The two central banks are working on a project to allow people to use the Faster Payment Service in Thailand to make payments to shops and restaurants, according to the HKMA’s deputy chief executive. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong metaverse startup Animoca raises $110m amid crypto winter
Animoca is best known for The Sandbox, a game that allows users to buy plots of digital land and decorate them using non-fungible tokens, a type of digital asset traded on the blockchain. Its latest ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Hongkong Land CEO Steers Century-Old Property Firm To Biggest-Ever Bets On Mainland China
The mainland’s property crisis hasn’t deterred Robert Wong. The chief of the 133-year-old business says now is the time to be brave. ( read original story ...)
Hunter Biden said he would be ‘happy’ to introduce business partner to top Chinese official: emails
The request came from James “Jimmy” Bulger — namesake nephew of the late Boston crime boss James “Whitey” Bulger and a former partner with Hunter Biden. ( read original story ...)
HKSAR gov’t welcomes Hong Kong ranked as world’s freest economy
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Thursday welcomed that Canada's Fraser Institute once again ranked Hong Kong as the world's freest economy in the Economic Freedom of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to extend COVID vaccine pass scheme to 5-year-olds
Hong Kong will include children aged five and above in its COVID-19 vaccine pass scheme from the end of September, the government said on Thursday, as authorities try to boost inoculation levels there ... ( read original story ...)
Battery Maker CALB Wins Nod for $2 Billion Hong Kong IPO
CALB Co., a Chinese battery supplier for electric vehicle makers, has received approval from the Hong Kong stock exchange for an initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong should turn to culture to compete against New York and London, says senior mainland official
Cultural development will boost city’s pursuit of financial and innovative goals, according to deputy director of Beijing’s liaison office. ( read original story ...)
From NYSE to Hong Kong Stock Exchange, these are the top 5 equity markets globally
Equity investments are some of the most popular and oldest forms of investment in the world. The Dutch East India Co. was the first company to offer the public equity shares of its business, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong developer Chinachem buys TikTok’s London office for US$182 million
Acquisition of Kaleidoscope from London-listed Helical marks privately held Hong Kong company's first overseas venture Chinachem will continue to seek opportunities in 'other major developed markets', ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bourse Poised To Halt Losing Streak
The Hong Kong stock market has moved lower in five straight sessions, tumbling more than 900 points or 4.5 percent along the way. The ... ( read original story ...)
Inside Cyberport, Hong Kong’s government-run Silicon Valley equivalent that cost $1.68 billion to build and that top crypto players are moving into
Cyberport is a compound of offices, residences, and a shopping mall built around the dot-com boom. Here's what it's like inside. ( read original story ...)
5 Hong Kong speech therapists convicted of sedition over children’s books
Five Hong Kong speech therapists were found guilty on Wednesday of a conspiracy to publish seditious children's books that were deemed anti-government, a decision denounced by rights campaigners as a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong therapists guilty of sedition over cartoons of sheep and wolves
The children’s books featured cartoons of sheep and wolves. But in the illustrated pages, Hong Kong authorities saw a sinister plot. ( read original story ...)