Based in Hong Kong, Finverse’s ambitious goal is to enable open banking throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The startup recently came out of stealth mode with $1.8 million in seed funding, and is now ... ( read original story ...)
Can Hong Kong’s Li Ka-shing, the tycoon dubbed ‘superman’, save the planet with ‘edible plastic’, seaweed food cartons?
Li’s Horizons Ventures says its investments in sustainability projects from ‘edible plastic’ to animal-free leather can soon be scaled up to production level and make a real impact on the global ... ( read original story ...)
This NY Startup Has A Biomaterial Solution For Leather. It Just Got $550K To Scale It.
Bucha Bio, the New York startup growing sustainable biomaterials from renewable bacterial-nanocellulose, has secured funding to scale up. ( read original story ...)
HKEX May Post Another Quarterly Profit Drop as Major IPOs Wane
Hong Kong’s stock exchange is poised to report its second quarterly profit decline as China’s widening crackdown on a broad range of sectors roiled markets and delayed major initial public offerings. ( read original story ...)
This French Startup Makes Vegan Seafood From Algae and Got A €2M Grant For It
Algama Foods, a French startup harnessing the power of algae and microalgae to ... she is always looking into the latest climate stories in Hong Kong and beyond. A long-time vegan, she also hopes to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘Captain America’ activist 2nd to be convicted under nat’l security law
An activist in Hong Kong known as "Captain America," for holding the superhero's shield during protests, has become the second person to be convicted under China's controversial national security law. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Purton to start Super Fast on Sha Tin’s dirt
FRANCIS Lui’s SUPER FAST rates the best bet of the afternoon, when racing resumes with an eight-race programme on the dirt surface ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Adds COVID Restrictions to Be ‘More In Line’ With China, Despite No Outbreaks
Hong Kong has not had any major COVID-19 outbreaks in recent months, but plans to consolidate restrictions to better comply with China's policies. Since the beginning of the year, Hong Kong has not ... ( read original story ...)
US-China Discussion Overnight Overshadowed By Micro-Cap Real Estate Default
Headlines are screaming about real estate developer Modern Land (1107 HK) missing a bond repayment of $250 million. The company’s equity market cap is $136 million, making it a micro-cap and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks struggle as property developers slide on China tax plan while oil firms and HSBC advance
Stocks failed to charge past a six-week high as developers tumbled after China expanded a property tax trial to more cities to control home prices. HSBC, oil and biotech firms kept the benchmark index ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong to axe most quarantine exemptions in bid to satisfy Beijing concerns over border reopening
City leader Carrie Lam says recommendation emerged from a recent meeting between Hong Kong and mainland Chinese health experts. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to tighten COVID-19 rules, hopes China reopens
Hong Kong will tighten COVID-19 restrictions despite its lack of outbreaks to align with China’s policies and increase chances of quarantine-free travel between the territory and mainland ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Tightens Discharge Rules for Covid Patients
Covid patients in Hong Kong will be required to complete an additional 14 days of isolation and health monitoring after they are discharged from hospital, a spokesman said. ( read original story ...)
HSBC joins investors reckoning worst is over in China
Analysts at Europe's biggest bank HSBC have turned bullish on Chinese stocks, arguing the worst of a regulatory storm has passed and that Beijing will provide policy support to arrest slowing growth. ( read original story ...)