HONG KONG - Swiss bank UBS says it's being investigated by Hong Kong regulators over its work on some initial public offerings on the southern Chinese financial centre's stock market. UBS also said Friday that the city's Securities and Futures Commission ... ( read original story ...)
Delusional British banker dangled off 31st floor balcony of Hong Kong flat in £20,000 cocaine binge before killing second prostitute and roaring at passers-by while …
A delusional British banker dangled off the 31st floor balcony of his Hong Kong flat during a £20,000 cocaine binge before killing a second prostitute, a court heard. Rurik Jutting said he took huge quantities of the drug before clambering on to the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s new audit regulator should exclude industry practitioners for international recognition, says FRC
Hong Kong’s proposed independent audit regulator needs to exclude practitioners from the audit industry in order to meet international standards and be in line with major financial centres, top officials from Hong Kong’s Financial Reporting Council ... ( read original story ...)
Enter the dragon: Urban explorer opens window into Bruce Lee's former Hong Kong mansion – after it was turned into a seedy love hotel
Left to crumble into ruin while the garden grows into a forest, these stunning images pry open a window into Bruce Lee’s abandoned mansion in Hong Kong. An urban explorer has stepped foot in the final home turned love-hotel of the martial-arts icon ... ( read original story ...)
Shoppers' bid for pot business shows Ottawa needs to get rolling on drug rules: Don Pittis
After moving into journalism, he was principal business reporter for Radio Television Hong Kong before the handover to China. He has produced and reported for the CBC in Saskatchewan and Toronto and the BBC in London. He is currently senior producer at CBC ... ( read original story ...)
David Kong's Funeral Business Makes Him One of Malaysia's Richest
It’s also been a lucrative business for the 61-year-old Kong, who is also known as Kong Hon Kong. Last month he took the Hong Kong-listed company private in a deal with London’s CVC Capital Partners that valued the company at $1.1 billion. The firm ... ( read original story ...)
China, Hong Kong stocks fall on industrial profit slowdown, weaker yuan
Hong Kong shares dropped over 1 per cent, dragged by energy shares on lingering worries about China’s economic health and a possible US rate hike in December. China’s blue-chip CSI300 index fell 0.4 per cent, to 3,340.66 points at the end of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong riled by latest tiny 'space capsule' homes
Hong Kong is well-known for having some of the world's tiniest and ... The leaseholder, surnamed Wang, boasts it has special lights which "create the feeling of being in space". BBC News contacted Mr Wang, who said he's the husband of Ms Wang. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong improves in World Bank’s ‘doing business’ survey but New Zealand takes top spot
Hong Kong and China have improved their standing when it comes to ease of doing business but the best performer was the tiny island nation New Zealand, according to World Bank research. Hong Kong was ranked fourth in the annual “Doing Business” report ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Lawmakers Defy Oath Ban, Sparking More Unrest
Two newly elected pro-democracy lawmakers defied an order Wednesday barring them from taking their oaths after being disqualified earlier for insulting China, sparking more unruly scenes in Hong Kong's legislature. After Yau Wai-ching and Sixtus Leung of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lawmakers defy ban as standoff over oaths drags on
HONG KONG – More unruly scenes have erupted in Hong Kong's legislature as two newly elected lawmakers defied an order barring them from retaking their oaths after being disqualified earlier for insulting China. Surrounded by journalists and other ... ( read original story ...)
British banker bought torture kit from Hong Kong hardware shop after first 'murder' and filmed himself wrapping sandpaper around a sex toy saying 'It would be very nice'
A British banker who killed two Indonesian women in his Hong Kong flat after hours of depravity showed off a 'torture kit' in one of 42 'confessional' films which were later found by police. Rurik Jutting, 31, showed off the kit - which contained two vi ... ( read original story ...)
Chaos erupts as Hong Kong independence activists fight ban to enter legislative chamber
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's legislature descended into chaos on Wednesday as two pro-independence lawmakers defied a barring order and barged into the chamber as democrats formed a human chain around them, forcing the session to be adjourned. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong legislature delays swearing-in of pro-independence lawmakers amid pressure
while a barrage of full-paged advertisements condemning the pair flooded Hong Kong's pro-establishment newspapers last Friday. Responding to Leung's decision, the two young legislators criticized him for colluding with pro-Beijing councillors and ... ( read original story ...)