Global banks including HSBC Holdings Plc and Standard Chartered Plc are ramping up hiring to tap into China’s latest market opening -- a new investment link with Hong Kong that could yield almost $500 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court upholds decision for no jury at first national security trial
A court had ruled that Tong Ying-kit would face a trial without jury, citing "a perceived risk of the personal safety of jurors and their family members." ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Biotech Company Transcenta Files for Hong Kong IPO
By Ben Otto Eli Lilly & Co.-backed biopharmaceutical company Transcenta Holding Ltd. has filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong, the latest ... ( read original story ...)
China stocks climb on bank, energy boost; Hong Kong flat
HK daily quota used 2.5% * FTSE China A50 +0.5% SHANGHAI, May 28 (Reuters) - Gains in banking and energy stocks pushed China shares higher on Tuesday on support from Beijing’s reform measures and ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin recoups some losses in Asia after plunging on Chinese crackdown
Bitcoin BTC=BTSP regained some ground on Tuesday, a day after touching a two-week low after China's central bank reaffirmed a crackdown on cryptocurrencies and restricted trading channels for Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin steadies in Asia trading after Monday’s plunge
Bitcoin stabilised in Asian trading on Tuesday morning a day after a statement from China's central bank reaffirming the ongoing crackdown on cryptocurrencies in the country sent the world's largest ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to keep up some Hong Kong services despite one-China work visa row
Chiu Tai-san, head of the Mainland Affairs Council, said that instead of closing its operations in the city, Taiwan would keep some of its services going, including those related to travel, ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC: The Bank That Supports the Chinese Dictatorship
Solidarity protests in support of democracy struggle in China and Hong Kong Solidarity Against Repression in China and Hong Kong HSBC is the focus of protests internationally because it cooperates ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC, StanChart Eye $460 Million Fee Windfall on New China Link
Global banks including HSBC Holdings Plc and Standard Chartered Plc are ramping up hiring to tap into China’s latest market opening -- a new investment link with Hong Kong that could yield almost $500 ... ( read original story ...)
Final edition of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily could come on Saturday
Board of directors at operator Next Digital wants the Security Bureau to unfreeze assets so employees can be paid. Without funds, tabloid’s 26-year run could end on Saturday. ( read original story ...)
‘No Money, No News’: Asset Freeze, Arrests Signal End for Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Paper
Hong Kong’s last pro-democracy newspaper appeared one step nearer to closing Monday, as Apple Daily announced it was airing its last nightly news show and dozens of staff resigned. The announcements ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese banks promise to step up cryptocurrency ban
China’s biggest banks promised Monday to refuse to help customers trade Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies after the central bank said executives were told to step up enforcement of ... ( read original story ...)
Not smarting from US sanctions, SenseTime says its IPO is on again
Face biometrics giant SenseTime is again pushing forward with a planned IPO which is expected to raise as much as $2 billion on the Hong Kong stock exchange. ( read original story ...)
SCE property manager opens Hong Kong IPO
SCE Intelligent Commercial Management has hit the road with its Hong Kong IPO. It is looking to raise up to HK$2.3bn ($296.2m). ( read original story ...)