Hong Kong stocks were barely moved at the start of business Monday morning as investors struggled to follow up a record close on Wall Street that came after Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese A.I. firm SenseTime files for Hong Kong IPO despite tech crackdown and U.S. blacklist
SenseTime did not disclose the size of the IPO but is pushing ahead with a listing even as China tightens regulation for the country's technology industry. ( read original story ...)
China’s AI unicorn SenseTime files for Hong Kong IPO
China’s biggest AI firm SenseTime filed Friday to go public on the Hong Kong exchange as China tightens scrutiny on overseas listings. The firm is planning to raise at least $2 billion in its IPO, ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: vaccine pass not necessarily a good idea for Hong Kong, says health expert, who worries plan might backfire
Dr Leung Chi-chiu says lack of trust in jabs could make any policy seeming to make shots mandatory cause more people to reject them. ( read original story ...)
Online pet insurer OneDegree raises US$28 million amid strong investor appetite for Hong Kong digital start-ups
OneDegree, Hong Kong’s only online pet insurer, has raised US$28 million in its latest funding round, it said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong creative industry ‘shrouded in worries and fears’ amid chilling effect of ‘red lines’ under national security law
Creative community comes to grips with new censorship landscape and complaints from government supportersObservers see shades of mainland’s Cultural Revolution as films are blocked, books are targeted ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bans Philippine Airlines flights from Manila for 2 weeks
The plans of many domestic workers - not to mention employers and agencies - were given an unexpected shake-up after the government on Sunday banned Philippine Airlines from operating flights between ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong insurtech startup bags $28m from Sun Hung Kai’s investment arm
OneDegree says it has 90,000 paying customers in Hong Kong, the highest among the four virtual insurers in the market. ( read original story ...)
5 integrated agencies in Hong Kong marketers should take note of
Our list of agencies below won over our independent panel of high-calibre, client-side marketers not only by displaying the work they have done for clients, but also through their desire to create ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Blockchain Firm Signs Mining Deal in Kazakhstan
Taoping (NASDAQ: TAOP), a provider of blockchain technology and smart cloud services, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Taoping Digital Assets (Asia) Limited (TDAA) and a Kazakhstan ... ( read original story ...)
Business News Live: Oil mixed after Hurricane Ida
Oil mixed after Hurricane Ida. Oil prices pared early gains on Monday after hurricane Ida struck through the Gulf of Mexico and forced shutdowns and evacuations of hundreds of off ... ( read original story ...)
Pets left homeless as owners abandon Hong Kong
Animal lovers say the recent departure of thousands of Hong Kong people seeking new lives elsewhere has led to a surge in the number of abandoned ... ( read original story ...)
HK needs new strategic planning to align with five-year plan: HKSAR finance chief
Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, said on Sunday that Hong Kong needs to have its own strategic planning for formulating new development ... ( read original story ...)
Quarantine Rules Threaten Hong Kong’s Role as Finance Hub, Businesses Say
In an effort to maintain zero locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, Hong Kong has imposed one of the world's toughest quarantine regimes, confining most arrivals from overseas to a hotel room for as ... ( read original story ...)