Chinese e-commerce platform Alibaba is weighing a delay to its listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange due to massive anti-China protests that have shuttered the airport and captivated the world. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Faces New Threat as Chinese Companies Reconsider IPOs
(Bloomberg) -- Several Chinese companies are rethinking fundraising plans in Hong Kong as anti-government protests rock the city, an ominous sign for its future as a financial gateway between Asia’s ... ( read original story ...)
How businesses in Richmond’s Golden Village are handling the unrest in Hong Kong
Patrick Wong’s first job in Vancouver was overseeing the business development of the newly constructed Aberdeen Centre mall in Richmond, named after the Aberdeen harbour in his native city of Hong ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Hong Kong office condemns airport clashes as ‘near-terrorist acts’
... police were assembling in Shenzhen for exercises in what some saw as a threat to the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. (CBC News) Chinese state media on Wednesday called on Beijing to deal ... ( read original story ...)
Flights resume at Hong Kong airport as protesters apologize
HONG KONG -- Flights resumed Wednesday at Hong Kong's airport after two days of disruptions that descended into clashes with police, highlighting the hardening positions of pro-democracy protesters ... ( read original story ...)
Canada warns about travel to Hong Kong, agrees with calls for peace
"This is a turbulent moment in the world," Freeland told a news conference in Toronto, where she met with German's foreign minister Heiko Maas. "I would urge all Canadians, if you live in Hong Kong, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests haven’t hurt Canada Goose: CEO
So, Hong Kong is doing well. All of Asia is doing well, too. Japan is a really strong market for us,” Canada Goose CEO Dani Reiss tells Yahoo Finance. As part of its new global retail store push, ... ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, a protest boom for some businesses starts waning
... not mean that the economic downturn will not affect our business next month,” Lam said. Indeed, the problems facing Hong Kong’s wide-open economy - which is expected to grind to a halt in ... ( read original story ...)
Property firms urge dialogue to end social unrest
Property developers expressed concern over the ongoing extradition bill-related protests in Hong Kong, warning about the potential impact of the unrest on the city’s economy and well-being. In a ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng Bank cuts home loan cash rebate
Hang Seng Bank (0011) followed Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp to cut the cash rebate rate of residential mortgages by 100 basis points to 1 percent for loans below HK$10 million, and by 50 basis ... ( read original story ...)
$1.5 Billion Luxury Homes Sale Put on Hold Amid Hong Kong Unrest
Hong Kong billionaire ends silence ... which began over legislation that would have allowed extradition to the mainland, were causing potential property buyers to adopt a wait-and-see attitude. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Recruitment Outlook
Aug.14 -- Carol Cheung, financial services and commerce finance director at Robert Walters Hong Kong, discusses the protests in Hong Kong and their impact on people living and working in the city. She ... ( read original story ...)
China’s yuan exchange rate drop could roil already strained Hong Kong-protest hit economy
Hong Kong’s economy, already straining under the weight of anti-government protests as well as the US-China trade war, is now set to feel the pressure of a weaker Chinese yuan. Retailers, restaurants, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong airport reopens after overnight clashes, mass protests
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s airport resumed ... have plunged the Asian financial hub into its worst crisis since it reverted from British to Chinese rule in 1997. About 30 protesters ... ( read original story ...)