From his internet platform, he became a tenacious watchdog fighting financial regulators for minority shareholders and exposing shady business dealings.
Hong Kong activist investor David Webb dies of cancer, social media posts show
Hong Kong activist investor and well-known commentator David Webb died on Tuesday of metastatic prostate cancer, according to his social media accounts.
Tesla Rival Xpeng Hires Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan To Prepare Hong Kong Listing For Aeroht: Report
Xpeng Inc. (NYSE:XPEV) has reportedly hired banks to help set up the automaker's flying car unit, Aeroht's Hong Kong public listing. Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Hired The Chinese automaker has sought the services of Morgan Stanley,
Hong Kong property: not so crazy after 10 years
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chastened by a slump, Hong Kong's craze for property investment has abated over the past decade, leaving a 1990s-style speculative boom unlikely despite efforts by powerful ...
Deliveroo to exit Hong Kong, sells assets to rival Foodpanda
British food delivery platform Deliveroo will shut down its Hong Kong operations next month, selling certain assets to rival Foodpanda, a unit of Delivery Hero, as it struggles to compete in the ...
David Webb, prominent Hong Kong shareholder activist, dies at 60
David Webb, one of Hong Kong ’s most vocal shareholder activists who advocated for greater corporate transparency and investor rights for decades, has died at 60. Webb, an investment banker turned ...
Hong Kong’s sky-high property prices prove resilient in face of protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) - While months of Hong Kong protests have scared away tourists, sent jitters across the financial centre and cast a dark cloud over the local economy, there's one thing residents ...
David Webb, Hong Kong’s most vocal activist investor, dies at 60
David Webb, Hong Kong’s most vocal activist investor whose investigations into corporate malfeasance triggered regulatory probes and made him a celebrity in the city’s financial industry, has died. He ...
Hong Kong warns against crypto firms misrepresenting as ‘banks’
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) warned its citizens that some overseas crypto companies are misusing the word “bank” to improve their trust quotient. On Nov. 15, Hong Kong’s central bank ...
Chinese chain Qdama, known for its night discounts, plans Hong Kong IPO
The leading seller of meat and fresh produce on the mainland plans to open 1,400 stores in the next five years using proceeds from the IPO The company behind Qdama, a mainland Chinese meat and fresh produce chain known for its hefty discounts that rise by the hour every evening until the products are completely ...
CK Hutchison taps Goldman Sachs, UBS for AS Watson IPO, Bloomberg News reports
Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison has picked Goldman Sachs and UBS Group AG to work on the planned initial public offering of its unit A.S. Watson Group, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
GigaDevice jumps nearly 40% in Hong Kong debut amid China’s chip self-sufficiency drive
By Jiaxing Li and Yantoultra NguiHONG KONG/SINGAPORE, Jan 13 (Reuters) - Shares of GigaDevice Semiconductor soared almost 40% in their Hong Kong trading debut on Tuesday, with investors latching on to ...
Hong Kong court moves closer to sentencing activist Jimmy Lai after hearing lighter penalty pleas
A Hong Kong court heard sentencing arguments Tuesday for former publisher Jimmy Lai's co-defendants as it moved closer to sentencing the prominent democracy advocate whose conviction under a national ...
Hong Kong trial of media tycoon Jimmy Lai concludes mitigation phase
Hong Kong's High Court wrapped up mitigation hearings on Tuesday for media tycoon and China critic Jimmy Lai, in a final step before the ...