Amid slumping corporate earnings and record unemployment in a recession, the awards’ panel of judges shifted the weight of their adjudication to emphasise corporate social responsibility, from the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stock Market Predicted To Find Traction On Wednesday
The Hong Kong stock market has moved lower in consecutive trading days, sinking almost 300 points or 1.2 percent along the way. The ... ( read original story ...)
Virtual 60-second ‘business pitch in a lift’ contest helps tech start-ups move ahead in tough times
Online fifth edition attracts 77,000 live views as 10 finalists, including three from Hong Kong, present innovative tech ideas to vie for total cash prize of US$200,000 ... ( read original story ...)
How did 2 Hong Kong innovative pioneers turn ideas into reality that can change the world?
Dennis Lo’s ‘set a goal’ to find non-invasive prenatal test now used in over 90 countries each year, and Soung Liew’s ‘passion’ led to faster wireless communication ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong re-imposes restaurant dining bans
HONG KONG () -- Hong Kong is re-imposing a ban on in-restaurant dining after 6:00 p.m. and closing gyms, beauty parlors and other businesses and public venues as it tries to get a grip on ... ( read original story ...)
Now, more than ever, we need to know how to manage our money. Yet many of us are financially illiterate
We need to cut spending, conserve savings and assume things are going to get worse. Yet, research suggests near-crisis levels of financial illiteracy, raising the prospect of greater suffering until ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Shop King Struggles to Sell Billions in Property
Hong Kong property tycoon Tang Shing-bor is seeking to offload billions of dollars of real estate after an ill-timed expansion at the top of the market. ( read original story ...)
Treasury Takes No Action on Hong Kong Banking Sanctions
The U.S. Treasury Department said Friday it hasn’t identified any banks or other financial institutions linked to a group of people sanctioned in October over China’s crackdown on Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai charged under national security law
Hong Kong's Jimmy Lai has been charged under China's new national security law for the city. Police said on Friday that the media tycoon had been charged with colluding with foreign forces. Specific ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Charged Under New National Security Law
Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai, who owns the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, was charged under the city’s controversial new national security law, a move that comes as mainland China ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Hong Kong SPAC deal reeks of desperation
Its shares have been suspended since December 2017 and it is resisting an effort by the Hong Kong bourse to delist them. The company hasn’t filed audited financial statements since 2016. In August, it ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s crackdown improved HK business outlook: Lam
HONG KONG • Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Beijing's sweeping crackdown in the city she oversees has strengthened law and order and improved its business environment.. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo Warns Businesses Over Hong Kong as U.S.-China Tensions Rise
The secretary of state said the U.S. would treat the global trade and financial center as “another Chinese Communist-run city” in light of Beijing’s efforts to tighten its control over Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Pompeo warns businesses that U.S. will treat Hong Kong like mainland China
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who this week unveiled sanctions over China’s actions in Hong Kong, warned business leaders that the U.S. will treat ... ( read original story ...)