Turning Seoul into a new financial hub in Asia has for long been a campaign promise of local politicians cutting across party lines. Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, who is now in his third ... ( read original story ...)
EU Chief Warns China of ‘Negative Consequences’ Over Hong Kong Security Law
The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen did not specify what the consequences would be if the law were to be enacted. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares end higher after Trump says China trade deal ‘fully intact’
HSI financial sector sub-index is 1.5% higher; property sector up 0.3% June 23 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares reversed early losses to end more than 1.5% higher on Tuesday after President Donald Trump ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Leader Says She Still Hasn’t Seen Draft Text of Security Law
We have not seen the complete details of the proposed legislation,” she said. “We were commenting on what we have seen.” ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong records sixth coronavirus death: Cable TV
A 72-year-old man died in Hong Kong from coronavirus on Tuesday, taking the death toll from COVID-19 in the city to six, local television Cable TV said. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she won’t select judges for national security cases
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she will not select judges to preside over cases brought under the city's new security law, an apparent attempt to assuage concerns about the controversial ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader says she will appoint national security judges based on advice
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she will not handpick judges for national security cases but will appoint them based on recommendations from a judicial body that advises her on such ... ( read original story ...)
Mr. China’s Hong Kong Call Is No Idle Boost
Li said he was confident that it's only a matter of time before secondary-listed tech giants are included in the southbound Stock Connect that links the Hong Kong exchange to its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Bourse Tipped To Bounce Higher Again On Tuesday
Hong Kong & China Gas dropped 1.31 percent, China Petroleum and Chemical (Sinopec) sank 1.17 percent, China Life Insurance shed 1.00 percent, BOC Hong Kong lost 0.82 percent, Industrial and Commercial ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Hong Kong policy: One country, one brutal system
The peaceful protests of 2019 in Hong Kong objected to a proposed extradition law that many feared would give China’s security agencies the right to nab anyone in Hong Kong and take them to the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Economy Gets a Boost From Staycations, Dining Deals
People walking through the Lan Kwai Fong area of Hong Kong over the weekend might have been surprised to see a truly uncommon sight for 2020: a busy restaurant. ( read original story ...)
EU Presses China Over Trade, Warns on Hong Kong Law
The European Union told China on Monday to make good on a promise to open up its economy and warned of "very negative consequences" if Beijing goes ahead with a new security law on Hong Kong that the ... ( read original story ...)
EU warns China over Hong Kong security law
The EU on Monday warned China it would face "very negative consequences" if it presses ahead with a new security law for Hong Kong, stepping up pressure on Beijing over the controversial legislation. ( read original story ...)
EU urges China to move on trade, back off in Hong Kong
Top European Union officials on Monday pressed China's leaders to open the country's markets further to European companies, show stronger leadership in reforming world trade's governing body and step ... ( read original story ...)