DBS Bank (Hong Kong), the local subsidiary of the biggest lender in Singapore and Southeast Asia, is focusing on developing its digital banking platform and redesigning its branches as an increasing ... ( read original story ...)
How meditation helped a former miner beat his mental health problems and start a new career as a mindfulness coach
Hong Kong-born Dino Hira had a big house and fancy car, but felt unfulfilled and fell into depression. Meditation set him on the road to self-discovery. ( read original story ...)
NH NongHyup wins license to operate branch in Hong Kong
NH NongHyup Bank, one of South Korea’s five major banks, said Sunday that it has been granted a license to operate a branch in Hong Kong, taking a solid step towards global expansion. With the green ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: ‘considerable growth’ expected for Hong Kong in first quarter, but pandemic will still be spectre over economic recovery
Hong Kong will experience “considerable growth” in its economy in the first quarter of the year, but the Covid-19 pandemic will still be a hurdle on the path to recovery, the city’s finance chief has ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s self-taught dental workers say they fill a need in society – just not in Hong Kong
When four Indonesian domestic workers in Hong Kong were arrested last month for breaching the conditions of their stay and offering dental services despite having no training, it caused a stir. The ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong records near sixfold rise in technology-based crimes in a decade, with monetary losses of S$501 million in 2020 alone, police say
HONG KONG - Hong Kong recorded a near sixfold increase in the number of technology-based crimes in the past decade, hitting about 13,000 cases and monetary losses totalling HK$2.96 billion (S$0.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong delivery platforms hit a sweet spot with ‘instant’ grocery services as coronavirus changes shopping habits
Instant grocery services have become the newest growth market for popular delivery apps, as the coronavirus pandemic has made Hongkongers seek the convenience of shopping at their fingertips. Up to 73 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong University Cuts Off Student Union Over Political Participation
Hong Kong university have cut ties with the student union, saying that it had become a “platform for political propaganda” following its involvement in recent protest movements. “The Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Buyers pile into Hong Kong’s biggest weekend property sales in seven months as they park their investments in fixed assets
Hong Kong’s biggest weekend property sales in seven months got off to a resounding start, as buyers piled into new homes on offer at three locations across the city over the Labour Day holiday weekend ... ( read original story ...)
Domestic workers alarmed by compulsory Hong Kong vaccine plan
Hong Kong migrant worker groups on Saturday criticised plans to make coronavirus vaccines compulsory for all foreign domestic helpers, labelling the move "discriminatory and unjust". Health officials ... ( read original story ...)
Northern Lights Superfood has landed in Hong Kong
April 2021 the Finnish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong released a welcome note to their new member, as follow: Meet our new Start-Up & Entrepreneur Member Northern Lights ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong boss Carrie Lam gets tea-time chat show
Facing an exodus of journalists and with programmes pulled because of Beijing’s security law, Hong Kong’s public broadcaster has turned to an unlikely quarter for help in filling primetime evening ... ( read original story ...)
‘A self-parody of a SPAC’: The mysterious $100 million New Jersey deli is actually an investment vehicle backed by a firm in Hong Kong
SPAC. When you execute the merger, the name changes, the ticker changes, the board changes... everything changes." ... ( read original story ...)
Explainer: Hong Kong national security crackdown – month 10
Ten months since Beijing’s imposition of its national security law on Hong Kong, press freedom in the SAR is increasingly under threat while there are fears that another new law will allow the ... ( read original story ...)