In 2016, after a 10-month review, the bank rejected the option to re-focus its business to the main profit-generating hub of Hong Kong and decided to keep its headquarters in London. The bank is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Plots Different Covid Path to Xi’s Zero Tolerance
(Bloomberg) -- As Chinese cities such as Shanghai and Beijing stick ever more closely to Covid Zero principles, no matter the economic cost, Hong Kong is methodically moving toward opening up to the ... ( read original story ...)
Experts Anticipate Stricter Rule in Hong Kong Under Beijing’s Favored Candidate
Experts say Hong Kong’s only endorsed candidate for upcoming leadership elections is likely to take a harder-line approach on the city’s freedoms than outgoing Chief Executive Carrie Lam. John Lee, ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland China university student admits he tried to kill 4 women in Hong Kong in the hope of getting death sentence
A university student who was studying in mainland China has admitted that he tried to kill four women in Hong Kong more than two years ago in the hope of getting a death sentence after multiple failed ... ( read original story ...)
An Intimate History of Hong Kong
A man sits on a bollard in the Kowloon side of Victoria Harbour, with a view of the Hong Kong Island skyline in the background, 2021. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images) For about a year, ... ( read original story ...)
Rudhrah Technovations: Hong Kong Based Company – I Have A Dream Limited, Expands Its Diipoo Brand by Adding Innovative Customized Products
Hong Kong, Hong Kong--(Newsfile Corp. - May 4, 2022) - Hong Kong based - I HAVE A DREAM LIMITED, has quickly acquired the title of an innovative company that offers an exclusive range of products that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leads losses as Asia-Pacific stocks decline; Alibaba and Tencent shares drop at least 3%
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index shed 1.12% as shares of Tencent and Alibaba both declined at least 3% each. Elsewhere, the Kospi in South Korea dipped 0.22% while the S&P/ASX 200 in Australia sat ... ( read original story ...)
SEC probes Didi Global over IPO
Its IPO was the largest China ADS listing in the US since Alibaba ... and in December last year said that it would delist from the NYSE, and potentially float in Hong Kong. The firm’s shareholders are ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Retail Green Bond 2022: how does your investment help fight climate change?
The Hong Kong government’s inaugural Retail Green Bond drew enthusiastic response from investors when it opened for subscription last week. The bond has an initial tranche of HK$15 billion (US$1.9 ... ( read original story ...)
What is the minimum size rule for Hong Kong flats and how will it affect home prices and supply?
public attention has been drawn to the size rule that was first introduced in December for the world’s most expensive property market. Developers in Hong Kong have been building more shoebox homes, ... ( read original story ...)
Share Market LIVE: Sensex, Nifty trade flat lower volatility; LIC IPO to open today
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index shed 0.68% as shares of Tencent and ... MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan traded little changed. 8:30 am: LIC IPO to open today The much-awaited ... ( read original story ...)
US securities regulator probes Didi Global’s $4.4 billion IPO
The IPO came under scrutiny by Chinese authorities last summer ... Depositary Shares from the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and pursue a listing in Hong Kong. Didi shareholders will vote on May 23 on ... ( read original story ...)
Low mobility was a key reason for the larger-than-expected fall in Hong Kong’s GDP, says economist
Alicia Garcia-Herrero of Natixis says Hong Kong's mobility restrictions have affected the ... a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock ... ( read original story ...)
Meta Makes First Asia Investment With Mental Health Startup’s $3 Million Seed Round
Yet startups like Ami still face a challenge in the form of stigma ... A 2020 academic review of stigma against mental illness in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Korea and Thailand found that ... ( read original story ...)