Didi Global Inc. is preparing to delist from the New York Stock Exchange, after its initial public offering there last year drew the wrath of Beijing. The Chinese ride-hailing giant said it plans to ... ( read original story ...)
These are the world’s most expensive cities in 2022
Hong Kong has once again taken the crown as the world’s most expensive city for expats and foreign workers to live in according to the annual report by global mobility company E ... ( read original story ...)
Short Interest in BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Limited (OTCMKTS:BHKLY) Decreases By 43.6%
Limited (OTCMKTS:BHKLY – Get Rating) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 4,400 shares, a decrease of 43.6% ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: no need for Hong Kong to tighten Covid curbs despite rebound in cases, medical experts say
Hong Kong need not tighten Covid-19 restrictions despite infections rising above 800 a day, local medical experts have said, as the rebound in cases is still considered mild. Dr Gilman Siu Kit-hang of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bishop urges faith amid ongoing social unrest
Hong Kong’s new bishop has urged faithful to refrain from reactionary instincts, and to instead search for God amid the changing social landscape after the arrest of several pro-democracy activists, ... ( read original story ...)
Hundreds gather in Vancouver to mark three years since crackdown on Hong Kong protests
Hundreds gathered in Vancouver on Sunday to commemorate the third anniversary of a crackdown on protests in Hong Kong. Organizers of the event at the Vancouver Art Gallery re-enacted violent scenes ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ease of travel curbs, surge in international flights spike Covid-19
In recent months, Hong Kong authorities halved hotel quarantine for new arrivals to seven days, allowed non-residents to enter the city again and eased the system of flight suspensions for airlines ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 cases among overseas visitors to Hong Kong hits record high
City reported 106 imported cases on Sunday, first time number hit triple digits since early 2020. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
2 workers on gondola plunge about 20 floors to their deaths at Hong Kong residential block
Two workers have plunged about 20 floors to their deaths while working on a gondola at a high-rise residential block in Hong Kong’s upscale Mid-Levels neighbourhood. The gondola, which had broken into ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Covid cases rise but death rate stable, as business leader calls for opening of borders
A health official has said that Covid-19 is spreading across the city, as Hong Kong records a second consecutive day of some 800-odd new infections. However, no related deaths were reported. “We do ... ( read original story ...)
Chris Patten’s Hong Kong Diaries review: a momentous record of the end of the British Empire
The last Governor's humour shines through his diary of negotiating the 1997 Hong Kong handover – even when China nicknamed him ‘prostitute’ ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo ‘financial hub plan’ fails to lure funds leaving Hong Kong
Japan's dream of turning Tokyo into a new hub of international finance is fading, even as Hong Kong hedge funds scramble to find a new home in Asia. Both the central government and Tokyo have been ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Travel Easing Drives Imported Cases to Pandemic High
Hong Kong saw Covid-19 infections detected among overseas travelers jump to a pandemic record after an easing of border restrictions led to a surge in international flights. ( read original story ...)
Departing Hong Kong property investors haunted by same dilemma of 1997, where will the best real estate returns be found?
Hong Kong is now facing its biggest exodus since 1997 amid concerns over the National Security Law and strict social-distancing measures Mature residential property markets such as London and ... ( read original story ...)