Hong Kong has taken a step towards digital currency innovation with the launch of a pilot program to test an electronic version of the Hong Kong dollar, the e-HKD. The city has enlisted 16 firms, ...
Hong Kong-Based Hashkey’s Billion-Dollar Dream: The Next Big Bang In Crypto
As part of its attempt to reinstate its reputation as a forward-thinking financial hub, the government of Hong Kong is encouraging the growth of the digital asset sector. Hong Kong's move to allow ...
Hong Kong exchange to roll out new dual counter model in June
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange said on Friday it would launch the new dual counter trading model on June 19, wherein investors would be able to begin interchanging securities listed in both Hong Kong ...
Hong Kong Baptist University begins ChatGPT trial for teaching staff, but professors wary over lack of guidelines for AI use
Access to be granted without need for VPN under agreement with Microsoft, which backs company behind powerful tool Lack of official parameters worries some educators, while others voice excitement ...
Hong Kong Startup Deamtest – Launches Deamchain, an Innovative Global Gig Economy Solution
HONG KONG / ACCESSWIRE / May 19, 2023 / Deam Chain, the innovative blockchain platform that aims to revolutionize the freelance economy, has just launched its native token, Deam Coin. This marks a ...
Hong Kong land sale could fetch US$294 million for Kennedy Town plot expected to yield 450 flats
Leung echoed the view that developers may bid more conservatively than in the past because of higher financing costs amid the current high interest rates, as well as slow sales in the primary Hong ...
Bank of East Asia to open select HK branches seven days a week
Cash transactions will not be available during the weekends. The Bank of East Asia (BEA) extended its business hours for three branches in Hong Kong. The branches of Causeway Bay, Tsim Sha Tsui, and ...
Ripple joins Hong Kong CBDC pilot, partners with Fubon Bank
Ripple Labs has launched a new payment platform for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in Hong Kong. The San Francisco-based payment protocol and exchange network will partner with Fubon Bank, a ...
R|T: The Retail Times – Alibaba logistics arm eyes up to $2 billion Hong Kong IPO
Alibaba's logistics arm aims to raise up to $2 billion via a listing in Hong Kong likely early next year, sources with knowledge of the matter said, bolstering hopes for a capital markets revival in ...
Hong Kong launches digital currency pilot: 16 firms join the program
Hong Kong, a global financial hub, has taken a major step towards embracing digital currencies as it launches a digital currency pilot.
Exclusive: US consultancy Mintz’s executives leave Hong Kong after China raid
One of the sources who has dealt with Mintz in a business capacity said several of the Hong Kong-based Mintz employees are now in Singapore, and there is no plan for them to return to Hong Kong until ...
Exclusive-US consultancy Mintz’s executives leave Hong Kong after China raid-sources
Some Hong Kong-based staff with U.S. consultancy Mintz Group have left the city after the firm's Beijing office was raided by Chinese police in March, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
FTSE 100 Live: Pound hits four-week low, Hong Kong stocks slide
Simon Hunt. Stocks fell in Hong Kong this morning after Alibaba’s fourth-quarter sales miss added to fears of a slowdown in ...
Asia expected to face headwinds despite lead in global IPO market
IPO sentiment in the APAC region will continue to be affected by high interest rates, the banking crisis and geopolitical tensions ...