Hang Seng Investment Management Limited ('HSVM'), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hang Seng Bank ('Hang Seng'), today (19 September 2022) officially took up its new role as manager of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bankers Might As Well Be Quiet Quitting Now
Quiet quitting, where you don’t quit the job but no longer subscribe to the culture that work is your life, is alien to Hong Kong’s diligent financ. But conditions are ripe for them to stop hustling ... ( read original story ...)
Fighting Alzeimer’s disease: Hong Kong’s Science and Technology Parks
The fight against Alzeimer's disease is just one of many innovative projects of the Hong Kong’s Science and Technology Parks research clusters known as InnoHK. Combining innovation and entrepreneurial ... ( read original story ...)
Cardinal Joseph Zen, 90, begins trial in Hong Kong on charges of foreign collusion
Cardinal Joseph Zen, the 90-year-old former archbishop of Hong Kong, begins his formal trial after having been arrested in May for allegedly colluding with foreign forces. ( read original story ...)
Seattle adds another unicorn as grocery retail tech startup Swiftly raises $100M
Retail software provider Swiftly raised $100 million in a Series C funding round, helping the company become the latest Seattle-area startup to reach a $1 billion valuation. The round, led… Read More ... ( read original story ...)
Li-Ning Returns To Hong Kong After A Decade
Ning’s first attempt at a Hong Kong flagship. What’s encouraging the brand, in a challenging COVID context, to try again? ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s travel curbs may be keeping business travellers and tourists away, finance chief admits
Paul Chan tells audience at business lobby event that '3+4' arrangement 'might not be good enough in terms of attracting tourists and international business travellers' Hong Kong risks losing more ... ( read original story ...)
PCAOB Begins Audit Reviews
Asian equity markets closed lower to start the week in anticipation of the US Federal Reserve hiking interest rates another 75 basis points. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks slump to March low as Federal Reserve rate-hike stokes recession worries while Fosun slides on rating cut
March as markets brace for yet another rate hike by the Federal Reserve. Fosun and its units slump after a credit-rating downgrade. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s colorful new ‘pocket parks’ are revitalizing public spaces
Design Trust is on a mission to give Hong Kong's "micro parks" a makeover, in a bid to reimagine public space. The pilot project is transforming four of the city's parks to showcase unique ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong talking to finance firms to return workers from abroad, say sources
Hong Kong’s top market regulator is talking to finance firms to bring back their licensed staff that have been working abroad amid efforts by the city to revive its status as a vibrant business ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong digital lender WeLab expands to Southeast Asia via US$510 million acquisition of Indonesia’s Bank Jasa Jakarta
Hong Kong-based digital lender WeLab, with other investors, is spending US$510 million to expand into Southeast Asia, with plans to launch digital banking in Indonesia next year. ( read original story ...)
Mourning the Queen and the City in Hong Kong
On the day of Queen Elizabeth II's funeral, Hong Kong ponders what it means to live under Beijing instead of British rule. ( read original story ...)
Head of Hong Kong journalists group charged with obstructing police
The head of Hong Kong's leading journalist group was charged on Monday with obstructing police officers, a case seen by critics as a further blow to media freedoms in the Chinese-ruled city. ( read original story ...)