The days of a free and freewheeling press are over as China continues its attacks on any criticism of the regime, says author and lecturer Louisa Lim ... ( read original story ...)
Deliveroo expands grocery delivery business in Hong Kong, as it partners with supermarket chain ParknShop
Food delivery app targets slice of fast-growing market by linking up with 50 store locations across the city, and customers living within 1.2km of shop can expect items in 30 minutes. ( read original story ...)
Last Edition: Hong Kong’s Apple Daily Signs Off With Million-Copy Run
Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy newspaper closed its doors just before midnight Wednesday, ending 26 years of journalism. The company’s remaining board members decided to close the paper earlier that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Pro-democracy Paper Apple Daily Prints Final Run
Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily began printing a million copies of its final edition Wednesday evening after authorities froze its assets using a sweeping new national security law, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong delivery start-up Lalamove files for $1.35 billion US IPO
Hong Kong's on-demand logistics and delivery firm Lalamove has filed confidentially for a US initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks open higher on recovery hopes
Hong Kong stocks opened slightly higher at the beginning of business on Thursday, extending the previous day's rally, on optimism over the global ... ( read original story ...)
Xpeng Wins Nod for $2 Billion Hong Kong Listing
Xpeng Inc. has received the green light to list on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as soon as this year. In the latest homecoming by U.S.-listed Chinese companies, sources are telling Bloomberg the EV ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily signs off in “painful farewell”
Hong Kong's most vocal pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily, printed its last edition on Thursday after a stormy year in which its tycoon owner and other staff were arrested under a new national ... ( read original story ...)
Apple Daily to close, last pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper
The board of directors of Apple Daily parent company Next Media said in a statement Wednesday that the print and online editions will cease due to “the current circumstances prevailing in Hong Kong.” ... ( read original story ...)
Xpeng cleared for $2B Hong Kong listing
New York-traded electric vehicle maker Xpeng Inc. received a green light from the Hong Kong stock exchange to list in the city, the latest homecoming share sale by a Chinese company. The company ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily closure an ‘attack on anyone who doesn’t toe Beijing line’: National security expert
Former deputy national security adviser Stephen Yates on the Apple Daily being forced to shut its doors and the potential impact the move has on the free world. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong logistics start-up Lalamove files confidentially for US$1 billion US listing
Lalamove’s US IPO filing comes as logistics firms have gained popularity among investors during the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
New York-listed Xpeng approved to go public in Hong Kong
Chinese electric car startup Xpeng Motors has won the approval from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to list in the city, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday citing people with direct knowledge of the matter. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Newspaper Apple Daily Shuts Down Following Arrests, Asset Freeze
Apple Daily said it would ease to operate after midnight on Wednesday. The publication was effectively forced to shut down after authorities used the national security law to freeze its assets and ... ( read original story ...)