Chinese real estate developer Shimao Group Holdings pushed back Tuesday on reports of default and sales of prime property. ( read original story ...)
Why Alibaba Is Falling In Hong Kong Today Even As Wider Market Is Up
Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese tech companies traded mostly lower in Hong Kong on Tuesday, even as the benchmark Hang Seng Index recovered after a weak start. What’s ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong had a year to vaccinate its elderly. As omicron spreads, low takeup has left them vulnerable.
Few of the city's older residents have been fully inoculated, leaving them highly vulnerable as the city battles an outbreak of the new variant. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong unveils further steps to curb COVID-19 spread, boost vaccinations
Hong Kong will shut kindergartens and primary schools and start offering COVID-19 vaccines for children from the age of five, the city's leader said on Tuesday, as the financial hub grapples with an ... ( read original story ...)
What to do when a bank calls your mortgage loan? Don’t panic. The problem can be easily fixed
Recently banks have been known to call or terminate a mortgage loan when you are in breach of the declared use of property and engage in cryptocurrency trading If the bank calls your mortgage loan, ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific markets mixed; Japan’s Nikkei 225 down 0.85%, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index up 0.37%
Tuesday's session in Asia followed overnight declines in the U.S. where the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 fell. ( read original story ...)
Startup Life: Jason Yau of Zyphr on the Unifying Power of Sport
In this instalment of Startup Life, we speak to Jason Yau of Zyphr about activewear, the power of sport and the importance of mental health. ( read original story ...)
A ‘Covid’ Birthday Party, 13 Ministers And Growing Anger In Hong Kong
One day in quarantine was all it took for pro-China lawmaker Junius Ho to condemn the harsh, knee-jerk pandemic restrictions his government has imposed on Hong Kong citizens for nearly two years. ( read original story ...)
Cathay Pacific faces ‘legal action’ over Hong Kong virus outbreak: leader
Cathay Pacific is being investigated and faces possible legal action over an Omicron variant coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong that began with the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader says city to start vaccinating children over 5 years old
Hong Kong will start offering COVID-19 vaccines for children over five years old, as the city moves to boost its rate of vaccinated residents amid an emerging wave of coronavirus cases, its chief ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to close primary schools in new Covid-19 curbs, plans to vaccinate children
Infections among young children prompted the move, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
‘COVID Zero’ Hong Kong pushes supply chain to breaking point
Aircraft at Hong Kong International Airport As Hong Kong Scraps Flights Amid Omicron An aircraft operated by Cathay Pacific takes off from the Hong Kong International Airport on Jan. 6. In pursuit of ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei 225 and Hang Seng Index in Cautious Mood After a Choppy US Session
The Nasdaq 100 dropped as much as 2.7% before paring losses on Monday, holding above a key support level. The 10-year Treasury yield retreated to 1.76%. Asia-Pacific markets look set to open in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bourse Due For Consolidation
The Hong Kong stock market has climbed higher in three straight sessions, jumping almost 750 points or 3.3 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now sits just beneath the 23,750-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)