China’s Liaison Office controls newspapers and book publishers that promote the country’s agenda and, according to critics including pro-democracy lawmakers, silence dissenting voices. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protein alternatives start-up eyes juicy cut of sector forecast to reach US$630 billion by 2040
Carrie Chan started exploring entrepreneurial opportunities while still working as a property manager at a Hong Kong real estate company in 2010, but the idea for protein alternatives came to her only ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Global Matching 2020 ‘beats’ Covid-19 to help investors find innovative start-ups
Inaugural event promoting collaboration, with six-day ‘virtual’ programme to overcome pandemic’s travel restrictions, sees 160 ventures secure funding ... ( read original story ...)
The world’s ‘common enemy’ is the pandemic, not each other, says Hong Kong’s commerce secretary
Edward Yau, Hong Kong's secretary for commerce and economic development, discusses the effects of U.S.-China tensions on Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
A ‘big price’ that China’s paying for Hong Kong is Taiwan, says strategist
David Roche of Independent Strategy says he doubts "very much" that China will resort to military means to bring Taiwan under its rule. ( read original story ...)
Made in Hong Kong Label Will Vanish, New Tariffs Start
The US government says Hong Kong goods for export to US must be relabelled ‘Made in China’. New Tariffs on Goods From Hong Kong. Under national security law: Hong Kong’s US ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Exchange Proves Safe Bet in City’s Turbulent Times
The dynamic is likely to sustain gains for the bourse until at least the U.S. November election, Hong said. “Seeing what TikTok is going through, U.S.-listed Chinese stocks are ... ( read original story ...)
The Long Road Ahead for Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Movement
All may not be lost, but Beijing’s crackdown has ensured that the movement faces a bleak short-term future. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE W hen Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was arrested late last week, he ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong journalists harassed, arrested and lose press freedoms under new China law
The raid this week of Apple Daily's newsroom and leadership changes at broadcaster iCable highlight the shrinking space for independent journalism as Beijing exerts more control over a once ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. imposes sanctions on Hong Kong officials
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam along with the current and former police chiefs and eight other officials for their role in restricting political ... ( read original story ...)
Google slows handling of Hong Kong police requests as Beijing tightens control
Hong Kong authorities will have to use a new system to obtain information from Google through the U.S. Justice Department's Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, according to the Post. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong co-working operator theDesk, Kerry Hotel start profit-sharing venture to beat pandemic-driven slowdown
The coronavirus pandemic is forcing hotels and co-working space operators to collaborate in a whole new way, one that involves profit sharing instead of the traditional tenant-landlord relationship. ( read original story ...)
AI Unicorn SenseTime Is Said to Mull Hong Kong, China IPO
SenseTime Group Ltd., China’s largest artificial intelligence company, is exploring a dual listing in Hong Kong and China as it closes in on $1.5 billion of pre-IPO financing, according to people ... ( read original story ...)
Google ends direct cooperation with Hong Kong authorities on data requests
U.S. tech companies earlier halted reviews of data requests from the territory’s officials while assessing the human rights implications of a new national security law. ( read original story ...)