China's central bank conducted 25 billion Yuan (about USD3.87 billion) worth of bills in Hong Kong on Friday, February 19. According to the People's Bank of China (PBOC), along with the ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic adds to woes of Hong Kong’s ethnic minority residents facing discrimination
Hong Kong-born and raised, Rai brought his wife and son from Nepal ... His wife runs a beauty and hair salon in their neighbourhood. She says business has been bad since the pandemic started last year ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC’s Top Executives Following the Money Prepare Moves to Asia
HSBC Holdings Plc is considering the return of some global leaders to the bank’s original hometown, reinforcing Asia’s role as its center of gravity. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s real estate bull run gives Year of the Ox a galloping start as homebuyers return to city’s first sales weekend
The return of homebuyers, helped by a booming stock market, is a particularly important indicator of improving sentiments ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Singapore in Talks Over Postponed Travel Bubble: SCMP
Hong Kong and Singapore are in discussions again over a postponed travel bubble, the South China Morning Post reported Saturday, citing an unnamed government source. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong confirms 15 new cases, expert says Sinovac vaccine safe for elderly in stable health condition
Dr Thomas Tsang, a member of the government’s task force on the pandemic, says key is whether the aged with chronic illnesses have their conditions under control. ( read original story ...)
Tall order for Paul Chan’s budget: help Hong Kong’s needy, save stricken businesses, revive economy amid Covid-19 pandemic
In his 70 sq ft cubicle in Cheung Sha Wan, renovation worker Xu Guiquan, 62, struggles with feelings of desperation as he has been mostly out of work since the Covid-19 pandemic hit Hong Kong early ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 adds to woes of Hong Kong’s ethnic minority residents facing discrimination, language barrier, difficulty finding jobs
Since the outbreak in Yau Tsim Mong district, members of ethnic minority groups say they have been targeted and blamed for “spreading the virus”, especially after Raymond Ho L ... ( read original story ...)
Jack Ma’s Ant Group was the next big thing. Now it may become just a boring bank
Jack Ma's Ant Group quickly became one of China's most powerful companies, and its plans for bridging the worlds of tech and finance were growing ever more ambitious by the day. ( read original story ...)
Will dogs of Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index shine after rough 2020?
Cash-rich Hong Kong residents are fleeing political repression, as mainland China clamps down on the special administrative region. Beijing introduced a national security law in 2020, following mass ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. lawmakers set resolution condemning China over Hong Kong rights
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a bipartisan resolution on Friday condemning actions by the Chinese government and local authorities in Hong Kong that they said violated rights ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai denied bail
Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has been denied bail by the High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), media reports said. ( read original story ...)
Mapletree Announces Plans for First Hong Kong Data Centre After Buying $104M Site
Mapletree Investments says it will develop an industrial site in Hong Kong's Fanling area for use as a data centre. ( read original story ...)
Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd Takes $221,000 Position in Bank of America Co. (NYSE:BAC)
Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd acquired a new stake in Bank of America Co. (NYSE:BAC) in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange ... ( read original story ...)