In the dark small hours, two recurring nightmares terrorize the sleep of Eddie Chu. In the first, he is lost overseas and cannot get home to Hong Kong. In the second, the former lawmaker is day ... ( read original story ...)
How can Hong Kong prevent domestic workers and their babies from going homeless after maternity leave increase?
It is hardly surprising that domestic workers start developing romantic relationships in Hong Kong, as many remain in the city for several years and sometimes decades. But although they are entitled ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stock exchange to see record yearly IPO fund-raising since 2010
HONG KONG, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is expected to record its best year in terms of IPO fund-raising this year since 2010, reinforcing Hong Kong's status as ... ( read original story ...)
A New Start in Vietnam’s Most Livable City
Hill, 54, moved to Da Nang in 2010. It wasn’t his first time living abroad—he’d been away from his hometown of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s financial firms must disclose climate change policies from 2025 under new rules to boost city as ‘green fundraising’ hub
Mandatory environmental impact disclosures enforced by regulators such as SFC and HKMA are part of a push to equip the city to become a global hub for ‘green finance’. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: government to pump HK$6.4 billion into fresh round of relief for hard-hit businesses
The Hong Kong government will spend HK$6.4 billion (US$825.6 million) in a fresh wave of relief funding for struggling businesses as the fourth wave of Covid-19 infections continues to ravage the city ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Sevens ‘makes no commercial sense’ unless at least 50 per cent of stadium is filled, says Rugby Union boss
Hong Kong Rugby Union CEO Robbie McRobbie ‘disappointed but relieved’ after World Rugby agrees to postpone marquee event, but says competing teams were ‘desperate’ to travel to the city had event gone ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: China formally indicts activists who attempted to flee by boat to Taiwan
Chinese prosecutors have officially indicted 10 of the 12 Hong Kongers detained in mainland China, months after they were arrested for attempting to flee to Taiwan by boat. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks do not ‘have a specific direction’, analyst says as markets end higher at lunch
Stocks in Hong Kong and China ticked up at the lunch break on Thursday, after fluctuating between gains and losses during the morning session. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong take-private deals set to pick up pace after hitting 3-year high in 2020
Deals to take Hong Kong-listed companies private are set to accelerate next year, having already hit a three-year peak in 2020, as family-owned and other businesses reel from economic downturn amid ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: 10 who fled by boat to Taiwan charged with illegal crossing
Group has not been put on trial yet but China’s court system has a conviction rate of about 99% ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong take-private deals set to pick up pace after hitting three-year high in 2020
Deals to take Hong Kong-listed companies private are set to accelerate next year, having already hit a three-year peak in 2020, as family-owned and other businesses reel from economic downturn amid ... ( read original story ...)
Investment bankers revel in bumper fees from Chinese groups in 2020
Record fees from equity deals involving Chinese companies in 2020 underscore global finance’s growing dependency on the country even as geopolitical tensions rise. ( read original story ...)
Man who spent 27 years in jail returns home to Hong Kong
Lawyer thanks Kedah ruler for giving Chu Tak Fai the opportunity to live the remainder of his life with his family. ( read original story ...)