The Hong Kong stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last five trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had jumped more than 750 ... ( read original story ...)
Covid-19 and security law cloud outlook for Hong Kong luxury homes
But now it faces two quite different challenges at once — the Covid-19 pandemic and the imposition of tough national security laws by Beijing that raise questions about the territory’s cherished ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ‘shop king’ Tang Shing-bor reaches settlement on unpaid rent of US$1.5 million for hotel property
Billionaire Tang Shing-bor, Hong Kong’s “shop king”, has swiftly settled a court case brought against him over unpaid rent of nearly HK$12 million (US$1.5 million) for a hotel property in Tsim Sha ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Hong Kong starts voluntary mass-testing program
HONG KONG - Hong Kong has kicked off a voluntary mass-testing program for coronavirus as part of a strategy to break the chain of transmission in the city's third outbreak of the disease. The testing ... ( read original story ...)
Trump administration forces Facebook and Google to drop Hong Kong cable
Google and Facebook have withdrawn plans to build an undersea cable between the United States and Hong Kong after the Trump administration raised national security concerns about the proposal. On ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Starts Mass Virus Testing As China Distrust Swirls
Hong Kong will start conducting mass coronavirus tests on Tuesday, a health scheme that has been swept up in the political debate dividing the city, where many remain deeply distrustful of both local ... ( read original story ...)
Arrests made at Hong Kong protest a year after police clash
Police in Hong Kong used pepper spray and made several arrests as dozens of protesters gathered Monday at a subway station to mark the anniversary of a violent clash last ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong refugees captured at sea spent months plotting daring dash to freedom
Young people desperate to escape the city are risking dangerous journeys on the South China Sea to try to reach Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
HKEX’s Charles Li wants to create another wave of mega IPOs in Hong Kong to stay ahead of Nasdaq in next market reforms
Hong Kong's stock market operator is keen to create another wave of mega stock offerings by mainland China's new-economy companies in the city by further tweaking its listing rules, its chief Charles ... ( read original story ...)
Amount spent by mainland Chinese on Hong Kong life insurance policies plummets 76 per cent as Covid-19 brings visitor arrivals to a standstill
Mainland Chinese spent HK$6.2 billion on life policies in Hong Kong in the first half of the year, a 76 per cent decline from the same period a year ago, according to the Insurance Authority. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, mainland stocks surrender gains as concern about China’s banks outweighs Xiaomi, Alibaba rally and steady August economic data
The stock markets in Hong Kong and mainland China gave up early gains and ended lower on Monday, with concern about the outlook for Chinese banks eclipsing optimism around technology stocks and upbeat ... ( read original story ...)
Minimizing the social cost of COVID-19
Efforts to turn an effective institutional response to the pandemic into a political or ideological battleground are misguided, at best. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to resume face-to-face school classes by late September
Hong Kong will resume face-to-face school classes from Sept. 23 as the Asian financial hub's authorities aim to wind back strict coronavirus restrictions, which kept around 900,000 students working at ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Greenland Financial plans to raise $876 mln ahead of HK IPO – document
China's state-backed Greenland Holdings' financial arm is planning to raise up to 6 billion yuan ($876.41 million) in a pre-IPO round that will raise its valuation to 34 billion yuan, according to an ... ( read original story ...)