Taoping (NASDAQ: TAOP), a provider of blockchain technology and smart cloud services, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Taoping Digital Assets (Asia) Limited (TDAA) and a Kazakhstan ... ( read original story ...)
Business News Live: Oil mixed after Hurricane Ida
Oil mixed after Hurricane Ida. Oil prices pared early gains on Monday after hurricane Ida struck through the Gulf of Mexico and forced shutdowns and evacuations of hundreds of off ... ( read original story ...)
Pets left homeless as owners abandon Hong Kong
Animal lovers say the recent departure of thousands of Hong Kong people seeking new lives elsewhere has led to a surge in the number of abandoned ... ( read original story ...)
HK needs new strategic planning to align with five-year plan: HKSAR finance chief
Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, said on Sunday that Hong Kong needs to have its own strategic planning for formulating new development ... ( read original story ...)
Quarantine Rules Threaten Hong Kong’s Role as Finance Hub, Businesses Say
In an effort to maintain zero locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, Hong Kong has imposed one of the world's toughest quarantine regimes, confining most arrivals from overseas to a hotel room for as ... ( read original story ...)
‘I’ve got evidence’: Hong Kong police chief warns political groups disbanding will not help if they have broken the law
Investigations will continue because disbanding ‘does not change the crimes that have been committed’, says Raymond Siu. ( read original story ...)
The go-getters who left Macau for Hong Kong and Shanghai when the Portuguese enclave was a sleepy backwater, and what became of them
Macau had long been a backwater, so when opportunity arose in the 19th century many ‘local Portuguese’ – in fact largely Eurasians – left for Hong Kong and Shanghai. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s OneDegree Raises $28 Million in New Round of Funding
OneDegree, a Hong Kong-based insurance technology company, raised $28 million in a new round of funding as the startup looks to expand in Asia. ( read original story ...)
Superb – Yan Toh Heen (InterContinental Hong Kong)
Superb - See 861 traveller reviews, 1,146 candid photos, and great deals for Hong Kong, China, at Tripadvisor. ( read original story ...)
China faces flight of manpower, capital from Hong Kong
The economic impact of such mass emigration may be immediately felt on the Hong Kong economy. Reuters quotes a Bank of American report that the island residents "leaving the city to move to Britain ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese AI firm SenseTime applies for $12b IPO in Hong Kong
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company SenseTime has submitted an application to the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) for a proposed IPO that may become the world's largest in the field ... ( read original story ...)
SenseTime, AI Startup to apply for IPO in Hong Kong
SenseTime, a Chinese artificial intelligence start-up, is going public in Hong Kong, despite mainland counterparts abandoning plans to list on the stock exchange in reaction to Beijing’s escalating ... ( read original story ...)
Businessman conned out of HK$2.2 million in romance scam familiar tale amid surge in Hong Kong cybercrimes
More cases of phishing to get victims’ bank details; French businessman claims ‘wealthy woman’ tricked him into investing HK$2.2 million in stocks scam. ( read original story ...)
GT Voice: Talk of Hong Kong’s decline rings hollow
According to the Economic Herald, during the year ended June 30 this year, the fundraising through new IPOs in the Hong Kong stock market surged to HK$517 billion ($66.5 billion), up 54 percent ... ( read original story ...)