Hong Kongers were the mourners and the city’s newsstands the funeral parlour this week as residents lined up across the city to buy the final edition of Apple Daily. The pro-democracy newspaper was an ... ( read original story ...)
‘The pressure is unbearable’: final days of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily
Newspaper’s closure shows how pro-democracy movement and press freedom are being crushed ... ( read original story ...)
Didi IPO Wednesday, Foreign Investors Buy China In Size, Week In Review
The company plans to raise as much as $366 million, valuing the company at up to $3.9 billion, in its Friday IPO. ( read original story ...)
Huawei CFO loses publication ban request on HSBC materials obtained via Hong Kong court
The Supreme Court of British Columbia has dismissed an application for a publication ban from Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou on new evidence that her legal team wants to introduce in her ... ( read original story ...)
Didi’s $4 billion U.S. IPO fully covered – sources
Didi Global Inc's initial public offering (IPO) to raise up to $4 billion in the United States has been covered on the first day of its bookbuild, according to four sources with direct knowledge of ... ( read original story ...)
Daily Markets: Equities Lift on Infrastructure Progress and Bank Stress Test
While equities are in an ebullient mood following progress on U.S. infrastructure spending and the Federal Reserve announcement saying that the biggest U.S. lenders could easily withstand a severe ... ( read original story ...)
Security chief John Lee installed as Hong Kong’s deputy leader
China installed a security chief to the second highest-ranking position in Hong Kong as a public library in the territory became a new hotbed of insurrection.The appointment of John Lee to the role of ... ( read original story ...)
Security chief named Hong Kong No. 2 official amid clampdown
China on Friday promoted Hong Kong’s top security official to the territory’s No. 2 spot as Beijing continues to clamp down on free speech and political opposition. Chief Executive Carrie Lam said ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: how worried should we be about Hong Kong’s first local infection with suspected Delta variant?
A 27-year-old airport worker was confirmed on Thursday as the first case in the community probably involving the Delta variant. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s security chief promoted to city’s No. 2 official; police chief to lead security
The changes come a year after Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law and one day after Hong Kong's Apple Daily published its final edition. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong virtual bank launches ‘all-in-one’ numberless debit and credit card
Cardholders can switch their card between credit and debit in the bank's app Customers of Hong Kong-based virtual bank Mox can now apply ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court ruling overturns anti-LGBT housing policy
Married same-sex partners will be allowed to own subsidised housing together in Hong Kong after a landmark High Court ruling on Friday, a major stride for LGBT rights in the financial hub. Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s police chief, security secretary to be promoted-report
Hong Kong's Secretary of Security John Lee and police chief Chris Tang, key figures behind the city's authoritarian turn over the past year, are expected to be promoted "very soon," the South China ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Tesla rival Xpeng to raise up to $2 billion from Hong Kong listing
Xpeng will issue 85 million Class A ordinary shares at a price of no more than 180 Hong Kong dollars ($23.19) each for its dual-primary listing. ( read original story ...)