Toilet paper shortages have been a reliable milestone of the city’s destiny as a financial center. We may be at one again. ( read original story ...)
Jack Ma Is Telling China’s Startup Founders It’s Time to Go Public
Jack Ma’s timing is frequently spot-on. Now, he’s signaling to a host of Chinese startups it’s time to race ahead with multi-billion-dollar stock sales before the coronavirus pandemic or trade war ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Is Losing to Singapore as a Venue for Arbitration
International companies are increasingly avoiding Hong Kong as a jurisdiction for settling disputes through arbitration, one of the clearest signs yet that China’s tightening grip on the financial hub ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: More Hong Kong Residents Say U.S. Is Bigger Threat Than China, Poll Shows
An exclusive Newsweek poll also showed that more Hong Kong residents believed closer relations with mainland China "will best serve Hong Kong's long-term strategic interests" than they did for ... ( read original story ...)
UK unveils new special visa for Hong Kong’s BNO holders
However, Ms Patel said on Wednesday that the offer meant the UK was "keeping our promise" to Hong Kong residents "to uphold their freedoms". What are the conditions to get the spe ... ( read original story ...)
TikTok, Hong Kong and more U.S.-China flashpoints
An incumbent superpower and a rising one are finding coexistence increasingly difficult. Jockeying for position in a changing world, the U.S. and China are facing off on all sorts of issues, most -- ... ( read original story ...)
UK details path to citizenship for Hong Kong applicants
Britain's route to citizenship for almost three million people in Hong Kong will open in January 2021, and applicants will not need a job to come to the country, interior minister Priti Patel said on ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Corona Capital: Kingfisher, Hong Kong, London tube
Corona Capital is a daily column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong orders masks indoors in public as daily cases hit record
Hong Kong will extend strict social distancing measures from midnight on Wednesday, ordering masks in all indoor public areas including malls and markets, as the global financial hub reported a daily ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Lufax seeks U.S. IPO as early as this year: sources
Lufax, one of China's largest online wealth management platforms backed by financial giant Ping An Insurance Group , is seeking a U.S. initial public offering as early as this ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports record daily rise in coronavirus cases
Hong Kong reported 113 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, a daily record, including 105 that were transmitted locally, adding to a slew of new cases which have hit the global financial hub over the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong mandates masks in all indoor public areas
Hong Kong will expand strict new social distancing measures from midnight on Wednesday, mandating face masks in all indoor public areas including malls and markets, Health Secretary Sophia Chan said. ( read original story ...)
Hurting the Hong Kong dollar peg could come at a ‘high cost’ to the greenback, strategist says
Two methods the White House could use to damage the peg would likely backfire, Liu told CNBC's "Street Signs" on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Equinix invests $51m into Hong Kong footprint
With an additional 1,000 cabinets added to the facility, HK4 now has a total capacity of 1,500 cabinets and will further add 3,000 cabinets in future phases. ( read original story ...)