Despite just US$25m full-year revenue, AMTD Digital's market capitalisation briefly surged above US$400b in early August. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court lifts reporting ban on national security case for 47 democrats
A Hong Kong court on Thursday lifted reporting restrictions for pre-trial proceedings of a landmark national security case involving 47 pro-democracy campaigners that has dragged on for more than a ... ( read original story ...)
Ancient Indian sport builds bridges across cultures in Hong Kong
Overlooked by high-rises on the outskirts of Hong Kong, a group of students practise body-slam tackles and vicious ankle-wrenches at weekly training for an unlikely sport: the ancient Indian game ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s quarantine policies also threaten to derail trail running scene
Readers discuss how pandemic restrictions are affecting the organisation of an international race in November and the city's ongoing crisis of confidence Feel strongly about these letters, or any ... ( read original story ...)
GREY Hong Kong spotlights the genius of critical illness fighters to power new HSBC Life campaign
HSBC Life has appointed GREY Hong Kong to launch its new “HSBC Swift Guard Critical Illness Plan”. Hesitant to create just another insurance campaign, GREY took inspiration from real life critical ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Defies Doomsayers With Splash in Offshore Yuan Debt
Predictions of a decline in Hong Kong as a financial hub look premature, at least as far as offshore yuan debt deals are concerned.Most Read from BloombergApple Targets Sept. 7 for iPhone 14 Launch in ... ( read original story ...)
Investment Bank Behind 32,000% IPO Probed by Hong Kong Regulator
The Hong Kong financial group behind an initial public offering that stunned Wall Street by soaring more than 32,000% following its debut has drawn regulatory scrutiny over deals it arranged in the ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC, Citigroup and the end of global banking as they knew it
The paring back of international ambitions of both banks to core markets tracks the retreating arc of globalisation. ( read original story ...)
FinTech Startup PropCap Poised to Alternative for Professional Investors with Asia’s First AI-Powered Mortgage Match-Lending Platform
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach - 18 August 2022 - PropCap Technologies Limited (PropCap), an award-winning FinTech startup incubated by Cyberport Hong Kong, today announced its strategic expansion ... ( read original story ...)
Insight – Hong Kong’s wild stock swings hit New York after IPO clampdown
THE wild stock swings that Hong Kong regulators spent more than half a decade trying to stamp out are now popping up in New York. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong street sleepers compensated HK$101.10 each for belongings lost in 2019 gov’t operation
Inside the small office of charity group Society for Community Organization (SoCO), five Hong Kong street sleepers, slowly opened envelopes from the citys ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing ‘actively searching’ for missing Hong Kong residents held captive in Southeast Asia
Police say 12 Hong Kong residents had been detained against their will and at least two held for ransom so far this year after they fell for love and employment scams Local office of foreign affairs ... ( read original story ...)
China sends the world two messages with no-jury Hong Kong trial
Underlining its unrepentant disdain for human rights and its international treaty obligations, China will try a Hong Kong dissident journalist in a no-jury trial. ( read original story ...)
New Climate Rules Pose Fresh Challenge for Small Hong Kong Funds
Climate-disclosure guidelines that go into effect soon in Hong Kong are posing a challenge for small domestic money managers that lack the resources of their global peers to track the data. Starting ... ( read original story ...)