Leading members of a group that organised an annual vigil in Hong Kong to commemorate the Tiananmen Square massacre pleaded guilty to charges of illegal assemb ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman smartly snaps up McKinsey cast-off
Not many people get to put senior roles at both Goldman Sachs and McKinsey on their resumes. The investment bank has snapped up Kevin Sneader just six months after he was ousted from the management ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leaders apply national security law retroactively, US congressional panel hears
The Hong Kong government has violated a pledge not to apply the city's national security law to alleged crimes committed before its enactment last summer, pro-democracy advocates and legal experts ... ( read original story ...)
HKTB Extends “Hong Kong Neighbourhoods” to Launch “West Kowloon” for Promoting Art and Culture Tourism of the Neighbourhood
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) officially launched a West Kowloon neighbourhood programme, after featuring popular promotions "Old Town Central" and "Sham Shui Po – Every Bit Local" in the "Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police raid Tiananmen massacre museum
Crackdown follows arrest of four members of civil society group that ran June 4th Museum ... ( read original story ...)
China Wealth Link With Hong Kong to Start in Next Few Days
China’s long-awaited plan to allow investments for private wealth between Hong Kong and its increasingly affluent southern region is set to kick off in the next few days. The start was announced on ... ( read original story ...)
Global stocks slide for a 3rd day as investor jitters grow over the withdrawal of central bank stimulus
Many Fed officials signalled on Wednesday that central bank asset purchase tapering will get underway this year, backed up by a monster jobs report. ( read original story ...)
Chinese activist Ai Weiwei says Credit Suisse closing his foundation’s bank account
Chinese dissident and artist Ai Weiwei has said Credit Suisse told him it was closing his foundation's bank account in Switzerland earlier this year citing his "criminal record" in China, despite the ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman Sachs hires ousted McKinsey head Kevin Sneader for top Asia-Pacific role
Kevin Sneader, who was not reelected as McKinsey’s global managing partner in February, will serve as Goldman’s co-president for Asia-Pacific, excluding Japan. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s historic hidden gems part of tourist board’s campaign to boost travel industry in city
Campaign shines spotlight on city’s old neighbourhoods and family businesses that have been operating since the 1920s, as Tourism Board looks to give industry a boost. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists plead guilty over unauthorized vigil
A dozen Hong Kong pro-democracy activists pleaded guilty Thursday to participating in an unauthorized candlelight vigil to mark Beijing's bloody crackdown in Tiananmen Square. The 12 were charged with ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police raid shuttered Tiananmen museum
Hong Kong security police on Thursday raided the museum that houses exhibits commemorating Beijing's deadly crackdown on Tiananmen Square in 1989, a day after they arrested four members of the group ... ( read original story ...)
SenseTime IPO success rests on overseas investors
Artificial intelligence has delivered as much in controversy as it has for investors. Nowhere does that hold truer than for China’s AI “dragons”, the largest of which, SenseTime, is now seeking a Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares slide as China summons gaming firms, Evergrande plunges
Hong Kong stocks headed for their worst day in almost three weeks on Thursday as tech shares tumbled on China's tightening oversight on gaming companies, while China Evergrande Group plunged on ... ( read original story ...)