The Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN), an ambitious underwater data cable project partly owned by Facebook and Google, won't be connecting Los Angeles to Hong Kong after all. New ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong retail slump continues as sales shrink 23.1 per cent in July
Consumer spending dropped to HK$26.5 billion in July, contributing to the 32.1 per cent fall in sales for the first seven months of the year, from the same stretch in 2019, according to provisional ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong begins China-led mass-testing for coronavirus amid public doubts
Hong Kong has tested thousands of people for coronavirus at the start of a mass-testing effort that's become another political flashpoint in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong starts mass virus tests undermined by distrust of China
Hong Kong launched a mass coronavirus testing scheme on Tuesday, but calls for millions to take up the offer have been undermined by deep distrust of the government following China's crushing of the ... ( read original story ...)
Millions back at school in Europe as Hong Kong starts mass tests
Millions of mask-wearing European children headed back to school on Tuesday after summer holidays despite rising numbers of coronavirus infections, as Hong Kong rolled out a mass coronavirus testing ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Hong Kong July retail sales plunge as spending, tourism evaporate
Hong Kong's retail sales slumped for the 18th straight month in July as a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the city and tightening of social measures battered consumption and tourism. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Retail Sales Fall Further In July
Hong Kong's retail sales declined further in July, albeit at a softer rate, figures from the Census and Statistics Department showed ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Looks Undervalued As Asian Economy Gets Back On Track
HSBC stock lost nearly 40% - dropping from $40 at the end of 2019 to around $24 in early April - before further declining to around $22 now. This implies the stock is around 45% lower than at the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong starts mass coronavirus testing as critics urge boycott
The issue comes at a sensitive time for some Hong Kongers with what they decry as Beijing's encroachment on their freedoms. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow warns dissent being silenced
Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow on Tuesday warned that dissent was being silenced in the financial hub as she reported to the police after her recent arrest under China's new security law for ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong July retail sales plunge as spending, tourism evaporate
Hong Kong's retail sales slumped for the 18th straight month in July as a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the city and tightening of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Jewelry Fair Canceled, Moves To All-Digital Format
Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong is the latest to fall victim to the global coronavirus pandemic that has caused dozens of jewelry fairs to either cancel its 2020 events or move to all-digital formats. ( read original story ...)
Jewellery & Gem WORLD Hong Kong (JGW) goes virtual for 2020
Informa Markets Jewellery announced today that Jewellery & Gem WORLD Hong Kong (JGW) 2020 is pivoting to an online format this year with ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong mass testing sows distrust among activists
Hong Kong's attempt to launch mass testing for coronavirus has morphed into a referendum on the government’s legitimacy after opposition politicians called on the public to boycott the programme. The ... ( read original story ...)