Stocks are mostly lower in afternoon trading on Wall Street Monday after the market gave back some of its recent gains from a five-week winning streak. ( read original story ...)
Singapore-based Zouk Group sold for $14 million as cruise operator Genting Hong Kong seeks liquidity
The buyer is Malaysian firm Tulipa, owned by Mr Lim Keong Hui, the son of Genting Hong Kong's controlling shareholder.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
US stands with Hong Kong
While the world was distracted, Beijing escalated its threats against Hongkongers, eroded their autonomy, and removed their civil liberties. The newly implemented security law, which makes secession, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s public space problem
When Hong Kong tried to tackle its third wave of Covid-19 by banning diners from inside restaurants, authorities quickly encountered a problem. Some people had nowhere else to go. Photos started ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong has started mass coronavirus testing. Here’s why critics are against it
Hong Kong will begin mass testing for the novel coronavirus within the country after a recent outbreak. But critics worry about what the tests could mean for democracy. What’s going on? Hong Kong — ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam gets swabbed as mass virus tests start
"It will help Hong Kong emerge from the pandemic unscathed and is conducive ... the city in late January but about 75 percent of those cases were detected since the start of July."I am doing this for ... ( read original story ...)
Make Hong Kong a startup hub
China and the United States are rich in unicorns (i.e. startup companies valued at US$1 billion but not listed) , and the two countries just launched two individual unicorn ranking lists in August. ( read original story ...)
As Hong Kong reports 12 new cases, it launches effort to test millions. That’s raising eyebrows.
The issue comes at a sensitive time for some Hong Kongers, who decry what they see as Beijing's encroachment on their freedoms. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Future as Biotech IPO Hub is Bright
Hong Kong's stock exchange continues to belie the turmoil in the city, with a stock price that's far outpacing the index and a series of wins in the form of big tech listings. Another bright spot - ... ( read original story ...)
Prime Bank speeds up digital push to spur growth
Most companies should be content if they just can manage to stay afloat in the face of the devastating coronavirus pandemic. But Prime Bank Ltd has not only been weathering the toughest crisis in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong security guard dies after being slashed in neck at Tseung Kwan O MTR station while working
The knife attack in front of two colleagues caused the man to collapse in a pool of blood. A former colleague has been arrested following the incident. ( read original story ...)
STAT China: Lineup for Hong Kong IPO grows, and a conversation with Junshi’s Li Ning
In this edition, we feature a conversation with Li Ning, CEO of Junshi Biosciences, along with other news and notes from Chinese biotech. ( read original story ...)
Latham & Watkins Hires White & Case Hong Kong Finance Partner
Latham & Watkins has hired a debt finance partner in Hong Kong from White & Case. Andrew Bishop was most recently a partner at White & Case based in Hong Kong, where he advised investment banks and ... ( read original story ...)
Meagre gains for Hong Kong, mainland stocks, as investors weigh upbeat China economic data against US market dip, Covid-19 surge
The Hong Kong and mainland China stock markets eked out small gains after see-sawing on Tuesday, as investors weighed signs of economic recovery in China against a dip overnight in US markets and an ... ( read original story ...)