The U.S. Senate has passed a bill targeting Chinese companies listed on American exchanges. Haibin Zhu of J.P. Morgan says its unclear if Beijing and Washington can find a compromise on the draft law. ( read original story ...)
Uber India head Pradeep Parameswaran will now lead the Asia Pacific region for the $60 billion company
Uber India head Pradeep Parameswaran now has a bigger role – he will be leading the Asia Pacific region for the company. Parameswaran will now lead Uber in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, South Korea, ... ( read original story ...)
Citi Adds Hong Kong, Singapore Shares on ‘New Business Cycle’
More traditional companies in Hong Kong and Singapore are set to benefit from a “new business cycle” globally as their economies recover from the pandemic, according to Citigroup Inc.’s ... ( read original story ...)
China blue-chip index flat but small-caps rise; Hong Kong down on growth worries
China's blue-chip share index was little changed on Thursday, but start-up board ChiNext continued its uptrend on reform hopes. Hong Kong stocks fell on a downbeat economic outlook from the U.S. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong start-up Roborn joins race to pioneer UV light disinfecting robots
Hong Kong, a global financial centre less known for its robotics expertise, will soon have a local start-up join the international race to make more affordable mobile ultraviolet light disinfecting ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Citi uncomfortably straddles Hong Kong-China fence
Citigroup has a busy time ahead staying out of Chinese politics. Chief Executive Mike Corbat has so far avoided taking sides on Beijing’s controversial security law targeting sedition, terrorism, and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Spearheads $5 Billion Cathay Pacific Rescue Package
Hong Kong will lead a $5 billion rescue of Cathay Pacific Airways , which like other airlines has been hit by a global travel slump triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. The government's ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo Criticizes HSBC For Backing Hong Kong Law
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday took to task HSBC for backing Beijing's controversial security law proposal in Hong Kong, warning of businesses' overreliance on China. The Asia-focused ... ( read original story ...)
Anniversary Protests As Hong Kong Democracy Movement Faces Triple Threat
Several thousand demonstrators marched in Hong Kong on Tuesday evening -- defying authorities a year after huge pro-democracy protests erupted -- as the movement struggles in the face of arrests, ... ( read original story ...)
IMF hails Hong Kong’s status as global financial hub
Hong Kong's status as a global financial hub is important not only to China but the rest of the world, a senior IMF official said on Tuesday as the Chinese territory faced renewed pro-democracy unrest ... ( read original story ...)
China or the West: Hong Kong Business Is Being Forced to Decide
China’s rising influence—and the damage from the coronavirus—are posing an increasingly stark choice for Hong Kong’s bicultural corporate titans. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s business community sees the need for national security laws, says think tank
Like most economies, Hong Kong should have a national security law — even if Beijing is the one imposing it on the city, a think tank said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
The UK wants to reinvent its relationship with China in the age of Brexit
Even small changes in China have global effects. In February 2016, when Boris Johnson was still mayor of London, he wrote in The Telegraph newspaper that if the UK voted to leave the European Union, ... ( read original story ...)
Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek and Zac Efron are bug food fans – would you eat insects for dinner if a Michelin-starred chef prepared them?
Ravioli of giant water beetle with fresh turmeric cream sauce at Insects in the Backyard in Bangkok. Photo: Insects in the Backyard . With an increasing global focus on eating sus ... ( read original story ...)