HSBC Holdings Plc is considering an exit from U.S. retail banking, according to a report by the Financial Times. ( read original story ...)
AppWorks Accelerator features 20 Southeast Asian startups in its first online showcase
AD. Remove this ad space by subscribing. Support independent journalism. The accelerator’s key markets include Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Here is a list of ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC weighs exit from U.S. retail banking – FT
HSBC (NYSE:HSBC) is considering exiting the retail banking business in the U.S. in a move that would reallocate resources to more profitable businesses in Asia, the Financial Times reports, citing two ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader says she has ‘piles of cash at home,’ no bank account, due to U.S. sanctions
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam keeps “piles of cash” at home and is unable to open a bank account after being targeted by U.S. sanctions, according to an interview the top official gave on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s leader is being paid in cash due to US sanctions. Carrie Lam earns $56,000 a month and says money is now piling up at her house.
Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, currently cannot use her bank account. Earning $672,000 per year, she's one of the highest-paid leaders in the world. ( read original story ...)
Carrie Lam: Hong Kong’s leader says she has to keep piles of cash at home
Hong Kong's Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, has said in a TV interview that she has to keep "piles of cash" at home as she has no bank account. This is because of sanctions imposed on her by the US ... ( read original story ...)
‘Piles of cash at home’: Hong Kong leader says US sanctions mean she has no bank account
Carrie Lam says she is paid in cash and calls US sanctions imposed over security crackdown ‘unjustifiable’ ... ( read original story ...)
Site of Hong Kong’s former Kai Tak Airport set for huge transformation
The site of the old Hong Kong Kai Tak Airport -- famous for its notoriously challenging runway in the middle of the busy city center -- is set to welcome a new sky-high landmark. ( read original story ...)
Anger Grows at Hong Kong’s Erratic Covid Rules as Cases Mount
As Hong Kong battles a new wave of coronavirus infections with yet another round of social restrictions, a sense of fatigue with the confusing and inconsistent nature of the city’s pandemic response ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Covid-19 wave traced to socialites’ love of the cha-cha
Hong Kong is battling a new coronavirus cluster originating from one of the city’s lesser-known elite pastimes — wealthy older women visiting dance clubs for lessons, often with handsome younger ... ( read original story ...)
Big Names Line Up for IPOs as 2020 Draws to a Close
Airbnb, Door Dash, Roblox, and a number of other start-ups file for December initial public offerings. Some are profitable and well known; others are not. It’s an exciting way to end a pandemic year. ( read original story ...)
‘I have piles of cash at home… I don’t have a bank account,’ says Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam after US sanctions
Chief Executive Carrie Lam has said that she has been forced to keep piles of cash around her home after she was sanctioned by the US. © Hong Kong Free P ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents with Covid-19 symptoms must take test within three days of doctor’s advice or face hefty fines
All Hongkongers with Covid-19 symptoms must take a coronavirus test within three days of being issued with a written instruction from their family doctor or face hefty fines and a mandatory order, the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pupils to get lessons in patriotism with trips to mainland
Pupils in Hong Kong will make compulsory trips to mainland China so they can better understand their motherland, under plans drawn up by the authorities.The new requirement, which critics have likened ... ( read original story ...)