EV battery maker CALB has applied to list in Hong Kong, in what could become the city’s biggest IPO so far this year The company turned profitable ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech in Hong Kong: 2021 in Review
Home to more than 470 fintech companies, Hong Kong is one of the most dynamic fintech hubs in the world. Despite the ongoing economic challenges of ... ( read original story ...)
HKEX announces first SPAC listing in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has welcomed the first Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) listing in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong SPAC listing regime was put i ... ( read original story ...)
Confusion and Chaos in Hong Kong as Leaders Fumble Virus Response
Government officials have been unable to curb an outbreak that has surpassed one million infections, leading Beijing to step up its intervention in the semiautonomous territory. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Migrants Find U.K. Is a World Turned Upside-Down
Crystal Lau’s parents fled mainland China for Hong Kong when she was a child. Thirty years later she and her husband, Davy, have made a longer journey. They are making a new home in the city of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Sets Global COVID Infection Record as Morgues Overflow
There were almost 900 confirmed COVID-19 infections per 100,000 residents of Hong Kong when case numbers peaked in the city earlier this month, according to an analysis of government data by the Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Here in Hong Kong, Covid has surged and we’ve run out of coffins. Please learn from our mistakes
To keep out the virus, the city shut up shop. But low vaccination rates mean it has now stormed our defences, says Hong Kong-based writer Ilaria Maria Sala ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong COVID-19 infections surge past 1 million
Hong Kong has passed one million COVID-19 cases throughout the pandemic on Friday as the country struggles to contain its latest COVID-19 outbreak. The city said its total number of cases since the ... ( read original story ...)
Leapmotor applies for initial public offer in Hong Kong, joining Xpeng, Li Auto and NIO as electric car makers call the city their fundraising home
Leapmotor may seek to raise more than US$1 billion, according to market sources familiar with the plan Leapmotor, with a production base in eastern China's Zhejiang province, is poised to join Xpeng, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng finishes in negative territory, but ends week more than 4% higher
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slipped 0.41% on Friday but still saw its first positive week in five following a big gains on Wednesday and Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: relaunch of wage subsidy scheme will benefit up to 1.3 million workers affected by fifth wave, Carrie Lam says
The city leader has said the new round of subsidies to help employers cover payroll ‘will adopt a more targeted approach’, with many larger companies excluded. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest 38 over HK$285 million worth of fraudulent loans sought under government-backed pandemic relief scheme
The force’s commercial crime bureau says two syndicates had set up 53 shell companies and submitted false documents to banks. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s COVID infections exceed 1 million amid outbreak
Hong Kong’s total coronavirus infections exceeded 1 million and the number of related deaths topped those in mainland China, as the city grapples with a widespread outbreak. Health officials reported ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports 20,082 new COVID cases as city promised fewer restrictions
HONG KONG, March 18 (Reuters) - Hong Kong reported about 20,000 new coronavirus cases on Friday as health experts called for a clear way out of a "zero COVID" policy that has left the city isolated. ( read original story ...)