China’s efforts to promote its digital currency as well as the internationalisation of the yuan had caused concerns it wanted to topple the US dollar as the world’s main reserve currency. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s office leasing market is becoming a tenants’ market and is on the road to recovery
At first glance, the performance of Hong Kong's office leasing market in the first quarter of this year was a continuation of the deteriorating fundamentals that have plagued the sector for the past ... ( read original story ...)
SOSV-backed insurtech startup Ignatica banks $7m in pre-series A money
Hong Kong-based insurance platform Ignatica said it raised US$7 million in a pre-series A funding round led by growth capital private equity fund Ling Feng Capital. Other backers such as US-based SOSV ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: compulsory testing order issued for Hong Kong’s Harbour City after visit by person believed to be carrying mutant strain
The patient, believed to be the 31-year-old woman confirmed to have the more virulent N501Y coronavirus strain on Sunday, is said to have visited a dessert shop at the Hong Kong mall. ( read original story ...)
Standard Chartered to hire 400 staff in Hong Kong to tap growing demand for wealth management service
in the city. The American bank is exiting its consumer banking business in 13 international markets where it lacks scale, focusing on “wealth centres” in Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates ... ( read original story ...)
Trip.com Group successfully list on Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Disclaimer | Commerce Policy | Made In NYC | Stock quotes by finanzen.net HONG KONG, April 19, 2021 /CNW/ -- Trip.com Group, a leading global travel services provider, officially listed on Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bourse May Crack Resistance At 29,000 Points
The Hong Kong stock market bounced higher again on Friday, one day after it had ended the two-day winning streak in which it had ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong scientist: ‘Seeing is believing’ about Chinese mainland
Though he is from Hong Kong, he decided to start a business in Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province. He said many young people in Hong Kong are biased against the Chinese mainland because of the unknown ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bans flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines for two weeks
Hong Kong will suspend flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines from April 20 for two weeks after the N501Y mutant COVID-19 strain was detected in the Asian financial hub for the first time, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bans Flights From India, Pakistan and the Philippines for 2 Weeks
Hong Kong will suspend flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines from April 20 for two weeks after the N501Y mutant COVID-19 strain was detected in the Asian financial hub for the first time, ... ( read original story ...)
How documentaries portray the 2019 Hong Kong protests, with echoes of The Hunger Games and V for Vendetta
In his Academy Award-nominated short film Do Not Split, Anders Hammer set out to ‘show the atmosphere in the streets’. Joshua Bischof’s Burn With Us is 89 minutes of mayhem. Ai Weiwei’s Cockroach ... ( read original story ...)
WorldView: Hong Kong activist sentenced to at least 12 months in prison; 3 deaths in Denmark linked to salmonella poisoning
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to at least 12 months in jail for his involvement in a 2019 pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong. Three people have died and multiple are sick with salmonella ... ( read original story ...)
Forced to leave home behind, Hong Kong’s youngest political exile starts her life in U.K.
“I was very worried about being caught at the airport," the teenager said. “But on the flight, I finally felt safer and the most relaxed in a long time.” ... ( read original story ...)
A teenager in exile: How one Hong Kong protester came to seek political asylum in the U.K.
I was very worried about being caught at the airport," the teenager said. “But on the flight, I finally felt safer and the most relaxed in a long time.” ... ( read original story ...)