Mayer Brown is facing calls for a boycott of its services in China after the US law firm pulled out of helping a local university remove a memorial to the Tiananmen Square massacre from its campus. ( read original story ...)
Effects of China’s regulatory onslaught felt in Hong Kong as large IPOs fall by the wayside
Health care start-up We Doctor and supermarket operator WM Tech among those that have let their IPO applications lapse due to regulatory scrutiny, market weakness. ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong should be hot for hi-tech agriculture in a warming world
As natural disasters become more frequent, the risk of crop failure will rise significantly and create huge food security challenges. To minimise the impact of extreme weather and increase ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong expat who spent 22 days in hospital for appendicitis says doctors were slow to diagnose, treat her
Falling ill while in 21-day hotel quarantine was the start of her nightmare, but hospital insists it followed pandemic protocols. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong audit watchdog investigating Evergrande and PwC
Hong Kong's audit regulator said on Friday it was investigating China Evergrande Group's 2020 accounts and their audit by PwC because it had concerns about the adequacy of reporting on whether it ... ( read original story ...)
Top Hong Kong delegate barred from travelling to Beijing, underscoring zero-tolerance for local Covid-19 cases
Tam Yiu-chung says he was told not to attend a meeting in the capital after the discovery of an untraceable Covid-19 case in Hong Kong earlier this month. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s IPO Market Withers as Billion-Dollar Listings Lapse
Hong Kong’s primary-listing market is going through a dry patch in what is normally the busiest time of the year. Several potential billion-dollar initial public offerings ranging from supermarket ... ( read original story ...)
Centralcon’s Sha Tin housing project launch gets off to a slow start as buyers hold out for better options amid robust supply
The Arles, located near the Fo Tan subway station, is a crucial test of whether Hong Kong’s residential property bull run can maintain its momentum. ( read original story ...)
International airlines pivot away from Asia amid frustration with slow reopenings and zero-Covid approach of Hong Kong, mainland China
Air travel in much of the world is taking off once more, but divisions in Asia over how to approach the pandemic have grounded ambitions in this part of the world Some airlines, United and Lufthansa ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: 7 ex-lawmakers, activists jailed for up to a year for mass rally against national security law
All 7 pleaded guilty earlier this month for their roles in the first large-scale protest against the Beijing-imposed legislation. ( read original story ...)
EXCLUSIVE Evergrande’s $1.7 bln Hong Kong headquarters sale flops as buyer withdraws -sources
Chinese state-owned Yuexiu Property has pulled out of a proposed $1.7 billion deal to buy China Evergrande Group's Hong Kong headquarters building over worries about the developer's dire financial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court slaps jail time on four people over plot to defraud Convoy, in a win for city’s anti-corruption investigator
Three former executives of Convoy Financial Service Holdings and a local broker were sentenced to up to seven months in prison, as Hong Kong wrapped up its four-year investigation into the city's ... ( read original story ...)
Living in Hong Kong a struggle for mainland Chinese divorcees, widows who lack permit to be with children
Children are Hong Kong residents, but single parents from mainland don’t qualify for one-way permits to let them stay, find jobs. ( read original story ...)
Charity football tournament helps refugees and asylum seekers in Hong Kong feel more at home than away
Local Hong Kong charity Branches of Hope looks to help refugees and asylum seekers transition to new lives in the city through various programmes and assistance. ( read original story ...)