Well over 50 years ago now, as a small boy in Africa, I told my friends that I was going to move to Hong Kong. They had no idea where it was, but they had all heard of it. "Made in Hong Kong! Made in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education exam students take change of venue over Covid-19 risks in their stride
Hong Kong university entrance exams enter second day, with 12,000 sitting chemistry test. Some candidates have to use exam authority’s Lai King assessment centre after Shung Tak Catholic English ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong buyers pile into Sun Hung Kai’s new flats in Tuen Mun on hopes of a speedy recovery
Hong Kong’s property market, the world’s most expensive, recovered better than expected in the first quarter after being walloped by the outbreak of Covid-19 last year. ( read original story ...)
DBS Bank and Contour to Expand Digital Trade Offerings in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore
DBS Bank and Contour have expanded their digital trade offerings to four new markets in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. As mentioned in a release, digital letter of credit capabilities will be offered ... ( read original story ...)
Why is Chinese leader Xi Jinping so afraid of Hong Kong and Jimmy Lai?
A truly international city and center of finance can’t crush the rule of law, and it can’t hold political prisoners. ( read original story ...)
SpiceJet airlifts 800 oxygen concentrators from Hong Kong to Delhi
Gurugram: Amid the second wave of the Coronavirus pandemic that has resulted in an acute shortage of oxygen in the country, SpiceXpress, the air cargo arm of SpiceJet, airlifted 800 oxygen ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hyper-Competitive Kindergartens
In most cases, a “good head start” means attendance at an elite kindergarten. Hong Kong’s fully privatized early childhood education system is driven by the philosophy of parental choice ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Vaccine Bookings Double as Young Adults Sign Up
Hong Kong saw a jump in bookings for coronavirus vaccine appointments after eligibility was widened to all residents aged 16 and older, as the city works to boost inoculation rates seen as crucial to ... ( read original story ...)
Private Notice Question – Hong Kong
The Private Notice Question on the sentencing of pro-democracy campaigners in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
India’s ‘buoyant’ startup culture shut out of global SPAC hunt
The number of SPAC deals that have taken Indian companies public on the US stock exchanges remains stuck at exactly three"-even as an estimated $120 billion in capital seeks deals in Asia. Rules aimed ... ( read original story ...)
Hongkong Land celebrates strategic milestone with the opening of “The Ring, Chongqing”, a new “urban-nature community” development
Hongkong Land today celebrated the official launch of "The Ring, Chongqing ", its inaugural lifestyle retail series. As the Group's first wholly-owned commercial development project in Southwest China ... ( read original story ...)
Who defines ‘fake news’ in Hong Kong, and is a law needed? Calls for legislation spark fears of curbs on media, critics
City leader Carrie Lam has promised new legislation while police chief calls for more control, but an expert suggests education could be the answer instead. ( read original story ...)
Hongkong Land unveils Kidzplorer: A US$33 million strategic investment innovatively designed to integrate edutainment with lifestyle retailing
Hongkong Land today officially opened Kidzplorer, a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) oriented play-centre now fully integrated into its first wholly-owned commercial ... ( read original story ...)
Wells Fargo Joins Drift of Finance Jobs Away From Hong Kong
Wells Fargo (WFC) is the latest financial institution to scale down its Hong Kong presence after the city passed a much-loathed, vaguely worded National Security Law that effectively outlaws ... ( read original story ...)