The best start to a year for new equity listings in Hong Kong is being tarnished by the rising number of offers that are slumping on debut, raising questions over the continued strength of the listing ... ( read original story ...)
As borders reopen, Asia’s ‘zero-Covid’ economies need to start puzzling it out
The pandemic has split the world into two camps. One camp - represented by mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand - is pursuing a policy of Covid-19 eradication. This is their ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Turns to Businesses to Fix Foundering Vaccine Program
When bar and nightclub owners in Hong Kong met with city officials this month, they expected to hear how the government planned to coax more of the largely resistant population to get vaccinated, with ... ( read original story ...)
What does Hong Kong’s defiantly buoyant property market tell us – and Beijing?
New bill ensuring only ‘patriots’ govern Hong Kong effectively signals an end to big business’ influence in shaping policies, but it does not mean a quick fix for deep-rooted livelihood issues, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong mountaineer on a high after fastest Everest climb by a woman
Former Hong Kong schoolteacher Tsang Yin-hung said Sunday she always believed in aiming high after setting a new record for the fastest ascent of Everest by a woman. In 2018, Nepali climber Phunjo ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland Chinese tech start-ups hope to tap SPAC trend to go public
Tech start-up backed by Legend Holdings, Baidu are among those exploring options regarding special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), industry insiders said. ( read original story ...)
‘Big headache’ for Hong Kong workshop owners in factory estates making way for public housing
Now he has 18 months to move out, as the factory estate is making way for public housing. He has to find a new place and dreads the “big headache” of moving his six large pieces of equipment, weighing ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong civil servants to get ‘two days off’ as vaccine perk; no new infections
SHots must be taken by a certain date, according to source, with those already vaccinated also entitled to the scheme. ( read original story ...)
Ethnic enclaves of Hong Kong, from Little Bangkok in Kowloon City to Nepalis in Kam Tin and the go-to Canuck bars of SoHo
People from the same country congregate and do business in certain neighbourhoods of Hong Kong, from the Thais in Kowloon City to Canadians in SoHo and Africans in Yuen Long. ( read original story ...)
The Hong Kong dilemma: ‘Either you shut up or you leave’
The Hong Kong democracy activist feared it would signal her arrest for involvement in the city’s protest movement and, probably, a prison sentence. But the knock never came. Instead, Vera — not her ... ( read original story ...)
Quorn-Maker’s IPO Has Top Funds Ditching Blue Chip Stocks
Food giant Monde Nissin Corp.’s record-breaking entry into the Philippine stock market is driving a shakeup that’s impacting everything from the nation’s consumer sector to holdings of some of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong exempts corporate executives from its strict quarantine rules, and other news from around the world.
Fully vaccinated “senior executives” can ask to skip compulsory hotel stays. It’s not the first time that the city has applied its rules differently to certain segments of society. ( read original story ...)
Senior global bankers face easier travel to and from Hong Kong as Covid-19 cases drop in Asia’s financial hub
Hong Kong marked a day of zero new coronavirus cases for the first time in more than half a year on May 27, suggesting a promising turnaround in the city’s months-long fight against a fourth wave of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong exempts corporate executives from its strict quarantine rules.
Fully vaccinated “senior executives” can ask to skip compulsory hotel stays. It’s not the first time that the city has applied its rules differently to certain segments of society. ( read original story ...)