The Hong Kong stock market has moved lower in consecutive trading days, dropping more than 725 points or 3 percent in that span. The Hang Seng Index now rests just beneath the 22,750-point plateau and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Legislative Council election: shake-up in victorious pro-Beijing camp, with surprise losers, big winners and ‘elite newcomers’
Parties that only managed to hang on to the same number of seats as before, or even lost some, might see their influence diluted in the bigger 90-member Legco. ( read original story ...)
Pro-Beijing candidates sweep controversial Hong Kong election
Pro-Beijing candidates swept a recent legislative election in Hong Kong amid growing fears that China is clamping down on the city's freedoms.Some of the candidates chanted "guaranteed win" at a ... ( read original story ...)
Democracy Boycott in Hong Kong
Most of the public refused to participate in a sham election. ( read original story ...)
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up relists Hong Kong IPO after US blacklisting
SenseTime, which is a Chinese artificial intelligence start-up, has revived its initial public offering, proceeding with Hong Kong listing on Monday (December 20). The decision comes a week after it ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Warns Banks as It Names Five More Chinese Officials Under Hong Kong Act
The United States on Monday named five already-sanctioned Chinese officials it said had contributed to undermining Hong Kong's democracy and warned that foreign financial institutions that conduct ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Stunt Elections Provide the Illusion of Democracy
By rigging the game, Beijing gets to cosplay democracy without having to worry about the unpredictable results of the real thing. ( read original story ...)
The people’s choice? Beijing loyalists win Hong Kong elections.
On Sunday, supporters of China’s Communist Party won the majority of legislative seats in Hong Kong. The elections, which took place under new vetting procedures ensuring only “patriots” can run for ... ( read original story ...)
Pro-establishment candidates win Hong Kong’s ‘patriots-only’ election
Hong Kong saw a historically low voter turnout for its 2021 pro-government legislative election after all ballots were counted on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: Market tumbles to 22-month low
At closing bell, the benchmark Hang Seng Index declined 1.93%, or 447.77 points, to 22,744.86, its lowest level since March 2020. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index dropped 2.13%, or 175.26 points, ... ( read original story ...)
After HSBC, Standard Chartered fined a record US$61 million by UK regulators
The United Kingdom unit of Standard Chartered Bank has been fined a record £46.55 million (US$61.48 million) by the country’s financial regulator for internal controls and reporting failures in 2018 ... ( read original story ...)
SenseTime relaunches US$767 million Hong Kong IPO after US investment ban
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up SenseTime Group relaunched its US$767 million Hong Kong IPO on Monday (Dec 20), a week after pulling the listing in the wake of the company's inclusion on a US ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Adds U.K. to List of Nations With Highest Virus Risks
Hong Kong residents returning from the U.K. must stay at a quarantine center, though the city’s government slashed the number of days arrivals must spend there. The U.K. will be added to a category ... ( read original story ...)
Pro-Beijing candidates win majority of seats in Hong Kong election
Candidates loyal to China’s Communist Party won a landslide victory in Hong Kong’s legislative elections after pro-democracy activists were imprisoned and authorities received the power to exclude ... ( read original story ...)