Financial secretary says he expects first half of new year to remain challenging, with 2020 figures on track for a full annual economic contraction. ( read original story ...)
Aaron Kwok on HSBC Jade’s Bespoke Wealth Management Solutions
Endorsed by “Heavenly King” Aaron Kwok, the bespoke wealth-management solutions of HSBC Jade are here to cater for your every financial need. ( read original story ...)
HSBC Picks 10 Positives and Perils for Emerging Markets in 2021
Emerging markets proved resilient in 2020 despite the coronavirus pandemic, recouping the losses from March’s crash to end the year in positive territory. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Housing Authority expects to record HK$8 billion surplus next financial year, with outlook ‘healthy’ in spite of dip
The authority expects to spend HK$115.7 billion in the five-year period up to the 2024-25 financial year to build around 100,000 flats. But some 200,000 flats will need to be buil ... ( read original story ...)
China’s major telcos in Hong Kong take a beating ahead of Trump’s investment ban
Stock index giants MSCI and FTSE Russell said they would remove three Chinese telecommunications giants' Hong Kong-traded shares from widely followed indexes. ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s IPO Market Poised for Record Year on Booming Retail Demand
South Korea is set for the busiest year ever for new share sales as companies ranging from a digital bank, game developer to an electric car battery maker rush to take advantage of robust retail ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Releases Detained Democrats, But Holds Onto Passports
Hong Kong police have not yet charged any of the more than 50 democracy advocates arrested this week under controversial national security legislation, but did seize their passports and travel ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing Sends Biden Stark Message with Hong Kong Crackdown
China’s unprecedented arrest of dozens of leading Hong Kong opposition figures illustrates the depth of Joe Biden’s challenges with Beijing. By the time he becomes U.S. president, there might not be ... ( read original story ...)
Mass Hong Kong Arrests Of Legislators And Activists Show Why Bitcoin Is Essential
Bitcoin is essential for situations like this: an option that is censorship resistant, international, and portable by default, in a world where states apply their powers broadly and ambiguously. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank’s Son Is Poised for Another IPO Windfall in 2021
SoftBank Group Corp. is preparing to take at least six more of its portfolio companies public this year, building on a 2020 turnaround that pushed the value of Masayoshi Son’s technology conglomerate ... ( read original story ...)
Mass Hong Kong Arrests Of Legistators And Activists Shows Why Bitcoin Is Essential
Bitcoin is essential for situations like this: an option that is censorship resistant, international, and portable by default, in a world where states apply their powers broadly and ambiguously. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong firm reveals new bank card for B2B payments
A payment services firm in Hong Kong has unveiled its new bank card aimed at commercial customers in the region. Read more about the international payments market with our money transfers news. ( read original story ...)
With businesses hammered by social-distancing measures, Hong Kong unemployment rate to rise again: government economist
But while further Covid-19 relief measures can be expected in next month’s budget address, they will be of the targeted variety, says Andrew Au Sik-hung. ( read original story ...)
Joshua Wong Joins Hong Kong Dissidents Arrested For ‘Subversion’
Jailed dissident Joshua Wong Thursday joined the ranks of Hong Kong democracy figures arrested under a new security law as the United States threatened fresh sanctions in response to Beijing's ... ( read original story ...)