential properties in Hong Kong, after the ... ( read original story ...)
Hainan’s luxury market is here to stay and poised for stellar growth – McKinsey report
How will Hainan’s booming offshore duty free sector fare once Chinese outbound travel is normalised? That’s one of several key questions addressed in this insightful report, featuring a June survey of ... ( read original story ...)
Can Hong Kong retail recover without tourists?
After studying cash transfer programs conducted by its neighbors, Hong Kong is experimenting with putting money in people’s hands to help its struggling retailers. More than 6 million people have ... ( read original story ...)
Cannes’ Bombshell Hong Kong Protest Doc Director Speaks Out on Covering Pro-Democracy Demonstrations, Risking Imprisonment
The Cannes Film Festival always delivers a few cinematic discoveries, but the big surprise at this year’s edition was much more overt than usual. On July 16, just a day before the Palm ... ( read original story ...)
Coca-Cola Capitalism Meets Asia’s Plastic Disaster in Hong Kong
In 1978, when Coca-Cola became the first foreign firm allowed back into the People’s Republic of China after the Communist revolution, the company stuck with glass bottles at its new plant, rather ... ( read original story ...)
Airport echoes with sobs and farewells in Hong Kong exodus
Hong Kong's virtually deserted airport fills with the sound of tearful goodbyes as residents fearful for their future under China's increasingly authoritarian rule start a new life overseas, mostly in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bourse May Challenge Resistance At 28,000 Points
The Hong Kong stock market on Thursday ended the three-day losing streak in which it had plummeted almost 800 points or 3 percent. ( read original story ...)
Ousted Hong Kong legislator Dennis Kwok warns of ‘risks’ to int’l business from security law
International businesses in Hong Kong face risks similar to those on mainland China under the Beijing-imposed security law, a paper co-authored by former lawmaker Dennis Kwok has warned. The paper, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest speech therapists over children’s books with China depicted as a wolf
Five speech therapists in hoods and handcuffs were led away by security police in Hong Kong yesterday for distributing “seditious” children’s books that depict China as a malevolent wolf.The arrests ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong privacy law change will let government block social media
The Hong Kong government will gain powers to restrict local access to the world’s biggest technology platforms under legislation to punish “doxing” offences expected to be passed this year. The ... ( read original story ...)
London mayor issues message of support to Hong Kong migrants
London’s mayor has sent a message of support to Hong Kong people fleeing China’s crackdown on democracy to seek a new life in the United Kingdom ... ( read original story ...)
China Weighs Unprecedented Penalty for Didi After U.S. IPO
Chinese regulators are considering serious, perhaps unprecedented, penalties for Didi Global Inc. after its controversial initial public offering last month, according to people familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)