The surge in bank demand for bankers’ acceptance bills (BABs) in December 2021 should prove temporary, and is not likely to presage weakness in more traditional lending activity over 2022, says Fitch ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Dollar to Euro Spot Exchange Rates for 2022
Date Hong Kong Dollar to Euro Monthly Exchange Rates; Saturday 1 January 2022: $1 HKD = €0.1128: Hong Kong Dollar Euro rate for 01/01/2022: Sunday 2 January 2022: $1 HKD = €0. ( read original story ...)
China venture funding hits record US$131 billion despite crackdown, as start-ups pivot to hard tech
Venture capital investments in China soared 50 per cent year on year to US$130.6 billion in 2021, with the focus shifting from the internet to hard tech, a sector shielded from the regulatory ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks rally as Alibaba Health, Kuaishou push tech benchmark to best run in a month
Local stocks are headed for a third day of winning as investors pick up values in Big Tech from near an all-time low. China Life Insurance and developer Modern Land tumble on internal crises. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, mainland investors rush to apply for Portugal’s ‘golden visas’ ahead of new rules
Immigration consultants in Hong Kong and Macau told Lusa News Agency that Portugal’s new ‘golden visa’ rules, which came into effect on January 1, led to a rush for Portuguese immigration investment ... ( read original story ...)
Where to buy property in Hong Kong
Publication by the Global Property Guide research team. Crowded and polluted, vibrant and ever-awake, Hong Kong is the one of the world’s most important hubs of culture, commerce and finance. Hong ... ( read original story ...)
HK broadcaster TVB faces online boycott campaign by netizens
Social media users in mainland China have created an online campaign to boycott Hong Kong broadcasting station TVB for awarding actress Ali Lee Kai-sum Best Actress of 2021 on Sunday for her drama AI ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks rise on weak US jobs data
Hong Kong stocks rose in the first few minutes of trade Monday morning, building on last week's gains, following weak US jobs data that could ease pressure on the Federal Reserve to speed up its ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba-backed Huitongda gets green light for Hong Kong listing, testing investor appetite for big deals in the city
Huitongda, an commerce platform backed by Alibaba, will start its investor education process this week, sources say The Hong Kong bourse's listing committee gave its approval for the company to move ... ( read original story ...)
Hot Topics: With the Stand News and Citizen News shutdowns, is Hong Kong press freedom in free fall?
Our questions encourage you to examine the topic in-depth and can be used on your own, or with a friend. Context: Hong Kong’s Stand News shuts down after 7 held, assets frozen Hong Kong’s Stand News ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Covid Strategy Has Failed. Miserably
It’s impossible to keep the virus outside the territory’s borders. Time for authorities to admit the folly of this premise and develop a real plan for moving on. ( read original story ...)
FirstFT: Hong Kong executives left stranded
International business groups in Hong Kong are pleading with the government to restart flights as a rating agency warned that a ban on foreign travel would deter companies from using Hong Kong as ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba Shares Shoot Up In Hong Kong Alongside JD, Other Tech Stocks, Leading Hang Seng Higher
Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese tech companies rose in Hong Kong on Friday, leading the benchmark Hang Seng Index higher. What’s Moving: Shares of Alibaba Group ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong economy to be hit by omicron, says finance chief
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan expects the city’s economy to take a hit as a fifth wave of coronavirus infections sparked by the omicron variant takes hold. The government has yet to give ... ( read original story ...)