Category: BUSINESS

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong braced for major disruptions to business on Monday as a general strike threatened to paralyze parts of the Asian financial center, with more than 200 flights ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — Protesters in Hong Kong sent police on a chase through ... a peninsula opposite the city’s central business district. At one point, protesters briefly occupied a cross-harbor tunnel and ... ( read original story ...)

By early evening, many protesters had joined an unauthorized march from a western area of Hong Kong’s main island toward Sheung Wan, a dense neighborhood in the heart of the city’s central business ... ( read original story ...)

A 42-year-old Swedish man named Peter who was in Hong Kong on business said he could not reach his hotel just a few blocks away. "But it's a small price to pay," said Peter, who added that he supports ... ( read original story ...)

"China's in a position where its usual ways of dealing with unrest have failed" in what Evan Fowler called a "massive loss of face" for the party. ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong start-up Wildfaces Technology is looking to ward off suicide attempts and violence in prisons with the help of artificial intelligence, as the government and private enterprises in the city ... ( read original story ...)

Tink Labs, which provides hotel guests with smartphones to use for free, is terminating its services in several markets following the cessation of operations. The Hong Kong-based company on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)

The rally is the first time government employees have promoted a demonstration in Hong Kong. Hordes of civil servants assembled peacefully with protesters in the heart of the business district, many ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — Hong Kong retail sales, a key part of the city’s economy, felt a growing impact in June from mass protests, government data showed on Thursday. The government said June retail ... ( read original story ...)

We have to ease into it. If you disrupt them too much, it will be difficult for society. Cheng Hye Cheah is co-chairman and co–chief investment officer of Value Partners. Joe Ngai is a senior partner ... ( read original story ...)

HOMI SmartHome, a Hong Kong-based smart home managed services startup, has raised a US$1.3M seed round, led by Singapore-based investors SeedPlus, AngelCentral, and Xoogler Angels. The company will ... ( read original story ...)

“Hong Kong police know the law and break the law,” protesters chanted as they made their way through the streets. The extradition bill that sparked the start of protests in June has been suspended, ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s embattled leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has urged foreign and local business leaders to join her in upholding the rule of law and have confidence in the city, as she seeks to galvanise ... ( read original story ...)

The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (DAB) and the Federation of Trade Unions ... “Many parents told us they faced a huge burden during the start of the academic year,” ... ( read original story ...)