Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Friday that the city's vaccination program would focus on its elderly and children, as authorities battled to reduce a surge of coronavirus infections and climbing ... ( read original story ...)
Insurer AIA launches $10-billion buyback as new business value rises 22%
AIA Group Ltd on Friday launched a $10 billion share buyback plan and declared a higher final dividend as new business value jumped 22% in 2021, boosted by strong growth across markets, especially in ... ( read original story ...)
Landmark owner Hongkong Land to waive rents for tenants subject to mandatory Covid-19 closures by government
Tenants from the F&B sector will only pay turnover rent for a six-month period ending June 30, 2022, the Landmark landlord said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
NIO starts trading in Hong Kong
China-based EV maker NIO started trading today (March 10) on Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX). NIO is listed on HKEX by introduction without going through fund-raising. Public documents showed that as ... ( read original story ...)
IWD special: Co-founder of Above The Line Company Candy Tong
Above The Line is a boutique PR and marketing agency with a team of PR professionals specialised in consumers, shopping mall, art and culture, technology and trade, fashion and lifestyle ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese EV Maker Nio’s Stock Gains Then Slows Down on Hong Kong Debut
Shares of Chinese electric vehicle startup Nio surged rapidly in the morning before slowing down on their first day of trading in Hong Kong. Nio [HKG: 9866] was trading up 0.8 percent at HKD159 (USD20 ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Startups’ SPAC Listings Gather Pace as Tougher Offshore IPO Rules Loom
Capital-hungry smaller Chinese startups are vying for speedy offshore listings by merging with blank-check firms at a time when Beijing's tighter scrutiny has slowed capital raising via overseas IPOs, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks halt four-day rout as commodity prices cool, Russia and Ukraine eye ceasefire plan
Stocks rebound from near a six-year low as weaker commodity prices temper concerns about global inflation and recession. Alibaba leads a big recovery among Chinese tech companies. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader plans to reopen city after controlling latest COVID outbreak
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Thursday it was not the time to lift a ban on flights from nine countries including the United States and Britain, with plans to reopen the city only after the ... ( read original story ...)
Unprecedented use of emergency alert system saved time, Hong Kong leader says
I think the message sent yesterday was suitable,’ Carrie Lam said of the alert notifying Hongkongers of the conversion of Queen Elizabeth Hospital into a Covid treatment facility. ‘Nobody can question ... ( read original story ...)
Four things you missed from Hong Kong’s latest epidemic control measures (March 2022 update)
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam says Compulsory Universal Testing (CUT) is no longer the government's top priority, although plans are still underway for it. ( read original story ...)
Malaysian Billionaire Glove Maker Delays Hong Kong Listing As Profit Slumps
Top Glove—controlled by billionaire Lim Wee Chai—has postponed plans to list on the Hong Kong bourse as profits tumbled after prices of rubber gloves moved closer to pre-pandemic levels. ( read original story ...)
Squat toilets and power adapters: Inside Hong Kong’s first Covid-19 isolation facility built with mainland China’s help
The 3,900-bed Tsing Yi Covid-19 isolation centre was the first of eight new quarantine facilities built with mainland help from mainland China to be completed. From its electric sockets to its ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong school where gold medallist Cheung Ka-long learned to fence facing cash crisis because of Covid-19
Hong Kong Fencing School where Olympian Cheung Ka-long learned the sport has been closed since January because of the coronavirus surge in the city. ( read original story ...)