Qupital, a trade financing platform, announced today that it has made an agreement with eBay to be one of its officially recommended Hong Kong financing service providers. In today’s announcement, ... ( read original story ...)
Microsoft Launches 5G IoT Makerspace Powered by HKT Network at Hong Kong Cyberport
Research from McKinsey Global Institute suggests that over the next decade IoT and related data growth will have an economic impact of up to US$11 trillion per year, equivalent to about 11% of the ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – The looming war over working from home
(Reuters) - As the Covid-19 epidemic began to peak in Asia, Piyush Gupta tried to boost morale for his quarantined workforce. The chief executive of Singaporean bank DBS led his management team ... ( read original story ...)
How China Is Tightening Its Grip on Hong Kong’s Economy
Chinese mainland firms are expanding in Hong Kong at an accelerating pace at a time of rising political tension. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Economy Gets a Boost From Staycations, Dining Deals
People walking through the Lan Kwai Fong area of Hong Kong over the weekend might have been surprised to see a truly uncommon sight for 2020: a busy restaurant. ( read original story ...)
China’s Smothering of Hong Kong Has Democrats Preparing for Jail
Hong Kong protesters effectively killed an extradition bill that would subject them to criminal prosecution under China’s legal system for the first time -- a victory that inspired them to demand real ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo seeks to lure financial groups from crisis-hit Hong Kong
Protests and Beijing clampdown seen as opportunity to promote Japanese capital as alternative financial centre ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fund chief dismisses ‘brain drain’ fears
Bruno Lee, chair of the Hong Kong Investment Fund Association, said fresh unrest in the former British colony was a short-term blip that would not change “the long-term strategic position of Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
How Beijing Has Clamped Down on Hong Kong — And How the Free World Can Respond
As America grapples with disease and political unrest, the people of Hong Kong face a problem that is yet more pressing: the gradual, incessant erosion of their self-governance. In theory, the Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Activist Joshua Wong says he plans to run for Hong Kong legislature
Prominent Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong said on Friday he planned to run for a seat in the Chinese-ruled city's legislature, setting up a new battle with authorities after being barred from ... ( read original story ...)
An undersea internet cable is the latest snag in US-China tensions over Hong Kong
The Pacific Light Cable Network is a case in point. Announced in 2016 as a partnership between Google, Facebook, and other companies, the planned 12,800-kilometer (8,000 miles) cable would be the ... ( read original story ...)
Liberal group cancels event with Hong Kong activist following internal ‘concerns’ and external criticism from pro-China pundits
The Sunrise Movement, a youth-led activist group, canceled the event on police brutality after some members and outside critics "raised concerns." ... ( read original story ...)
China Moves Closer To Passing Hong Kong Security Law
China moved closer Thursday to passing a controversial national security law for Hong Kong that has raised international concerns it will end the financial hub's limited freedoms. A draft was ... ( read original story ...)
Mao’s ‘Magic Weapon’ Casts a Dark Spell on Hong Kong
Days earlier, a former Hong Kong chief executive and a vice chairman of the Chinese government’s political advisory body had castigated the bank for not issuing a statement back ... ( read original story ...)