Private equity firm Affinity Equity Partners is this week launching the sale of its Burger King fast-food businesses in South Korea and Japan, in a deal that could fetch more than $1 billion, a person ... ( read original story ...)
Nasdaq 100 in Cautious Mood as Yields Climb, Hang Seng Index May Rise
NASDAQ 100,HANG SENG INDEX, ASX 200 INDEX OUTLOOK: Dow Jones , S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 closed -0.56%, +0.08%, and +0.75% respectively on Friday ; US 10-year Treas ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Splits Hong Kong Team to Different Locations to Manage Quarantine Risks
HSBC Holdings Plc warned traders that one of the main risks to business continuity is the city’s quarantine policy as the Asian financial hub tightens to contain a fifth wave of infections. ( read original story ...)
How ESG standards and sustainability awareness can affect property values
About half of respondents in a survey have taken steps to include ESG criteria in their investment strategy in 2021, up from 40 per cent in 2020 ESG initiatives in Hong Kong underline the importance ... ( read original story ...)
Why Alibaba And Other Tech Stocks Are Rising In Hong Kong Today
Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese tech companies traded mostly higher in Hong Kong on Tuesday, leading the benchmark Hang Seng Index higher. What’s Moving: Shares of ... ( read original story ...)
SPAC backed by Chinese brokerage CMB International becomes first to file for Hong Kong listing, under new regime for blank-cheque companies
A blank-cheque company formed by CMB International Asset Management has become the first to test a new listing regime which became effective this month. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong arrests 2 ex-air crew for breaking COVID-19 rules
Hong Kong police arrested two former flight attendants for allegedly leaving their homes when they should have been in isolation for possible coronavirus infections, which were later confirmed. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police charge two former aircrew over Covid rules
The airline they worked for has not been named but it comes after Cathay Pacific fired two aircrew who were suspected of breaching Covid rules. Police said that the two arrested f ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest two Cathay flight attendants accused of Covid rule breach
Police allege staff at the beleaguered airline ‘conducted unnecessary activities’ during home isolation as China presses on with zero-Covid strategy ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest two former air crew over COVID breaches
Arrests come after Cathay Pacific said in January it fired two air crew for allegedly violating COVID-19 protocols. ( read original story ...)
The free press in Hong Kong is under fire from the Chinese government, critics say
Critics say the Chinese government is targeting Hong Kong's free press. The Hong Kong Journalists' Association is trying to protect freedom of the press, but it's unclear how much longer it can do so. ( read original story ...)
Tensions rise between Hong Kong activists and mainland China
Benedict Rogers, Hong Kong Watch, joins Shep Smith to discuss the changes in Hong Kong since China tightened its grip on the territory. ( read original story ...)
Genting Hong Kong May File for Liquidation as Funding Dries Up
Genting Hong Kong Ltd. may file for provisional liquidation as soon as Tuesday after it wasn’t able to secure funds to help it stay afloat following an insolvency at its German shipbuilding subsidiary ... ( read original story ...)
How Covid Widens the Gap Between Hong Kong and China
Hong Kong is part of China, but the strict border controls between the former British colony and the rest of the mainland instill a physical and psychological sense of separation. Monday kicked off ... ( read original story ...)