Federation of Trade Unions calls for creation of commissioner for poverty to help low-income families and deal with policies it says are being ignored by existing system. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Monetary Authority apologises after electronic payment system crashes on Sunday morning during system maintenance
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the city's de facto central bank, apologised on Sunday after its electronic payment platform crashed for about five hours because of "unforeseen circumstances" during ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Bangladesh celebrates international customer service week
Also encourages it customers to provide their valuable feedbacks constantly through HSBC Bangladesh’s feedback logging channels ... ( read original story ...)
Effects of China’s regulatory onslaught felt in Hong Kong as large IPOs fall by the wayside
Health care start-up We Doctor and supermarket operator WM Tech among those that have let their IPO applications lapse due to regulatory scrutiny, market weakness. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong audit watchdog investigating Evergrande and PwC
Hong Kong's audit regulator said on Friday it was investigating China Evergrande Group's 2020 accounts and their audit by PwC because it had concerns about the adequacy of reporting on whether it ... ( read original story ...)
EXCLUSIVE Evergrande’s $1.7 bln Hong Kong headquarters sale flops as buyer withdraws -sources
Chinese state-owned Yuexiu Property has pulled out of a proposed $1.7 billion deal to buy China Evergrande Group's Hong Kong headquarters building over worries about the developer's dire financial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court slaps jail time on four people over plot to defraud Convoy, in a win for city’s anti-corruption investigator
Three former executives of Convoy Financial Service Holdings and a local broker were sentenced to up to seven months in prison, as Hong Kong wrapped up its four-year investigation into the city's ... ( read original story ...)
Living in Hong Kong a struggle for mainland Chinese divorcees, widows who lack permit to be with children
Children are Hong Kong residents, but single parents from mainland don’t qualify for one-way permits to let them stay, find jobs. ( read original story ...)
Evergrande’s $1.7 billion Hong Kong headquarters sale flops as buyer withdraws -sources
Chinese state-owned Yuexiu Property has pulled out of a proposed $1.7 billion deal to buy China Evergrande Group's Hong Kong headquarters building over worries about the developer's dire financial ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba, HSBC offer startup contest
Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund (AEF) and banking giant HSBC have invited startups to participate in an annual competition with prizes worth up to US$4million. ( read original story ...)
Exclusive-Evergrande’s US$1.7 billion Hong Kong headquarters sale flops as buyer withdraws -sources
Chinese state-owned Yuexiu Property has pulled out of a proposed US$1.7 billion deal to buy China Evergrande Group's Hong Kong headquarters building over worries about the developer's dire financial ... ( read original story ...)
Qiming-backed Abbisko makes $200M+ Hong Kong debut, as a SPAC and Agenus spinout also price on Nasdaq
Three new entities priced their public debuts late Thursday and early Friday, including a SPAC, a traditional Nasdaq IPO and a Chinese biotech joining the Hong Kong Index. Shanghai-based Abbisko ... ( read original story ...)
Debt-stricken China Evergrande suffers huge blow as US$1.7 billion deal to sell its Hong Kong headquarters collapses
Guangzhou government-backed Yuexiu Property dropped its offer to buy China Evergrande’s 26-storey office tower in Wan Chai over concerns about the embattled home builder’s hefty debts, Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Office Rental Market Recovers After Two Years of Decline
Hong Kong’s office rental market has started to recover after multiple quarters of decline, as the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and social unrest in 2019 continue to fade, a recent report ... ( read original story ...)