A British lawyer who is prosecuting a case against pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong has been labelled a “mercenary” by Dominic Raab, the UK’s foreign secretary, as controversy over his appointment ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC chief wrote to Hong Kong activist over frozen bank account
Noel Quinn, HSBC chief executive, personally wrote to a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist to say that the bank was legally obliged to freeze his account, in a sign of the tightrope that corporations ... ( read original story ...)
Dominic Raab calls UK lawyer prosecuting Hong Kong activists a ‘mercenary’
A British lawyer who is prosecuting a case against pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong has been labelled a “mercenary” by Dominic Raab, the UK’s foreign secretary, as controversy over his appointment ... ( read original story ...)
Self-exiled former Hong Kong lawmaker Ted Hui rejects HSBC explanation it had no choice but to freeze accounts of him and his family
Hui says he can ‘hardly accept the nearly laughable U-turn explanation’ HSBC chief executive Noel Quinn gave him in an email last week. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Finance Chief Expects Jobless Rate to Top 16-Year High
Hong Kong’s unemployment rate for the three months ended December is likely to exceed the highest level in 16 years because of the impact of tightened coronavirus restrictions, Financial Secretary ... ( read original story ...)
Wheelchair climber hauls himself 250 metres up Hong Kong skyscraper for charity
Lai Chi-wai spent 10 hours pulling himself up the tower to raise money for spinal cord patients ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong faces new unemployment high, but finance chief warns worse may follow Lunar New Year
I am afraid that more business closures and lay-offs may occur after the Lunar New Year,” he added. In 2020, the number of bankruptcy applications surged 6.6 per cent year on year to nearly 8,700 ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC made a laughable U-turn: Ted Hui
The exiled former lawmaker, Ted Hui, said he's received a personal email from HSBC's Chief Executive explaining why it froze credit cards and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong finance chief warns of jobless rate spike as epidemic continues
Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, said here on Sunday that the jobless rate in Hong Kong will climb further as businesses and workers ... ( read original story ...)
Rollout of China’s Sinovac vaccine in Hong Kong under threat
Hong Kong is likely to delay the distribution of mainland Chinese producer Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine because of a lack of trial data, raising transparency concerns over a shot Beijing wants to sell ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-Pacific Stock Market Recap: Japan’s Nikkei, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Outperform Amid Robust Buying Spree
Pacific stock indexes finished mixed for the week with the biggest gains coming out of Japan and Hong Kong. South Korea suffered the biggest loss after a strong start to the new year. China and ... ( read original story ...)
How will the European Central Bank react to longer lockdowns?
Extended Covid-19 lockdowns, the pace of vaccinations and the prospects for an economic recovery will be in focus when the European Central Bank holds its first rate-setting meeting of the year on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-listed Chinese restaurant operator Jiumaojiu is betting on younger consumers for growth in 2021
Guangzhou-based restaurants operator Jiumaojiu International Holdings is pivoting to younger consumers, as it emerges from the economic dislocation caused by the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
In Wheelchair, Paraplegic Lai Chi-Wai Climbs up Skyscraper in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lai Chi-wai became the first in Hong Kong to climb more than 250 meters of a skyscraper while strapped into a wheelchair as he pulled himself up for more than 10 hours on ... ( read original story ...)