Octopus users will be able to stretch the payments across three instalments, while those using e-wallets will be paid out in two tranches ... ( read original story ...)
Apple Supplier Biel Weighs Up to $2 Billion Hong Kong IPO
Biel Crystal Manufactory Ltd., a supplier of cover glass to Apple Inc., is planning a Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise as much as $2 billion, according to people with knowledge of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ‘political instability’ may affect its global competitiveness ranking
Hong Kong has emerged as the seventh most competitive economy in IMD's 2021 World Competitiveness Ranking. However, Arturo Bris of IMD Business School warns that the city's world competitiveness ... ( read original story ...)
Hutchmed (China) Seeks to Raise More Than US$600 Mln in Hong Kong IPO
Ltd. is planning to raise more than US$600 million through a listing in Hong Kong, becoming the latest U.S.-listed ... ( read original story ...)
Arresting Hong Kong’s Press
This week police targeted journalists at Apple Daily. But no business is safe. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Investigates CLSA Bond Deal After Investor Complaints
Hong Kong’s securities regulator is investigating allegations that CLSA Ltd. misled investors in its role as bond underwriter for a Chinese energy conglomerate that ended up in bankruptcy, according ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s overly cautious coronavirus policymakers must seek to drown out the ‘noise’
It is a truth, now universally accepted, that investment opinions and decisions are made both intuitively fast and analytically slow. Daniel Kahneman's book Thinking Fast and Slow revolutionised how ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus pandemic: Major Hong Kong firms ready to embrace innovation, technology in aftermath to stay competitive
Major Hong Kong companies have embraced innovation to sharpen their competitiveness during the coronavirus pandemic, the China Conference heard on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong adds voice to controversy over latest British racing start confusion
The announcement that Stunning Beauty had taken part in the Kensington Palace Stakes despite having a hood on her head when the stalls opened sparked international criticism and consternation, with a ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks push mostly higher on Wall Street after wobbly start
Stocks shook off a wobbly start and pushed mostly higher in the first few minutes of trading on Wall Street. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% in the early going Thursday, and other major indexes were also ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Inside Hong Kong’s Apple Daily, China’s besieged liberal media icon
Journalists at Apple Daily, a feisty Hong Kong newspaper, had been bracing for some kind of a crackdown. The splashy Chinese-language tabloid - which mixes celebrity gossip, investigations of the ... ( read original story ...)
Editors of Hong Kong Newspaper Arrested Under Security Law
Hong Kong police have used a sweeping national security law to arrest five editors and executives of a pro-democracy newspaper on charges of colluding with foreign powers. ( read original story ...)
Major Hong Kong business chambers announce HK$35 million in giveaways to encourage residents to get vaccinated
Among the new prizes being offered up are luxury cars, business class plane tickets, jewellery and shopping vouchers. ( read original story ...)
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: founder of charity offering tutoring to underprivileged children nominated for service to the community
Manoj Dhar, who started Integrated Brilliant Education Limited five years ago, is focused on providing the means and infrastructure for needy students to succeed. ( read original story ...)