This is the third year that the RISE conference has been in Hong Kong and I can say with confidence that it is now the largest and most exciting startup conference in Asia. RISE is produced by the same team behind Web Summit (Paddy Cosgrave and co.) and ... ( read original story ...)
At Hong Kong tech conference, former Juventus, Chelsea and Italy legend Gianluca Vialli is just another guy with a start-up pitch
There’s surely not many places that Gianluca Vialli can go without being accosted by fans. He won almost every trophy there is to win as a football star with Sampdoria, Juventus and Chelsea. But at the Rise tech conference in Hong Kong, he’s just one ... ( read original story ...)
Deutsche Bank Closes 16 ETFs in Hong Kong After Demand Slump
Deutsche Bank AG’s asset-management unit is closing 16 exchange-traded funds in Hong Kong, following BlackRock Inc. in de-listing ETFs with low demand. The 16 Deutsche Bank X-trackers ETFs ceased trading on Wednesday, according to a Hong Kong exchange ... ( read original story ...)
Startups, investors meet for talks about Asia’s new economy
HONG KONG - Around 14,000 startup founders, investors and media figures from about 90 countries gathered at the RISE 2017 event in Hong Kong on Tuesday to discuss ways to build Asia's "new economy" with new technologies. Being held in Hong Kong for the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court expels four opposition lawmakers
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's high court on Friday removed four opposition lawmakers from the city's legislative assembly after it invalidated their oaths of office. A former British colony, Hong Kong became a Chinese territory 20 years ago under a ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Hong Kong leader offers condolences to wife of Chinese dissident Liu
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Friday she shares the compassion of people over the death of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo and acknowledged "anxieties" about "incidents" in the former British colony that can potentially ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam warned she must act quickly to rein in soaring property prices
Property analysts have called on Chief Executive Carrie Lam to treat Hong Kong’s runaway property prices as the new administration’s top priority, adding that realistic steps must be taken to release supply of land. Record property prices have driven ... ( read original story ...)
Deutsche Bank Closes 16 ETFs in Hong Kong After Slump in Demand
Deutsche Bank AG’s asset-management unit is closing 16 exchange-traded funds in Hong Kong, following BlackRock Inc. in de-listing ETFs with low demand. The 16 Deutsche Bank X-trackers ETFs ceased trading on Wednesday, according to a Hong Kong exchange ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader offers condolences to wife of Chinese dissident Liu
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Friday she shares the compassion of people over the death of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo and acknowledged "anxieties" about "incidents" in the former British colony that can potentially ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Activists in Hong Kong mourn Liu Xiaobo’s death
Unlike on the Chinese mainland, where the entirely state-controlled media were forbidden to mention his name, Liu became a prominent figure within the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong following his imprisonment in 2009 and award of the Nobel Peace Prize ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court disqualifies 4 lawmakers over oath taking
HONG KONG – A Hong Kong court on Friday disqualified four opposition lawmakers from office for having turned their oath-takings into apparent protests against Beijing, further entrenching the central government's hold over the legislature. The Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader says shares compassion of people over Liu’s death
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Friday she shares the compassion of people over the death of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo and acknowledged "anxieties" about "incidents" in the former British colony. Lam was speaking in ... ( read original story ...)
Behind Hong Kong’s Stock-Market Surge: An Old Bank and a Millennial Tech Giant
HONG KONG—One is a British bank founded in the 19th century colonial era ... in Tencent Holdings Ltd.—the two biggest stocks by weighting in the benchmark Hang Seng Index—helped push it through the 26000 barrier Thursday to its highest level on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents rally against downtown gentrification
Conservation groups in Hong Kong are lobbying against a controversial plan to demolish a cluster of low-rise tenement buildings in the heart of the city. Town planners will be meeting on Friday to consider the proposal, which was made by the Urban Renewal ... ( read original story ...)