Companies that have currency swaps with banks face a tough call on which interest rate benchmark to use as Libor is phased out by end-2021. ( read original story ...)
Patient’s death referred to Hong Kong coroner, botched eye procedures under investigation
The death of a hospital patient with abnormally high potassium levels has been referred to the coroner after the care he received was found to be inadequate, as two more medical blunders involving eye ... ( read original story ...)
Brokers Offer 20 Times Leverage for ‘Deal of Decade’ Ant IPO
Hong Kong stockbrokers are so confident Ant Group’s blockbuster IPO will go smoothly that they’re offering to let mom-and-pop investors buy the stock with as much as 20 times leverage. ( read original story ...)
Missing Hong Kong protester Alexandra Wong ‘was held in mainland China’
A prominent Hong Kong protester has made her first public appearance in 14 months, telling the media she had been held in mainland China. Alexandra Wong, 64, was nicknamed "Grandma Wong" and was often ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protester ‘Grandmother Wong’ accuses mainland Chinese authorities of keeping her under house arrest for more than a year
A Hong Kong protester known as "Grandmother Wong" has accused mainland Chinese authorities of keeping her under house arrest for more than a year, and forcing her to stand in front of a five-starred ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong records 17 new Covid-19 cases, all imported, as commerce minister reveals travel bubble with Singapore could open in weeks
Hong Kong recorded 17 new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, including 11 from India, as a government minister revealed a travel bubble between the city and Singapore could open "in weeks". The other six ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist ‘Grandma Wong’ says held 14 months in mainland China
An elderly woman who disappeared midway through Hong Kong's democracy protests last year resurfaced in the financial hub on Saturday after 14 months away, saying she had been detained on the Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist Grandma Wong says kept back in Shenzhen for 14 months
A Hong Kong protester dubbed "Grandma Wong" said on Saturday that Chinese authorities kept her in custody for a month and a half across the border in Shenzhen, where she allegedly suffered mental ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong walks: discovering traditional, trendy Tai Hang
A pedestrian-friendly stroll from one of the city’s coolest corners to the embattled government’s HQ via the waterfront ... ( read original story ...)
Justin Trudeau hits back at China after threat to Canadians in Hong Kong
Prime minister says Canada will ‘stand up loudly’ for human rights after China’s ambassador against welcoming Hong Kong pro-democracy activists ... ( read original story ...)
Trudeau calls China’s Hong Kong diplomacy ‘coercive’
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will not tolerate "coercive" diplomacy from China. His remarks on Friday come a day after the Chinese ambassador warned that granting asylum to Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Regulatory Holdups Slow Ant Group’s IPO Plans
A window is closing for Chinese financial-technology giant Ant Group to pull off a record-breaking initial public offering ahead of the U.S. presidential election, as regulators in mainland China and ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC to provide securities services for Hong Kong’s first broad-based ESG ETF
The new ETF is tracking MSCI China A ESG Universal Index, and offering exposure to China A-shares with a robust ESG profile ... ( read original story ...)
China Market Update: Hong Kong Rebounds On Ant Group’s $280B Valuation To Close Out A Positive Return Week
Mainland and Hong Kong markets closed -2% in a broadly risk-off day Thursday as China released September inflation data. ( read original story ...)