By Selena Li, Lawrence White and Sinead Cruise HONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) - HSBC announced a raft of senior management departures and appointments on Thursday, as CEO Georges Elhedery completed the ...
Hong Kong US$2.7 billion infrastructure bond offering is undersubscribed
Hong Kong’s latest offering of HK$20 billion (US$2.7 billion) worth of infrastructure bonds has been undersubscribed, a signal that investors are unimpressed by the available returns. Around 128,000 ...
Hong Kong to introduce stablecoin bill to regulate virtual token, protect stability
The government published the Stablecoins Bill in the gazette on December 6; first reading in the Legislative Council set for December 18.
Superstars on display in Hong Kong’s big race day
Hong Kong's four Group 1 international races share the weekend stage with some important 2-year-old events from Japan to New York.
Bank of China awards scholarships to university students in Myanmar
YANGON, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Bank of China (Hong Kong) Yangon Branch awarded stipends and scholarships to 100 Myanmar students from the University of Yangon for the first semester of the 2024-25 ...
1 in 6 Hongkongers are eyeing home purchase in next 5 years: HSBC survey
One in six Hongkongers is considering purchasing a home in the next five years and a third of those prospective buyers are entering the market for the first time, a survey by HSBC found.
Hong Kong Court Dismisses First Legal Challenge To New National Security Law
A senior Hong Kong judge sided with the government on Friday and dismissed the first legal challenge to the city's newly enacted national security law, which had been brought by a jailed protester.
Apple Daily’s Jimmy Lai says he halted calls for foreign sanctions on Hong Kong after 2020 security law enacted
Jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai has said he halted his calls for foreign sanctions to be imposed on Hong Kong over a Beijing-drafted security law after it came into effect in mid-2020. He said that calls for sanctions after then would have been “suicidal.
Hong Kong: Incubator for success
Disruption reigns in Hong Kong’s burgeoning start-up scene Five founders of disruptive tech enterprises share why they call the city home. After working as a commercial banker for more than 15 ...
Hong Kong court rejects activist’s bid for early release under new security law
A Hong Kong court on Friday dismissed an appeal by an activist jailed for secession under a China-imposed security law to gain early release from prison.
A Hong Kong jailed activist loses appeal over the authorities’ denial of early release
A jailed Hong Kong activist has lost his landmark legal challenge against the prison authorities’ refusal to grant him early release under the new national security law.
Hong Kong court rejects first legal challenge to 2024 national security law
A Hong Kong court has dismissed a jailed protester’s bid for early release in the first legal challenge to the Chinese territory’s recently enacted national security law. Ma Chun-man was sentenced to ...
Jefferies raises target prices, EPS forecasts on Singapore’s three banks, assumes $2 bil buybacks each next year
Jefferies analysts Sam Wong, Joseph Dickerson and Chen Shujin assume $2 billion additional buybacks for each of Singapore’s three banks in FY2025. They remain bullish on the sector's long-term ...
Hong Kong’s IPO Activity Emerges From Drought
The Asian financial hub has seen a pickup in fundraising this year even amid a slump in initial public offerings globally, but there’s some skepticism over whether that can be sustained.