President Trump should announce an investigation into the assets of Chinese Communist officials. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, Tokyo Face New Spikes; Lufthansa Masks: Virus Update
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire vowed not to raise taxes, even as the pandemic dealt a bigger blow to the economy than expected. Hong Kong extended virus-prevention measures after a new cluster ... ( read original story ...)
U.K. Test Data Criticized; Hong Kong Extends Curbs: Virus Update
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire vowed not to raise taxes, even as the pandemic dealt a bigger blow to the economy than expected. Hong Kong extended virus-prevention measures after a new cluster ... ( read original story ...)
Hurting Hong Kong’s financial hub status will harm foreign businesses too, city’s commerce secretary says
As "one of three major financial centers" in the world, any damage to Hong Kong's status as a key hub will have have an impact on foreign firms as well, warned Hong Kong's secretary for commerce and ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s bullying of Hong Kong is a big threat to Britain’s biggest bank
If there were a geopolitical seismometer in the boardroom of HSBC, the needle would be thrashing around like bamboo in a typhoon. The tremors have been coming thick and fast in the past few days for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong democracy group files complaint to U.N. over alleged abuse
A Hong Kong pro-democracy group said on Tuesday it had filed a complaint with the United Nations over what it described as abuse of anti-government protesters held in custody in the Chinese-ruled city ... ( read original story ...)
UK Warns China: Do Not Cross the Rubicon on Hong Kong
"It can cross the Rubicon and violate the autonomy and the rights of the people of Hong Kong or it can step back, understand the widespread concern of the international community ... ( read original story ...)
What’s in store for Hong Kong? Look at Tibet.
China’s National People’s Congress set in motion new, restrictive legislation for Hong Kong. Activists in Hong Kong have already dubbed this move as the final nail in the coffin of the Basic Law, ... ( read original story ...)
UK tells China: step back from the brink on Hong Kong
The United Kingdom on Tuesday called on China to step back from the brink over a national security law in Hong Kong that it said was a breach of Beijing's international commitments to the "one country ... ( read original story ...)
‘It is much worse’: veterans of Hong Kong’s 2003 protests fear new law
Huge demonstrations 17 years ago managed to block Beijing’s bill, but now China threatens a fresh clampdown ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong seen emerging as IPO hub for fintechs, as Chinese firms shun US markets amid rising tension
Hong Kong is fast becoming the go-to fundraising hub for Chinese fintech companies, as the city benefits from the US market's waning appeal for Chinese issuers amid an ongoing spat between Washington ... ( read original story ...)
China’s NetEase Kicks Off $3.2 Billion Hong Kong Offering
NetEase has officially launched a long-rumored second offering in Hong Kong, seeking to raise up to 24.5 billion Hong Kong dollars ($3.2 billion) as it prepares to expand globally. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Sees Rush to Renew UK Passports as Fears for Future Grow
When Ming Wong saw that Britain was prepared to offer extended visa rights and a "path to citizenship" for British National Overseas (BNO) passport holders in Hong Kong, she seized the moment and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s own leaders have sacrificed its autonomy
If Hong Kong has become a pawn between the US and China, it is because Carrie Lam and her government have allowed it, says author Antony Dapiran ... ( read original story ...)