Leading Sichuan-style hotpot chain Yang Guofu has filed for a Hong Kong IPO, extending a recent series of restaurant ... ( read original story ...)
An Update On The Virtual Asset Regulatory Landscape In Hong Kong.
These publications, listed below, bring about new developments to Hong Kong’s virtual asset (and by extension, financial) industry. We explore these developments in this client alert. HKMA’s ... ( read original story ...)
Vaccine Skeptics Fear Communist Party As Much as Side Effects in Hong Kong
Having kept COVID-19 at bay for two years, Hong Kong is now experiencing one of the worst outbreaks in the world. ( read original story ...)
Chiang Chen, Hong Kong industrialist and philanthropist who changed the world of plastic mouldings, dies at 98
The founder of Chen Hsong Holdings rose to wealth and fame with a plastic blow-moulding machine that could handle two colours, and later became known for his charitable giving. ( read original story ...)
Will VC investment into Chinese startups slow as the country’s tech stocks shatter?
It does seem that the expected correction in investment into Chinese startups is here. It's just a few quarters late. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to shut beaches as outbreak persists, local media say
Ex-Hong Kong adviser condemns city leader over deadly COVID storm Hong Kong: Hong Kong will close its beaches starting Thursday, local media reported, days after residents enjoying the sand and waves ... ( read original story ...)
Carrie Lam gives green light to Hong Kong’s controversial rent deferral plan despite lobbying by developers and landlords
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has approved a controversial rent deferral scheme to support struggling commercial tenants affected by the city’s coronavirus outbreak, the Post has learned ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese cloud service provider seeks dual listing in Hong Kong after New York stock price halves overnight
Kingsoft Cloud said a dual listing in Hong Kong would provide shareholders with ‘greater liquidity and protection’ amid an evolving market environment. ( read original story ...)
China’s Factories, Consumers Make High-Speed Start to Year, but Roadblocks Lie Ahead
Industrial output, retail spending and investments blew past expectations, but Covid lockdowns and the war in Ukraine threaten to slow growth. ( read original story ...)
Ben and Justin Smith Name Gina Chua as Executive Editor at News Start-Up
Ms. Chua has been the executive editor of Reuters and in charge of its editorial operations. By Katie Robertson Gina Chua, a top editor at Reuters, will become the executive editor of a new media ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong biotech company plans U.S. headquarters in Northwest Arkansas
Pacific GeneTech (PGT), an animal health biotech company based in Hong Kong but with Arkansas roots, plans to establish its U.S. headquarters in Northwest Arkansas. According to a March 11 news ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: ‘over 80 per cent of Hong Kong’s cross-border truck drivers could be out of a job’ as Shenzhen tightens restrictions
Shenzhen has issued series of tough measures to restrict cross-border truck operations, including evicting more than 100 of the city's drivers there Hong Kong drivers are now barred from heading to ... ( read original story ...)
Former senior official says Hong Kong government’s ‘many shortcomings’ exposed by coronavirus pandemic
This anti-epidemic battle exposed all kinds of administrative deficiencies, and weakened some people’s confidence in the government,’ says former commerce minister Frederick Ma. ( read original story ...)
How Hong Kong went from ‘zero-Covid’ to the world’s highest death rate
Despite having two years to prepare, critics say the government was caught off-guard by a virus outbreak that has killed thousands of unvaccinated seniors. ( read original story ...)