The number of duty-free shoppers visiting the island increased by 73 per cent year on year in 2021, while sales grew by 83 per cent Analyst says there is a correlation between Hainan's booming ... ( read original story ...)
Yet another Hong Kong news outlet closes amid Beijing’s crackdown on dissent
An online Hong Kong news site cites deteriorating press freedoms as the reason it will cease operations Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Another Hong Kong news outlet shuts down, citing fears for employee safety
Hong Kong independent online publication Citizen News said its decision to shut down was set off by the closure of pro-democracy media outlet Stand News last week. ( read original story ...)
Top 15 IPOs to keep an eye on in 2022, as Hong Kong tries to put a difficult year behind it
Hong Kong's main board dropped to third place last year from second in 2020 in international rankings More than 70 per cent of firms that listed in the city in 2021 saw their stock prices trade below ... ( read original story ...)
China Spells Out Rules for Overseas IPOs of Domestic Companies, VIEs
China has fleshed out the rules for its domestic companies listing IPOs overseas, including companies that are structured as variable interest entities. ( read original story ...)
Evergrande suspends trading of shares in Hong Kong
Embattled Chinese property developer Evergrande suspended trading in Hong Kong on Monday as the heavily indebted company contends with an ongoing real estate crisis. ( read original story ...)
Proptech startup Square Yards plans to go public
The company has appointed Axis Capital as the lead banker for its IPO. More banks will be hired later on. The exact figures of the share sale have not been decided yet, as the transaction is not likel ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s top accounting regulator promises more investigations to root out audit failures
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) will conduct more investigations and introduce more measures to enhance the quality of the market, says its chairman. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong news site shuts as pro-Beijing lawmakers sworn in
Hong Kong welcomed its newest batch of pro-Beijing lawmakers in the Legislative Council Monday, after an election held without opposition candidates, as the editors of one of the city’s last remaining ... ( read original story ...)
Third Hong Kong news company shutters as media fears grow
Journalists from Hong Kong's CitizenNews decried plummeting press freedoms as they shut down Monday, saying they no longer felt safe to publish after a rival outlet's staff were arrested for "sedition ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba, JD Fall As Evergrande Suspends Hong Kong Trading; EV Stocks Strike Gains On Upbeat Deliveries
Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) and JD.Com Inc. (NASDAQ: JD) fell in Hong Kong on Monday, while Xpeng Inc. (NYSE: XPEV), Li Auto Inc. (NASDAQ: LI) ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s airport authority mandates 22 banks for U.S. dollar bond issuance
The Airport Authority Hong Kong has mandated 22 banks including Bank of America, BNP Paribas and HSBC for a U.S. dollar-denominated multi-tranche bond issuance, according to a term sheet seen by ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Pro-democracy website Citizen News is latest to close
Hong Kong independent news website Citizen News has announced it will close on Tuesday, the latest in a series of pro-democracy news outlets which have shuttered in recent months. It cited a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s DBA and EMBA business courses embrace ‘new normal’ to form the flexible leaders of the future
As in the rest of the world, Hong Kong’s institutions have had to grapple with pandemic-era logistical challenges on top of evolving to address the big data, fintech of the the moment ... ( read original story ...)