Protests in Hong Kong have captured the world’s attention in recent weeks, with demonstrators closing streets and the airport, and Chinese forces amassing near the border with a none too subtle threat ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong on brink of recession as trade war, political protests escalate
Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam said last week the economic impact on the city threatened to be worse than the 2003 SARS outbreak or the 2008 financial crash, both of which triggered sharp downturns. ( read original story ...)
China’s investors are piling into Hong Kong shares via Stock Connect channel in the longest shopping spree in 18 months
Hong Kong stocks currently trade at a 23 per cent discount to the mainland-traded shares, the biggest for such a price gap in almost one and a half years, according to a gauge compiled by the Hang ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Protesters Try to Start a Run on the Banks and the Currency
I wrote in my last column about how China has devised a new way of putting pressure on the Hong Kong democracy protests: by getting business to do its bidding. It seems two can play at that game ... ( read original story ...)
Canadian expats consider leaving Hong Kong amid political turmoil, safety concerns
who lives in Hong Kong with his family, told CBC News Network. "I think the biggest concern right now is we're not too certain about what is going to happen, how the Hong Kong government is going to ... ( read original story ...)
How Beijing wages its media assault on the credibility of the Hong Kong protesters
Chinese state-run news outlets promptly posted edited video of the attack, labelling the protesters as "rioters" who "tortured and humiliated" the man. One outlet called the demonstrators "street ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong property market withstands unrest that roiled economy
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) - On a sweltering Sunday afternoon in Hong Hong's Sha Tin district, not long before police battled protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets in several locations nearby, eager ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba and the $15 billion question: Amid Hong Kong’s protests, when to list?
Not a word was mentioned by Alibaba on the Hong Kong listing when it released estimate-beating earnings on Thursday. HONG KONG: Hong Kong's political unrest is posing a dilemma for Alibaba Group ... ( read original story ...)
Investors Are Worrying About Hong Kong Banks as Protests Roll On
Photographer: Kyle Lam/Bloomberg Photographer: Kyle Lam/Bloomberg Investors are getting anxious about the impact anti-government demonstrations are having on Hong Kong’s banks. “Things will be going ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: The evolution of a movement
Hong Kong (CNN)In recent weeks ... the weekend rallies were relatively small and peaceful. However, since the start of June, protesters and police have clashed on multiple occasions. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stock market still falling on protracted protests
The Hang Seng Index fell 2.1% to 25,281.30 points on ... Local interbank rates have not moved much but a key gauge of cash levels in Hong Kong, banks’ aggregate balances held with the central bank, ... ( read original story ...)
‘French Spiderman’ scales Hong Kong skyscraper with ‘peace banner’
Last August he was banned by a Hong Kong court from making any more climbs after he was charged over a 2011 illegal ascent of the 27-floor Hang Seng Bank building. At the time he vowed to return to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stocks Retreat Further as Protest Fallout Deepens
Load Error Demonstrators push a barricade in North Point, Hong Kong on Aug. 5. The Hang Seng Properties Index fell 2.3% and entered ... In a research note, state-run Industrial & Commercial Bank of ... ( read original story ...)
‘It feels like a war movie’: Canadians describe protests and clashes in Hong Kong
Hong Kong clashes are leading to fear of further escalation for at least some of the 300,000 Canadians living there, with some describing scenes feeling “like a war movie.” Around the world people ... ( read original story ...)