Hong Kong shares opened in the green on Monday, with the benchmark Hang Seng rising 0.63%, as investors and traders shrugged off a contraction in China’s factory activity while focussing more on the ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of China HK joins pilot programme to trial use of digital currencies
BOCHK has completed real-value cross border trade of central bank digital currencies. Bank of China (Hong Kong) or BOCHK is one of the first batch of banks participating in the Project mBridge pilot ... ( read original story ...)
Dim sum bonds, yuan shares strengthen Hong Kong’s role as biggest offshore trading hub for Chinese currency, bankers say
'Hong Kong plays a key role in capitalising on the China opportunities,' says Standard Chartered CEO ahead of key financial summit in Hong Kong Growth of yuan business in Hong Kong is down to its ... ( read original story ...)
Coach braces for HK
The Fiji Airways Fijian 7s players have not had much down-time following the Rugby World Cup 7s title victory heading into the 2023 HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series which starts this weekend in Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Sedition trial begins for closed Hong Kong news site editors
A sedition trial opened in Hong Kong on Monday for two former top editors of a shuttered online media outlet who have been detained without bail for 10 months . ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong proposes allowing retail trade in cryptocurrencies
Hong Kong's government has proposed allowing retail investors to trade in cryptocurrencies and crypto exchange-traded funds - a move it hopes will help it rebuild its fintech hub status. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to explore legalising crypto for retail investors
Hong Kong is "back in business" and exploring whether to legalise crypto trading by retail investors, the city’s finance chief announced Monday, kicking off a week of conferences aimed at ... ( read original story ...)
Bankers blasted for ‘whitewashing’ China’s crackdown on Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s government invited Wall Street’s biggest names to a summit to show the financial hub is open for business after nearly three years of isolation due to pandemic curbs. Instead, top bank ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘back in business’ with digital transformation of financial services a ‘central priority’, city’s Paul Chan tells fintech event
FinTech Week is the first of a series of mega events Hong Kong is set to host to mark its return after almost three years of Covid-related isolation Financial Secretary Paul Chan says the opening ... ( read original story ...)
Li Ka-shing’s skyscraper is 21% empty as Hong Kong vacancies hit record
HONG KONG’S most prestigious skyscrapers have more empty office space than ever before, underscoring the challenge facing John Lee’s government as he tries to revive the city’s standing as an ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC launches statutory payment solution for corporate clients
Bangladesh, in association with the National Board of Revenue and the Bangladesh Bank, recently rolled out an online statutory payment processing solution for the payments of value-added tax, VAT ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong banking summit a post-pandemic sales pitch, but is anyone buying?
Hundreds of top bankers will arrive in Hong Kong this week to hear the government's sales pitch that -- despite lingering pandemic curbs and entrenched US-China tensions -- the city is once again open ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Summit Loses Second CEO, Cyclone Adds New Uncertainty
Challenges are mounting for Hong Kong’s major financial summit this week, with a second banking executive pulling out and a tropical cyclone approaching. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong study shows early use of antiviral drugs cuts risk of death in Covid-19 patients
Large-scale study shows positive effects of two drugs given early to patients still in the community Pfizer drug also reduces risk of patients becoming severely ill, having to be admitted to hospital ... ( read original story ...)