Urban explorer Sacha Yasumoto has visited over 250 abandoned buildings and places in Hong Kong and her recent ‘Dangerous Dinner’ took blindfolded guests for a luxury meal at one.
Determining the future of virtual banking
The Bank of Thailand has issued a consultation paper for the virtual bank licensing framework as part of its hearings into the creation of virtual banks as new financial service providers. Below are ...
Former Hong Kong leader Tung Chee-hwa ‘to step down from China’s top advisory body as vice-chairman but no seat for Carrie Lam’
Former chief executive Carrie Lam will not take up Tung’s seat contrary to earlier speculation by the pro-establishment camp.
Hong Kong national security police arrest 6 for producing allegedly seditious books on 2019 protests, selling them at fair
Officers from force's National Security Department raid stall at fair on ground floor of Mong Kok shopping centre Three men and three women, aged 18 to 62, arrested in Kowloon and the New Territories ...
China developers’ debt risks persist after support policies’ slow start
China's Country Garden had some rare good news for the cash-squeezed property sector with an offshore debt repayment on Tuesday, but a closer look reveals just how much developers may still struggle ...
Hong Kong stock exchange expects boost from China reopening, HKEX chair says
Laura Cha, chairman of HKEX, discusses China's economic reopening and the outlook for stock markets in Hong Kong.
Big Banks Test The Waters For New China Listings With QuantaSing IPO
Investment banking majors Citigroup and China’s CICC and CLSA are sponsoring a new IPO by QuantaSing to raise up to $44 million.
HK’s livi bank launch QR payment option
From now until 31 March, customers can earn rewards up to HK$500 per month. Hong Kong’s livi bank has introduced a QR payments option tied to UnionPay that will enable its customers to pay at over 29 ...
Nomura cuts 18 Asia banking jobs as dealmaking slows -sources
Nomura Holdings Inc has cut 18 Asian banking jobs, most of them China-focused investment roles, after a sharp slowdown in dealmaking activity, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the ...
Australian justice appointed to Hong Kong court argues foreign judges shouldn’t ‘vacate the field’
Exclusive: Some legal figures have raised concerns about message his appointment sends in light of Beijing’s crackdown on freedom in Hong Kong ...
China’s reopening will boost Hong Kong markets despite weak GDP print, HKEX chairman says
Hong Kong markets are set to benefit from the reopening of the Chinese economy, despite Beijing's disappointing annual GDP growth rate in 2022, according to HKEX Chairman Laura Cha.
Hong Kong’s Article 23 security law to be passed ‘hopefully by this year’, city leader says, while revealing aim to also lift all Covid rules including mask mandate
Chief executive says in newspaper interview new legislation is being drafted that will act like 'firewall' under a 'preventive' system to fend off foreign proxies He also indicates aim to lift all ...
Beauty Farm IPO Soars By 53% On Hopes China Spending Poised To Recover
Beauty Farm gained 53.5% to HK$29.65, or $3.80, yesterday compared with its IPO price of HK$19.32. The company raised HK$387.2 million in its initial offering, most of which will be used to upgrade ...
Hong Kong’s IPO Market Is Poised For A Revival
After a bleak first half of 2022, Hong Kong’s IPO market regained momentum in the second half of the year. Refinitiv data show that 75 listings raised US$12.69 billion. To be sure, it was a weaker ...