CNN's Ivan Watson reports on the mounting pressure for pet owners wishing to leave Hong Kong to save their animals as officials kill thousands of hamsters and small animals over Covid-19 fears. ( read original story ...)
Intellect, the mental health startup focused on APAC, raises $10M Series A
Intellect, the Singapore-based mental health startup focused primarily on Asia-Pacific markets, announced today it has raised a $10 million Series A. The company’s services, including self-directed ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong hotel quarantine criticised after Omicron outbreak
Hong Kong’s onerous system of hotel quarantine for travellers was meant to stop infection from seeping into a largely virus-free city. Instead, it’s become a spreading ground, seeding an Omicron ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Covid-19 quarantine hotels are a concern, says expert
Letting people isolate at home might actually be a better choice, says another. . Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Faces Domestic Worker Shortage in Push for Covid Zero
With Hong Kong pushing on with its Covid Zero ambitions, residents are left to reckon with a worsening labor crunch. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Japan stocks down as Asia-Pacific markets tumble following volatility on Wall Street
U.S. stocks sold off earlier in the session but mounted a dramatic comeback as investors stepped in to buy beaten-up tech shares. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residential market sluggish as mortgage debt levels hit record highs
Debts reached HK$1,720 billion in November 2021. Hong Kong mass residential values declined 0.2% across the board in Q4 2021. Savills notes that the private housing affordability ratio reached 56.8% ... ( read original story ...)
JD Technology plans Hong Kong IPO of up to $2 billion this year: report
JD Technology’s expected listing is one of a number of long-awaited IPOs from Chinese vertical giants, including Hello Inc. and Ximalaya. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong market will be unkind to old mass housing estates as prices slide in early weeks of 2022
The Centa-City Leading Index tracking prices in mass housing estates has retreated 3.4 per cent since it peaked on August 8 last year. The reading is set to weaken through the Lunar New Year, a ... ( read original story ...)
Omicron: tough social-distancing measures could hammer Hong Kong economy as experts predict slowdown in growth
Economists estimate growth levels of 1 to 2 per cent in first quarter of 2022 but say recovery will depend on duration of business restrictions. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leadership hopeful proposes land development, bridge to Lamma and mega-prison
Checkley Sin, who became the first person to announce his intention to run in Hong Kong’s small-circle chief executive election last Wednesday, has proposed building a Lamma Island mega-prison to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong authorities shut down the region’s last independent news outlets
Someone is trying to preserve the news of the past in Hong Kong. Independent news about the present is getting hard to find. Under government pressure, the pro-democracy paper Apple Daily shut down, ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysian B2B Marketplace Startup Raises $7 Million To Help Digitalize Businesses
Dropee, a B2B e-commerce marketplace based in Malaysia, raised $7 million in Series A funding led by returning investor Vynn Capital. ( read original story ...)
FWD Group raises $200m ahead of Hong Kong IPO
Asian insurer FWD Group has raised $200m (£148m, €177m) in funding ahead of its planned Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO), according to Reuters. Reports said that the the two investors ... ( read original story ...)