Hong Kong will scrap its controversial quarantine for arrivals from next week, bowing to mounting pressure to end more than two and a half years of isolation that has hammered the economy and driven ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to end mandatory hotel quarantine for travelers
Hong Kong’s leader has announced the city would no longer require incoming travelers to quarantine in designated hotels after nearly two years ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong replaced by Singapore as Asia’s top finance centre
Hong Kong has lost its crown as Asia's premier finance centre to Singapore in a global ranking list where New York and London maintained their number one and two spots. Singapore jumped three places t ... ( read original story ...)
Week in review: Supply chains begin to recover in Hong Kong; Bitcoin avoids dropping below mid-June lows; Fuel excise set to end this week
"Fewer respondents experienced negative impacts on their business resulting from the pandemic (77.9%, down 1.2 percentage points). ( read original story ...)
Trudeau to name career diplomat and first woman as ambassador to China
Career diplomat Jennifer May has trade experience and a strong perspective on China’s role in the Indo-Pacific region after serving in Hong Kong and Thailand ... ( read original story ...)
Corporate America holds fast to Communist China in Hong Kong
Communist China keeps crushing the life out of Hong Kong's democracy. Beijing is breaking its commitment under a binding Sino-British treaty to respect Hong Kong's democratic rule of law until 2047. ( read original story ...)
Singapore outpaces Hong Kong
SINGAPORE: Singapore looks like an attractive location for firms wanting to exit Hong Kong, but they may find a move to the city-state hits their bottom line more than expected. ( read original story ...)
Trudeau to name ‘black-belt diplomat’ and first woman as ambassador to China
Career diplomat Jennifer May has trade experience and a strong perspective on China’s role in the Indo-Pacific region after serving in Hong Kong and Thailand ... ( read original story ...)
Continuous interest rate hikes will further threaten Hong Kong’s small businesses, experts say, urging government to offer more support
Unless the government rolls out more supportive measures, I’m worried we will see more people going bankrupt in the coming months,’ economist says. ( read original story ...)
New president of AmCham in Hong Kong calls for city to reopen borders, restore confidence in ‘one country, two systems’
Eden Woon says Hong Kong has become enveloped by pessimism and anxiety due to coronavirus curbs, Beijing-imposed national security law. ( read original story ...)
‘Very high chance’ Hong Kong will end year in recession, finance chief warns
HONG KONG - Hong Kong is set to end the year in the midst of a full-blown recession, the city's finance chief warned on Thursday, as spiralling interest rates join strict Covid-19 controls in ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s rising costs of running a business outpace Hong Kong’s
Firms wanting to exit Hong Kong may find that a move to Singapore hits their bottom line more than expected. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Businesses fleeing to Singapore from Hong Kong dealing with soaring inflation costs in city state
With inflation soaring to the highest level in 14 years, expenses are rising at a faster pace in Singapore than in its financial rival, where price increases have been more modest. ( read original story ...)
‘Very high chance’ Hong Kong will end year in recession: Finance Chief
Hong Kong is set to end the year in the midst of a full-blown recession, the city's finance chief warned on Thursday (Sep 22), as COVID-19 controls and spiralling interest rates hammer the economy. ( read original story ...)