U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday that interest rates may have to rise to keep a lid on the burgeoning growth of the U.S. economy brought on in part by trillions of dollars in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong exchange backs down on contentious plan to double profit qualification for IPOs after outcry
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has decided to water down its proposal to drastically raise the profit qualification for a Main Board listing in the world's third-largest stock market, ... ( read original story ...)
SF Reit builds $345m Hong Kong IPO
SF Real Estate Investment Trust has launched bookbuilding for its Hong Kong listing. It is aiming to raise up to HK$2.68bn ($345.4m) from the city's first Reit IPO in a year and a half. ( read original story ...)
A Twosome Place IPO faces skepticism
Park A Twosome Place, a coffeehouse chain headquartered in Korea aiming to go public, sent out a request for proposal (RFP) for its initial public offering (IPO) recent ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Is a Renters’ Market as Prices Drop on Expat Moves
There’s rarely been a better time to be apartment hunting in Hong Kong than right now. Rents in one of the world’s most expensive real estate markets dropped to HK$33.60 ($4.33) per square foot in the ... ( read original story ...)
Police investigating cause of midnight blaze in Hong Kong residential block
A first-floor flat in a six-storey building on Canton Road in Mong Kok burst into flames at 12.08am; firefighters spent more than two hours to douse the flames. ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Hong Kong Travel Bubble Has Families on Tenterhooks
As Singapore’s government assesses any potential change to a planned travel bubble with Hong Kong following a spike in local virus cases, families on both sides of the South China Sea are waiting and ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore-Hong Kong travel bubble in doubt
Quarantine-free travel between the two cities is under review as community transmission increases in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong court bars police officer charged with fraud from leaving city, contacting witnesses
Superintendent Lung Siu-chuen, 55, is accused of obtaining HK$6 million in housing loans by falsely claiming the property was intended for personal use. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks inch up as financial, energy shares firm ahead of China’s reopening
Hong Kong shares inched up on Wednesday as the energy sector rose on higher oil prices due to a steep drop in U.S. crude stocks, while bargain hunting boosted financial firms ahead of the reopening of ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong experts warn mutated strain could be spreading after city orders hundreds more into quarantine
Six new Covid-19 cases expected on Wednesday,as experts warned long incubation periods mean arrivals might carry strain into community. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong democrat quits district council while in custody over security law charge
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Fergus Leung has resigned as a district councillor, after being in police detention for over two months pending trial under the national security law. According to the ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore monitoring COVID-19 situation as cases rise ahead of Hong Kong travel bubble
SINGAPORE: Singapore is monitoring the COVID-19 situation closely, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) said on Wednesday (May 5), as community cases ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong beat China but crash out in FIFAe Nations Series qualifiers debut
Star players Ho Ka-ming and Cheung Chi-shing hope their fourth-place finish in the Asia & Oceania group B qualifiers will help improve Hong Kong’s level in esports football competitions. ( read original story ...)