Critics highlighted the role of global law firm Mayer Brown in seeking the artwork’s removal from a university campus. ( read original story ...)
Artist wants Hong Kong sculpture back as deadline looms
A Danish artist is seeking to get back his sculpture in Hong Kong memorializing the victims of China's 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown as a deadline loomed for its removal Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
ByteDance-Backed Manner Coffee Is Weighing a Hong Kong IPO
Manner Coffee, a Shanghai-based cafe chain, is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong that could raise at least $300 million, people with knowledge of the matter said. ( read original story ...)
Alibaba Founder Jack Ma Reportedly Resurfaces In Hong Kong
The Chinese billionaire has largely remained out of public view ever since Beijing’s regulatory crackdown on his business empire last year. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s financial markets come to a halt on Typhoon Kompasu warning
Businesses in Hong Kong ground to a halt on Wednesday because of severe weather, with the Observatory deciding to extend the Signal 8 warning until 4pm. Trading in stocks and derivatives, the bullion ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of China (Hong Kong) adopts new mobile application launched by HK govt
Bank of China (Hong Kong) will be adopting "iAM Smart", a mobile application launched by the Hong Kong SAR Government, for digital identification in mobile account opening, making it one of the first ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li-backed fintech Hyphen in advanced merger talks with blank-cheque firm Provident
Hyphen has so far raised more than US$110 million from investors including Li’s investment manager Pacific Century Group, Alibaba Group Holding, Goldman Sachs, the World Bank’s International Finance ... ( read original story ...)
Typhoon prompts Hong Kong to close schools, stock market
Hong Kong suspended classes, stock market trading and government services as a typhoon passed south of the city Wednesday. Heavy rain from Typhoon Kompasu could flood low-lying areas and residents ... ( read original story ...)
They’re trying to preserve Hong Kong’s neon lights
From Hollywood blockbusters to Wong Kar-wai movies, neon signs have been an iconic representation of Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Danish artist hires lawyers to reclaim Hong Kong Tiananmen statue
The Danish artist behind a Hong Kong sculpture mourning those killed in Tiananmen Square has instructed a lawyer to secure his work and bring it overseas after the city's flagship university ordered ... ( read original story ...)
Why Alibaba And Other Stocks Are Unexpectedly Not Trading In Hong Kong Today
Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Limited (NYSE: BABA) and other major Chinese companies listed in the U.S. including JD.Com Inc. (NASDAQ: JD), Baidu Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), ... ( read original story ...)
Understanding luxury in Hong Kong
The last seven years have been challenging for luxury in Hong Kong. Political change, social unrest and Covid-19 pandemic restrictions have unsettled what was once considered Asia’s primary luxury hub ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Exchange Cancels Trading for the Day Due to Typhoon — 3rd Update
By Clarence Leong The Hong Kong exchange has canceled all trading in the securities and derivatives markets for the day due to a typhoon alert issued by ... ( read original story ...)
Billionaire Alibaba Founder Jack Ma Reappears In Hong Kong: Report
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma, largely out of public view since a regulatory clampdown started on his business empire late last year, is currently in Hong Kong and has met business associates in ... ( read original story ...)