China Aviation Lithium Battery (CALB) and Tianqi Lithium, two key players in the world’s biggest electric vehicle battery market, are keen on expanding capacity amid a bottle neck in the global supply ... ( read original story ...)
Oil and Forex Analysis – Hawkish Fed Williams, Oil prices soar, Hong Kong as a Petri Dish and the Procession to Recession
With US yields bouncing to the drumbeat of a hawkish Fed, we could expect stock markets to rejoin the procession to recession. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to loosen COVID-19 restrictions
Hong Kong will ease some of its COVID-19 restrictions later this month. City officials said Thursday that, from April 21, restaurants will be able to operate until 10 p.m. with a maximum of four ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Media Mogul Takes Security Case to UN
Lawyers for Jimmy Lai appeal to U.N. human rights office, calling charges against their client “legal harassment” ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ‘Mr. Metaverse’ on why he’s placing a big Web3 bet against Mark Zuckerberg
Animoca Brands is investing aggressively to beat technology giants including Meta, Microsoft and Tencent in building a Web3 that decentralizes digital assets. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong crowdfunding activities to be regulated so they do not endanger national security
Platforms might be required to be licensed and registered, and fundraisers expected to conduct due diligence prior to campaigns. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s finance chief Paul Chan to lead vetting committee for election hopefuls as chief secretary post stays vacant for now
says pro-Beijing heavyweight Rita Fan Others in the same camp say the appointment hints that Chan has the central government's trust and is highly likely to remain in the next administration serving ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: tough vaccination and testing rules for businesses and customers as city leader unveils broad easing of social-distancing rules
Decision to relax curbs not easy and it will not be able to satisfy all stakeholders, city leader says Government allows host of premises to reopen next week, but new rules require full vaccination ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong TV series sparks ‘brownface’ controversy after actor darkens skin
A Hong Kong TV series has sparked controversy over the use of "brownface" after one of its actors darkened her skin with makeup to play the role of a Filipina domestic worker. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: John Lee calls city’s finance industry double-edged weapon, legal system ‘polluted by politics’
Chief executive hopeful John Lee calls financial system 'sharp tool' to be used by or against city during meeting with Election Committee members Member of committee's legal subsector calls for Lee to ... ( read original story ...)
Citigroup’s Hong Kong Investment Bank Head Joining Jefferies, Sources Say
Citigroup Inc.’s head of Hong Kong investment banking, Aaron Chandrasakaran, is leaving to join Jefferies Financial Group Inc., according to people with knowledge of the matter. Most Read from ... ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered, one of Hong Kong’s biggest banks, will exit seven markets in Africa, Middle East in latest revamp
The London-based lender will seek to focus solely on commercial and investment banking in another two African markets The bank wants to refocus and simplify its business in the region as part of its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police searching for man who brandished gun-like object inside bank and stole HK$14,000
Suspect reportedly took cash from teller at China Construction Bank (Asia) and jumped onto Ma On Shan-bound bus. ( read original story ...)
Citigroup’s Hong Kong Coverage Head Moving to Jefferies, Sources Say
Citigroup Inc.’s head of Hong Kong investment banking, Aaron Chandrasakaran, is leaving to join Jefferies Financial Group Inc., according to people with knowledge of the matter. Most Read from ... ( read original story ...)