Ex-Hong Kong adviser condemns city leader over deadly COVID storm Hong Kong: Hong Kong will close its beaches starting Thursday, local media reported, days after residents enjoying the sand and waves ... ( read original story ...)
Carrie Lam gives green light to Hong Kong’s controversial rent deferral plan despite lobbying by developers and landlords
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has approved a controversial rent deferral scheme to support struggling commercial tenants affected by the city’s coronavirus outbreak, the Post has learned ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese cloud service provider seeks dual listing in Hong Kong after New York stock price halves overnight
Kingsoft Cloud said a dual listing in Hong Kong would provide shareholders with ‘greater liquidity and protection’ amid an evolving market environment. ( read original story ...)
China’s Factories, Consumers Make High-Speed Start to Year, but Roadblocks Lie Ahead
Industrial output, retail spending and investments blew past expectations, but Covid lockdowns and the war in Ukraine threaten to slow growth. ( read original story ...)
Ben and Justin Smith Name Gina Chua as Executive Editor at News Start-Up
Ms. Chua has been the executive editor of Reuters and in charge of its editorial operations. By Katie Robertson Gina Chua, a top editor at Reuters, will become the executive editor of a new media ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong biotech company plans U.S. headquarters in Northwest Arkansas
Pacific GeneTech (PGT), an animal health biotech company based in Hong Kong but with Arkansas roots, plans to establish its U.S. headquarters in Northwest Arkansas. According to a March 11 news ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: ‘over 80 per cent of Hong Kong’s cross-border truck drivers could be out of a job’ as Shenzhen tightens restrictions
Shenzhen has issued series of tough measures to restrict cross-border truck operations, including evicting more than 100 of the city's drivers there Hong Kong drivers are now barred from heading to ... ( read original story ...)
Former senior official says Hong Kong government’s ‘many shortcomings’ exposed by coronavirus pandemic
This anti-epidemic battle exposed all kinds of administrative deficiencies, and weakened some people’s confidence in the government,’ says former commerce minister Frederick Ma. ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong went from ‘zero-Covid’ to the world’s highest death rate
Despite having two years to prepare, critics say the government was caught off-guard by a virus outbreak that has killed thousands of unvaccinated seniors. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks hit 6-year low
Axios VisualsHong Kong's Hang Seng Index dropped more than 5% on Tuesday — on the heels of a 5% drop on Monday — thanks to those COVID-related lockdowns as well as worries about renewed government ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Shanghai stocks tumble as new COVID-19 cases hit sentiment
Hong Kong stocks plunged more than six percent Tuesday, extending the previous day's tech-fueled rout that came after China tightened measures to contain the latest outbreak of COVID-19 in the tech ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Hong Kong adviser condemns city leader over deadly Covid storm
A former top government adviser condemned Hong Kong's leader on Tuesday, calling for her to "resign in shame" over a deadly Covid-19 wave that has clogged the city's healthcare system and sent elderly ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Dollar Faces Pressure to Drop as Fed Hike Nears
The Hong Kong dollar is coming under pressure to fall further as its interest-rate gap with the U.S. widens ahead of an expected Federal Reserve rate hike and as the city endures its worst Covid ... ( read original story ...)
Three Of China’s Richest Lose More Than $16 Billion In One Day As Stock Rout Hits Hong Kong-Listed Companies
Tencent cofounder Ma Huateng (also known as Pony Ma) led the dive with a $6.1 billion wealth plunge, followed by Nongfu Spring Chairman Zhong Shanshan’s $5.6 billion and Country Garden Co-chairman ... ( read original story ...)