Visa restrictions will be imposed on Chinese leaders believed to be responsible for undermining Hong Kong's autonomy. ( read original story ...)
U.S. blocks visas for Chinese officials deemed responsible for ‘eviscerating’ Hong Kong freedoms
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced the restrictions on an unspecified number of officials amid growing tension with Beijing. ( read original story ...)
US restricts visas for Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown
China’s actions came after raucous pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong paralyzed parts of the semi-autonomous financial hub last November. Pompeo called on China to honor its commitment to ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. imposes visa restrictions on Chinese officials over Hong Kong autonomy
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday the United States was imposing visa restrictions on Chinese Communist Party officials believed responsible for restricting freedoms in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
US restricts visas for Chinese officials over Hong Kong
The United States said Friday it was restricting visas for a number of Chinese officials, accusing them of infringing on the autonomy of Hong Kong. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United State ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Tourism Board hosts World’s First Global Online Forum on Post-Pandemic Travel for Hong Kong, Mainland and International Markets
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) hosted on 24 June an online forum titled “Beyond COVID-19: Global Tourism’s New Normal” – the first event of its ki ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Administration Freezes Funds Intended to Benefit Hong Kong Protesters
The Trump Administration has frozen funding intended to help people in Hong Kong evade surveillance by the Chinese government, sources with knowledge of the matter tell TIME, just as the Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks falter as bank shares, Nike decline
Stocks dropped Monday, as investors weighed the Federal Reserve’s move to temporarily suspend shareholder payouts by big banks ahead of a potentially damaging recession. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Security Vote ‘Likely’ as Poll Shows Strong Local Opposition
China’s top legislative body will probably vote on a sweeping Hong Kong security law at its meeting starting Sunday, a senior official said, even as a new poll showed more than half of local residents ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Shanghai locked in tight race to be 2020’s top IPO venue for Chinese issuers
China geopolitical tension has played into the hands of the Hong Kong stock exchange as an increasing number of US-listed Chinese companies seek backstop listings closer to home. Still, the city faces ... ( read original story ...)
Record number of Chinese property management companies expected to flock to Hong Kong for IPOs this year
More Chinese property management companies are expected to go public in Hong Kong this year, even hit a record high, as the coronavirus has revealed the segment’s importance. ( read original story ...)
Chinese Firms Are Pricing Their U.S. IPOs Above Range
Investors seem to be brushing off the headwinds for Chinese companies looking to list in the U.S. Rising tensions between the U.S. and China as well as the spectacular downfall of a high-profile ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares slide as pandemic, U.S. sanction pressures weigh
Hong Kong shares ended lower on Friday, after U.S. lawmakers moved closer to sanctioning people and companies they consider China’s accomplices in curbing the city’s autonomy, while new coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)
Kirkland Hong Kong Banking Star Returns to Linklaters in London
Irvine is set to rejoin Linklaters in London after a five-year stint in Kirkland’s Hong Kong debt team. He first joined Linklaters as a banking associate in 2001 and spent seven years with the London ... ( read original story ...)