Lam’s warning about the economy and the China’s targeting of a key Hong Kong business mark a toughening stance by authorities as they grapple with Hong Kong’s deepest crisis in decades. ... ( read original story ...)
Former US ambassador to China warns Beijing intervention in Hong Kong will provoke Taiwan
As Hong Kong demonstrators enter their 10th consecutive weekend of protests, the former U.S. ambassador to China warned Beijing against interference, saying that could escalate tensions across the ... ( read original story ...)
HK banks group urges end of violence
Founded in 1981, the HKAB has many members such as Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC Bank, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, Hang Seng Bank and Citibank, according to its website. Enditem ... ( read original story ...)
Evening Update: The latest on the Hong Kong protests; Ottawa details changes to drug-pricing rules
Good evening, let’s start with our top stories: Hong Kong is bearing the economic brunt of protests, local leaders say, as activists ready for another weekend in the streets Hong Kong leaders warned ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of China Has a Message for Hong Kong: ‘Stop Violence, Contain Chaos’
Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg “Stop violence, contain chaos, restore order.” The terse message in a full-page advertisement from Bank of China Ltd.’s units in ... ( read original story ...)
McKinsey’s Gautam Kumra on how India can become a long-term outperformer
Let me refer to a very significant piece of research that our McKinsey Global Institute has done over the ... There are another seven countries that have been long-term outperformers including Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Canada upgrades travel warning as Hong Kong protests take over airport
We continue to closely monitor the situation in Hong Kong in light of the recent demonstrations and violence,” the federal government said in a statement to Global News. “This situation is of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says protests have hit business like a ‘tsunami’
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Friday the business community was very worried about the long-term consequences of protests in the Asian financial hub. ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Protesters Descend on Airport, With Plans to Stay for Days
“Yet for this Hong Kong, we fight. We shall never surrender.” Sam Yang, 45, a Taiwanese businessman, waded through the crowd after arriving on a flight from the mainland Chinese city of Chengdu. He ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong bearing economic brunt of protests, local businesses say, as activists ready for another weekend in the streets
Protesters have brought “huge damage to the economy and to the daily life of the people,” Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam said, as business representatives reported that the majority of the ... ( read original story ...)
Global businesses feeling heat from Hong Kong’s protests
With another round of demonstrations kicking off Friday and due to run through the weekend, the business community is warning of more fallout from violent clashes between police and protesters. ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protesters turn to Uber and Pokemon
The Abacus news site has also reported that the dating app Tinder has ... On the ground, protesters also make use of an anonymous Hong Kong forum called Lihkg. It helps them arrange to share out ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: Demonstrators gather at the airport
Demonstrators have gathered at Hong Kong's airport, marking the start of three days of unauthorised rallies in the Chinese territory. Activists dressed in black sat in the arrivals hall waving banners ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Airport Braces for Sit-In Protest Lasting All Weekend
Hong Kong’s Airport Authority said it was planning to bolster ... it said. The sit-in -- expected to start later Friday -- would kick off the 10th straight weekend of protests across the Asian ... ( read original story ...)