Hong Kong's new opportunities amid changes reshaping the economic landscape have been highlighted at the 15th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) which opened virtually on Monday. "The distress and disruption ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong airport to ban transit by those from high-risk nations -Bloomberg
Hong Kong's international airport is set to ban transit by passengers from designated high-risk countries, Bloomberg News said on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. ( read original story ...)
‘Colonial wine from new, authoritarian bottles’: Hong Kong re-tools sedition law
The Hong Kong government is expanding its use of a long-dormant sedition law in what some lawyers and democracy advocates say is intensifying a squeeze on press freedom. Evidence of the renewed ... ( read original story ...)
Another big Chinese real estate developer might need to sell off property
Over the weekend, the Chinese media outlet Caixin reported that Shimao has put on sale all of its domestic real estate projects as the cash-strapped firm scrambles to dispose of a ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Home Prices to Fall As Residents Leave, UBS Says
Hong Kong’s home prices are set to decline in 2022 as residents continue to leave the city, according to UBS Group AG. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to close primary schools, may vaccinate children
Hong Kong is reimposing some of its strictest virus curbs since the pandemic began, putting fresh strain on the financial hub’s economy. ( read original story ...)
Shimao pushes back on media reports, says it’s in talks for property sales to help resolve debt crisis
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 ...)