The Metaworld Development project’s virtual land portfolio will be acquired from popular metaverse platforms The Sandbox and Decentraland. ( read original story ...)
U.S. Lawmakers Ask HSBC’s CEO About Frozen Accounts of Hong Kong Activists
A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers voiced concerns to HSBC Holdings Plc about restrictions placed on the accounts of U.S. citizens and the freezing of accounts of Hong Kong activists. Senators Jeff ... ( read original story ...)
About half of Hong Kong delegates set to miss ‘two sessions’ over Covid-19
Only 17 of 36 local deputies of National People’s Congress and about half of 202 delegates invited to advisory body’s conference flew from Shenzhen to Beijing on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents escape to Singapore as Covid-19 outbreak intensifies
Many are doing so temporarily, hoping to avoid the mandatory mass Covid-19 tests planned for mid-March. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Covid Deaths Among Hong Kong’s Young Children Alarm Parents
Three children under the age of 5 have died in Hong Kong’s spiraling Covid outbreak, a disproportionately large number that has local parents anxious, though pediatricians say it could just be a grim ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Residents Escape to Singapore as Covid Lockdown Looms
Frustrated and anxious about the government’s handling of Covid-19, some Hong Kongers are looking to flee, even if it’s just to wait out the worst of the outbreak. Rival financial hub Singapore is a ... ( read original story ...)
‘It has to be reasonable’: as Hong Kong weighs coronavirus testing lockdown, experts consider legal implications
One legal expert has questioned whether the government even has the power to impose a lockdown, while another has asked whether it would override Hongkongers’ other legal responsibilities. ( read original story ...)
U.S. lawmakers demand HSBC explain actions against Hong Kong activists, Americans
Influential U.S. lawmakers have demanded that one of the world's biggest banks, HSBC Holdings Plc , explain its actions in freezing accounts of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists, moves that could ... ( read original story ...)
Confusion Over Possible Lockdown as Hong Kong Hits Record 56,000 COVID-19 Cases
Hong Kong hit a record 56,000 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, but the city’s leader denied a “wholesale” lockdown was looming. Earlier this week, domestic media reported that such a lockdown was imminent ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong exchange can collaborate with Beijing bourse to create fundraising platform for Chinese SMEs, advisory body FSDC says
Hong Kong should collaborate with the newly established Beijing Stock Exchange and create a platform where mainland Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises can raise funds, Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Fitness Platform ‘Keep’ Still in Training as It Files For Hong Kong IPO
Eight years after its founding, fitness platform Keep Inc. has filed for a Hong Kong IPO Company says listing will empower it to turn a profit by providing ... ( read original story ...)
While Derby looks safe, could Hong Kong’s Covid-19 ‘lockdown’ wreak havoc with Champions Day?
After keeping racing going by locking down its key participants, the Jockey Club must now hope those same key participants are somehow exempt from the Hong Kong government’s impending ... ( read original story ...)
OneConnect Files for Hong Kong Listing, But Customer Diversification Remains Key
OneConnect said it has filed to make a ‘listing by introduction’ in Hong Kong, meaning it will become traded there but won’t raise any money or issue new shar ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Covid Chaos Is Worsening
It’s chaos While the Asian financial hub is posting successive record-breaking numbers of Covid infections and a death rate that tops the industrialized world, lea ... ( read original story ...)