Category: BUSINESS

Fintech development requires a growing ecosystem and that can be achieved through money, talent and regulation, says Christopher Hui, Secretary for Financial Services and Treasury in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)

China’s blue-chip stocks started the month on a firm note on Monday, with consumer stocks leading gains, as a private survey showing strong factory activity in China underscored its swift economic ... ( read original story ...)

JPMorgan will own 71% of its Chinese securities joint venture after completing the transaction to buy a 20% stake from one of its local partners, according to an exchange filing on Monday. The deal, ... ( read original story ...)

Statrys, a Hong Kong-based digital payment services platform, announced that it has raised US$5 million in a funding round from an angel investor. Founded in 2018, Statrys provides payment solutions ... ( read original story ...)

Leading cloud communications provider, ASX listed CommsChoice Group Limited (ASX: CCG), today announced that it has expanded its International Microsoft Teams calling platform (Direct Routing for ... ( read original story ...)

New study finds a bias toward people with traditionally trustworthy facial features in business. ( read original story ...)

The story of Hong Kong’s ‘touch base’ policy, which allowed illegal immigrants from China to stay in the territory if they made it as far as Kowloon, told from both sides. ( read original story ...)

A top aide to Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has stepped down after admitting he helped fund a contentious report alleging links between Joe Biden's son and China, but insisted Sunday ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese trading house Itochu launched an online bespoke clothing brand last month in Hong Kong with Chinese startup Shenzhen Tozi Technolgy in an effort to digitize its supply chain amid the COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)

Ever wondered where the Time Out team go to unwind, shop, eat, and drink? Our team know Hong Kong better than anybody else, and we are launching the Time Out Recommended 2020 campaign to give you ... ( read original story ...)

Revellers roamed the streets of the Lan Kwai Fong area wearing costumes, while bars dressed their storefronts with Halloween decorations. Police patrolled the area carrying banners asking people to ... ( read original story ...)

Scientist behind the 30-minute test says infections with very low viral loads may fall under the radar, but designers insist overall accuracy is higher than 90 per cent. ( read original story ...)

Quoting analysts, Paul Chan says US policy on China likely to remain the same and Hong Kong will benefit by seizing opportunities in the bay area. ( read original story ...)

Lai, a prominent democracy advocate in Hong Kong and a staunch China critic, said on Twitter that he was "sorry" that his flagship newspaper, Apple Daily, had been implicated in an article by U.S. ( read original story ...)