Category: BUSINESS

Beijing announced sanctions on seven American citizens and entities on Friday (July 23) in response to a US advisory on deteriorating freedoms in Hong Kong, just days ahead of a visit from a senior ... ( read original story ...)

China’s Foreign Ministry said the government is sanctioning seven people and entities, including former U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, in retaliation for a Biden administration warning to ... ( read original story ...)

Meicai, a Chinese startup that connects restaurants with vegetable producers, is considering shifting its initial public offering to Hong Kong from the U.S. after Beijing’s recent crackdown on ... ( read original story ...)

Local stocks are set for a weekly loss with market still wary of Beijing’s crackdown on tech sector, while a surge in Delta variant cases clouds economic recovery outlook. ( read original story ...)

How will Hainan’s booming offshore duty free sector fare once Chinese outbound travel is normalised? That’s one of several key questions addressed in this insightful report, featuring a June survey of ... ( read original story ...)

The Cannes Film Festival always delivers a few cinematic discoveries, but the big surprise at this year’s edition was much more overt than usual. On July 16, just a day before the Palm ... ( read original story ...)

In 1978, when Coca-Cola became the first foreign firm allowed back into the People’s Republic of China after the Communist revolution, the company stuck with glass bottles at its new plant, rather ... ( read original story ...)

International businesses in Hong Kong face risks similar to those on mainland China under the Beijing-imposed security law, a paper co-authored by former lawmaker Dennis Kwok has warned. The paper, ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong government will gain powers to restrict local access to the world’s biggest technology platforms under legislation to punish “doxing” offences expected to be passed this year. The ... ( read original story ...)

Given its assault on democracy, imprisonment of publishers, and a slew of human rights violations, "stable" might not be the first word that springs to mind with respect to Hong Kong. But amid social ... ( read original story ...)

Plug and Play APAC has announced the TOP 10 of the InsurTech Batch 5 in late June 2021 to showcase and recognize the outstanding InsurTech startups in APAC with unique business models which identify ... ( read original story ...)

A proposed bill criminalizes doxxing—but doesn't define the term—and gives the city's privacy commissioner police powers. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong defended steps to toughen legislation banning the publication of personal information to harass people -- or “doxxing” -- as local lawmakers took up the latest measure in a security campaign ... ( read original story ...)

Overseas companies will keep coming to Hong Kong for its low-tax regime and access to mainland China, despite it being twice as expensive to set up here as in Singapore. ( read original story ...)