The number of foreign companies with offices in Hong Kong has fallen for the first time in 11 years, with a notable drop in financial firms, as concerns over social unrest and the city's political ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks end week lower after SMIC and CNOOC decline following US blacklisting
Hong Kong stocks ended the week lower after the Trump administration added four more Chinese companies to a blacklist. China stocks, on the other hand, were in a ‘soft bull cycle’ and recorded a third ... ( read original story ...)
How a Hong Kong restaurant is a source of empowerment
Dignity Kitchen trains employees with disabilities to prep food, cook, and serve customers. To lift people out of poverty, it helps them find jobs in the food and beverage sector, beyond the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lawmakers kick-start plan for metropolis on artificial islands by approving Lantau Tomorrow Vision feasibility studies funding
Unhindered by opposition, committee approves release of cash to assess huge island-building plan for new settlement off Lantau. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Legislature Backs Studies for Artificial Islands Despite Criticism
Hong Kong's Legislative Council approved on Friday engineering and infrastructure studies for a government plan to build vast artificial islands in an effort to solve housing problems in one of the ... ( read original story ...)
China’s closer ties with Hong Kong’s bond market to create ‘enormous opportunities’ for city
Authorities in Hong Kong and China are looking at expanding the current Bond Connect scheme to match the existing Stock Connect system that already allows two-way trading. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks decline after US blacklists four more Chinese firms; SMIC trading to resume
The Hang Seng Index fell 0.2 per cent to 26,686.54 in the morning session, while the Shanghai Composite Index followed two days of declines by shedding 0.4 per cent to 3,430.03. ( read original story ...)
One Good Thing: Hong Kong restaurant trains the disabled | Charlotte Observer
Located smack in the middle of Hong Kong’s bustling Mong Kok neighborhood, Dignity Kitchen offers an array of mouthwatering Singaporean fare. ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific stocks trade mixed; SMIC shares in Hong Kong plunge after firm is placed on U.S. blacklist
The Pentagon added China’s largest chipmaker SMIC and and national offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks decline after US blacklists four more Chinese firms, SMIC trading is suspended
The Hang Seng Index fell 0.2 per cent to 26,680.24 in early trading, while the Shanghai Composite Index followed up two days of declines by shedding 0.6 per cent to 3,421.94. ( read original story ...)
An Ominous Milestone in Hong Kong’s Democratic Descent
Now those early successes are being undone, and hope is dwindling that Hong Kong’s prodemocracy movement can withstand Beijing’s incursions on the city. Eight years on from Wong’s first unlikely ... ( read original story ...)
One Good Thing: Hong Kong Restaurant Trains the Disabled
Located smack in the middle of Hong Kong’s bustling Mong Kok neighborhood, Dignity Kitchen offers an array of mouthwatering Singaporean fare. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: unions raise concerns over mandatory testing for care home staff, as city faces 112 new cases of Covid-19
Unions have raised concerns about the government's order that all care home employees be tested for the coronavirus, as a source said Hong Kong could expect another 112 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo Decries Hong Kong ‘Persecution’ as Activists Head to Jail
U.S. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo accused Hong Kong of using the courts to engage in “political persecution” after prominent activists were detained and a former opposition lawmaker fled to ... ( read original story ...)