Investors in Hong Kong's Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) can continue to bet on Chinese stocks in the Year of the Ox despite some short-term volatility, top performing fund managers said. The 401 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong economy: to ease budget deficits, stop subsidising large companies
Because of its currency peg to the US dollar, Hong Kong does not have an independent monetary policy, which also means that we cannot sustain the current budget deficit in the long run. Article 107 of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Reopens; Astra’s Asthma Drug Helps: Virus Update
The daily number of new coronavirus cases in the U.S. was under 100,000 for a third consecutive day on Tuesday, the first time that’s happened since the week of Nov. 2. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Relax Curbs; Biden’s School Push: Virus Update
Hong Kong will allow restaurant dining-in services until 10 p.m. and relax other social-distancing rules after the Chinese New Year as the city tries to move past a winter coronavirus wave that’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hanfu, traditional Chinese clothing, and the young people in Hong Kong reviving the ancient costumes
With ornate pins in her hair and wearing a long flowing robe with sweeping sleeves over a heavily embroidered gold and purple silk skirt, Veronica Kam Pui-ka blends in nicely at West Kowloon's ... ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, working from home was once lot of society’s poorest and most disadvantaged
Throughout months of pandemic-induced restrictions, city- or nationwide lockdowns, and intermittent office closures, working from home in one form or another has become commonplace all over the world. ( read original story ...)
U.S. senators revive bill to make refugee status easier for Hong Kong protesters
A bipartisan group of senior U.S. senators reintroduced a bill on Tuesday to make it easier for people from Hong Kong fearing persecution after joining protests against China to obtain U.S. refugee ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Exchanges Names JPMorgan’s Nicolas Aguzin as CEO
JPMorgan veteran will take the helm of what is now the world’s most valuable exchange group, as Hong Kong’s markets enjoy a boom in stock trading and new issuance. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Top Court Denies Bail to Pro-Democracy Publisher Jimmy Lai
Hong Kong’s highest court has denied bail to pro-democracy newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai, the most prominent figure facing prosecution under a sweeping national-security law imposed by Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stock exchange names JPMorgan banker as chief executive
The Hong Kong stock exchange has picked a senior JPMorgan banker as its new chief executive as it seeks to build its fast-growing pipeline of new share offerings and trading link-ups with mainland ... ( read original story ...)
‘Power in Solidarity’: Myanmar Protesters Inspired by Hong Kong and Thailand
Myanmar Protesters Inspired by Hong Kong and Thailand Passers-by and storekeepers returned the salute as Myat and her fellow demonstrators sang protest songs, while police watched on. That was on ... ( read original story ...)
A Hong Kong Court Denies Bail for Opposition Publisher Jimmy Lai
A Hong Kong court on Tuesday denied bail for government critic and newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai who is facing charges under a sweeping new national security law. The ruling by the Court of Final ... ( read original story ...)
AP Photos: Year of Ox puts focus on Hong Kong’s wild bovines
Ho and her team of volunteers dedicate most weekends to checking on the cattle that roam the biggest island within the territory of Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu) HONG KONG -- The Chinese Year of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong denies bail for opposition publisher Jimmy Lai
A Hong Kong court on Tuesday denied bail for government critic and newspaper publisher Jimmy Lai who is facing charges under a sweeping new national security law. ( read original story ...)