Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs reported rival Morgan Stanley to Hong Kong's financial regulator over a series of block trades, or large sales of shares, the Financial Times reported on Thursday, ... ( read original story ...)
Ordinary Folk Raises $5 Million In Pre-Series A Funding Round
Funds will be utilized to accelerate hiring talent to build a differentiated CX in healthcare using tech, expand in new markets (Hong Kong and other Asian cities) while continuing to scale in Singapor ... ( read original story ...)
YouTube shuts account of Hong Kong’s only leadership candidate
The platform took down the official channel for John Lee, who is running unopposed for chief executive of the Chinese territory, citing U.S. sanctions over his role in a crackdown on dissent. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reopens venues, extends dining hours as COVID cases fall
Hong Kong reopened gyms, beauty parlours, theme parks, and cinemas for the first time in more than four months on Thursday, as authorities relax some of the world's most stringent COVID restrictions ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong authorities continue to punish dissenting voices
The recent arrest in Hong Kong of a journalism professor on charges of conspiring to publish seditious material has troubled academics and journalists alike a ... ( read original story ...)
Wish list for Hong Kong’s next leader: housing, attracting talent, border reopening
Among the many tasks facing the chief executive hopeful, providing adequate housing, developing Hong Kong's status as a tech hub, and pushing for the gradual reopening of the mainland border ought to ... ( read original story ...)
Soft Start Seen For Hong Kong Stock Market
The Hong Kong stock market has finished lower in two straight sessions, retreating more than 570 points or 2.5 percent along the way. The Hang Seng now rests just beneath the 20,950-point plateau and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based healthcare startup Ordinary Folk gets $5M to fight stigma
Ordinary Folk, a Singapore-based telehealth startup dedicated to men and women’s health issues, has raised $5 million in pre-seed funding from Monk’s Hill Ventures. The funding will be used for hiring ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong overcomes epidemic with confidence
Hong Kong celebrates the 25th anniversary of its return to the motherland. We will ride out the storm and are set to embrace the next 25 years and beyond. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Landlords Brace for Even Deeper Cuts to Retail Rents
Hong Kong’s retail landlords are bracing for a further squeeze on the lowest rents in more than a decade as tenants seek relief in the aftermath of the city’s worst Covid outbreak. ( read original story ...)
FTI Consulting Enhances Financial Crime Compliance Offering in Asia with Two Senior Appointments
FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced the addition of Senior Managing Director Jackie Yu and Managing Director Lilian Sin to the firm’s Financial Crime Compliance practice within the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Begins Slow Reopening With Finance Hub Status at Stake
At Caprice, a three-starred Michelin restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong, head chef Guillaume Galliot is getting ready to receive his first dinner guests in 15 weeks.Most Read from ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian actress apologizes for darkening skin to play domestic worker in Hong Kong drama series
Critics have said that the show's use of dark make-up and a hiring non-Filipina performer are disrespectful to Hong Kong’s migrant worker population. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Boosts Purse Money By Record 11.5 Percent
Hong Kong racing will offer record total prize money and incentives of HK$1.62 billion (US$210 million) across the 2022/23 season ... ( read original story ...)