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In Hong Kong, a record 7,533 Covid-19 cases were confirmed on Monday, as the omicron variant sweeps through the city. The resurgence has overwhelmed hospitals, forced businesses to close and ... ( read original story ...)

Li-Chien Wong leaves Kirkland & Ellis to join the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as co-head of initial public offering vetting, reuniting with fellow co-head and former Kirkland partner, Stephanie Lau. ( read original story ...)

LONDON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - HSBC said Hong Kong's strict curbs on travel and social interaction are hurting the economy and may impact the ability to hire and keep staff in the Asian financial ... ( read original story ...)

Most companies that sold shares for the first time in Hong Kong this year have had to accept pricing at the low end of their expected range. Tough conditions for first-time issuers globally — ranging ... ( read original story ...)

Proceeds will be used to develop new types of yachts and acquire suppliers as the builder anticipates better market conditions. Ferretti is expected to enjoy a ‘palpable’ valuation premium against com ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, China (AFP)— Hong Kong will launch a vaccine pass scheme this week, officials said Monday, as hospitals struggle under an Omicron-fuelled outbreak and the finance hub sees record-high ... ( read original story ...)

JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s Ryan Holsheimer, head of cash equity & equity distribution for Asia-Pacific, is leaving Hong Kong after seven years with the firm, adding to a string of senior departures and ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong recorded 27,703 departures from the city in the week ended Feb. 20, pushing the weekly net outflow of people to its highest level since the Asian financial hub imposed strict quarantine ... ( read original story ...)

HSBC, the biggest lender in Hong Kong, has donated HK$100 million (US$12.8 million) to help low-income households hit hard by the Covid-19 outbreak, the biggest so far by the city’s financial sector. ( read original story ...)

Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po is expected to provide a lifeline to a struggling Hong Kong in his budget speech on Wednesday, with a fresh round of consumption vouchers and help for desperate ... ( read original story ...)

Get alerts for Rachel Rosenthal Hong Kong’s rapid isolation from the rest of the world has business executives, investors and expatriates asking whether Singapore will overtake the territory as Asia’s ... ( read original story ...)

When Kevin Tranbarger first moved to Hong Kong as a teen, he was awestruck. He was a kid from Connecticut, suddenly immersed in the bustle of the city's financial district, with its towering ... ( read original story ...)

Beijing has also clamped down on Hong Kong’s once free-wheeling media, arresting the founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, and freezing its banking assets, which led to its eventual ... ( read original story ...)

[lithium materials enterprises apply for Hong Kong IPO] according to documents filed by the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Shanghai Gepai Nickel-Cobalt Materials Co., Ltd. (referred to as "Gepai ... ( read original story ...)