The company, which got its start in the Hong Kong Science Park, is aiming to fill a US$1.7 billion trade-finance gap in Asia The company uses a proprietary AI-based risk-management tool to assess ...
Hong Kong Airline Worker Shortage Hits City’s Push to Reopen
Hong Kong’s goal to reclaim its spot as Asia’s premier financial hub is being tested by a scarcity of workers in the air industry that’s vital for reestablishing the city’s international links.
Hong Kong tells America to stop ‘scaremongering’ over city’s future after Beijing warns US consul general to stay out of financial hub’s affairs
Hong Kong government attacks US 'smearing' of city after American consul general rejects warning by Beijing's man in city to stop criticism Political pundits say better Hong Kong-American relations ...
Hong Kong model dismembered over financial dispute, 3 arrested
Hong Kong police have made three arrests for the murder and dismemberment of a 28-year-old model after a financial dispute ...
4 arrested after model Abby Choi’s dismembered body discovered in Hong Kong
Parts of the model's body, along with a meat slicer, an electric saw, and some clothing, were found on Friday.
HSBC admits putting human rights at risk in China pivot
HSBC has admitted it risks putting human rights at risk amid a strategic shift to Asia that has seen it side with Beijing on a crackdown in Hong Kong. Freedom of speech and freedom from arbitrary ...
BOC seizes P104M worth of illegally imported onions, sugar, cigarettes
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) said on Saturday it seized P104 million worth of illegally imported onions, sugar, and cigarettes during a series of inspections at the Manila International Container Port ...
BOC halts entry of P104-M smuggled items from 3 Asian countries
Eight shipments from three countries in Asia yielded PHP104 million worth of imported agricultural products and cigarettes during a recent series of inspections by the Bureau of Customs (BOC).Customs ...
Hong Kong innovation: a peek into John Lee’s secret weapon to outrace Shenzhen and Singapore in technology development
Hong Kong's incubator aims to grow from 1,200 to 6,000 start-ups within a decade, dispelling the myth that the city is an innovation desert 'We need to attract global and local talent, attract global ...
Hong Kong budget deficits call for a wider tax review
Regular surpluses appear to be a thing of Hong Kong's past with worrying factors having a negative impact on public finance There was a time when the government's annual budget often ended in a larger ...
Hong Kong budget 2023-24: finance chief dismisses fiscal discipline fears over infrastructure bonds, argues scheme will speed up transport links
Hong Kong’s finance chief on Thursday brushed aside suggestions that his new plan to issue infrastructure bonds would undermine the city’s fiscal discipline, arguing the scheme would in fact ...
A&O and Freshfields Act On $1B Hong Kong IPO
Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, together with Chinese firms Fangda Partners and Commerce & Finance Law Offices, are advising Chinese lithium battery manufacturer REPT BATTERO Energy ...
No more masks by April? Hong Kong finance chief raises hopes by saying city will drop unpopular Covid rule by ‘end of season’
Financial Secretary Paul Chan takes questions on radio programme, but most callers focused on mask mandate instead of overall budget blueprint He admits similar views were raised during consultations ...
Hong Kong Budget: Finance chief says he will ‘not be intimidated’ as lawmaker slams ‘zero cents’ for poverty alleviation
Hong Kong’s finance minister has defended his latest budget after a lawmaker accused him of allocating “zero cents” for alleviating poverty in the city. Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Thursday ...