Hong Kong-born singer and actor Eason Chan has gone into panic mode after realising his bank account balance has shrunk to a mere US$5 million (RM21.7 million). The multi-Golden Melody Awards winner ... ( read original story ...)
WeLab Bank is Hong Kong’s 1st Virtual Bank to offer Digital Wealth Advisory Solutions
WeLab Bank (or "the Bank"), the virtual bank dedicated to curating intelligent banking experience, has become the first virtual bank in Hong Kong licensed to offer digital wealth advisory services. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong eases foreigner ban, but quarantine, testing measures remain
Hong Kong will allow non-resident visitors to enter the city for the first time in more than two years since the coronavirus pandemic began. ( read original story ...)
Babel Finance Names Yang Song Head of Treasury as Crypto Lending Business Grows
three years in Commerzbank’s Frankfurt HQ managing EUR – the biggest risk and exposure for the bank – and most recently five years at the bank’s Hong Kong branch building up its CNH (offshore RMB) and ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks sink in Hong Kong, mainland China as Covid spreads to Beijing with district lockdown adding to cracks in economy
Stocks sink in Hong Kong and mainland China as Covid-19 outbreak hits some areas in Beijing, prompting lockdown and mass testing order. ( read original story ...)
Business leader calls for easing of more travel curbs
The president of the Chinese Manufacturers' Association, Allen Shi, on Monday urged the government to further ease travel curbs for people arriving ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong social scientist from pollster group Pori flees city, citing threats from ‘powerful bodies’ and fear of ‘moving red lines’
Social scientist Chung Kim-wah, who was last year questioned by police over his group’s involvement with an unofficial opposition primary, says there is ‘no room for sincere words’ in home city. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s economy improves in Q2 as COVID-19 infections drop
Hong Kong’s economy is showing steady improvement in the second quarter as the fifth wave of COVID-19 infections is gradually put under control, said Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC, Standard Chartered seen reporting earnings setback on Covid, Ukraine war fallout. Can they surprise the market?
HSBC and Standard Chartered will report their first quarter results this week. Investors are keen to see the impact on profitability from Covid-19 curbs and the Ukraine war. ( read original story ...)
What about us? Hong Kong’s non-Covid patients want public hospitals to allow regular check-ups again
People with chronic conditions have been missing check-ups as hospitals switched to focusing on Covid-19 patients. ( read original story ...)
2 Years Later: Hong Kong Will Reopen To Foreign Passengers
Hong Kong is opening its borders to non-residents from May 1 but is seven days in quarantine still a bridge too far? ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, mainland markets down sharply
Hong Kong stocks opened on Monday morning sharply lower, in line with a sell-off across Asia and following a painful end to last week for Wall ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is temporarily without a chief secretary – here’s why it matters
While Beijing holds off filling the spot vacated by John Lee, Carrie Lam has played down the delay by saying the government can manage But the role is important, with most former chief secretaries ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong will allow non-residents to fly in again May 1
Non-residents who are vaccinated and have a negative COVID test will be allowed to fly into Hong Kong again starting May 1. ( read original story ...)