SINGAPORE: Asian sponsors of blank-cheque firms are facing a tough market for initial public offerings (IPOs) wherever they turn, as a combination of increasing regulatory scrutiny and fading investor ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong touts ESG credentials with world’s biggest retail green bond
Hong Kong's first green bond for individual investors begins trading here Thursday after a 20 billion Hong Kong dollar ($2.55 billion) offering that the city calls the biggest of its kind anywhere. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fugitives who tried to flee to Taiwan admit possessing petrol, other chemicals for making bombs for 2019 protests
Former MTR trainee Cheng Tsz-ho, student Liu Tsz-man and two others plead guilty to possessing articles with intent to destroy or damage property. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong privacy watchdog ‘considers blocking Telegram over doxxing concerns’ but experts pour cold water on ‘futile’ exercise
Privacy Commissioner Ada Chung thinking about invoking regulations for the first time to restrict people's access to the service, source says Proposal stokes fears it will deal a blow to free flow of ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC break-up proposal gains support in Hong Kong amid dividend drought
Smarting from HSBC Holdings’ move to scrap its dividend during the height of the pandemic, the bank’s largely silent mass of retail shareholders in Hong Kong is warming up to the idea of a break-up. ( read original story ...)
China’s Top Antigraft Body Probes a Senior Central Banker
The head of the monetary-policy department at the People’s Bank of China is removed from his position and investigated. ( read original story ...)
How China Crushed Democracy In Hong Kong – ‘Hot Mic’ with Nidhi Razdan
Hong Kong got a new leader last week. Former security chief John Lee Ka-chiu was "elected" to the post - an election in which he was the only candidate. It's a move that critics say only reinforces th ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong national security police tell founder of digital media outlet Passion Times to remove ‘sensitive’ online posts
Posts involved contain not only sensitive content, but allegedly endanger national security, says source familiar with the case. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘complicit’ in growing exotic pet trade with about 13,400 animals imported into city daily, environmental group warns
Illicit trade includes animal species not scientifically documented and some that are considered extinct in the wild, ADM Capital Foundation report reveals. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Why are Catholics worried over free speech?
Following the arrest of pro-democracy Cardinal Joseph Zen, some Catholic community members in Hong Kong worry the government may now shift the focus of its crackdown to the religious community.The ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong national security police demand online outlet remove ‘sensitive’ content, founder says
Hong Kong national security police have demanded that an online news outlet which had ties with a defunct opposition group to remove “sensitive” content, the platform’s founder has said. In a Facebook ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong on track for 75 per cent of remaining 1 million eligible residents to get third Covid shot; 329 new cases logged
Hong Kong is on track to get most of its eligible residents vaccinated with a third Covid-19 jab by the end of the month, the minister leading the city’s inoculation drive has said. Secretary for the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong triad party raid nets police over HK$1 million in COVID fines
Hong Kong―A raid on a Hong Kong triad leader’s birthday party resulted in police issuing more than HK$1 million ($127,388) ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to scrap departure tax for people who use mega bridge to head directly to airport
Transit passengers who travel by bridge to SkyPier integrated with airport will be exempt from HK$120 departure tax from next year; Incentive, which will eventually cost governmen ... ( read original story ...)