Tag: business

Federal health officials clear second Covid booster shots for those 50 and older, and some immunocompromised people. Hong Kong is running low on coffins amid its deadliest Covid wave. Pfizer and ... ( read original story ...)

Initial public offerings in Hong Kong slumped to the lowest level since the start of the pandemic, with external factors ranging from inflation to the war in Europe adding to China-related woes.Most ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said it was "unarguable" that the global financial hub was seeing a brain drain due to stringent coronavirus rules, but said she valued the city's international status and ... ( read original story ...)

Carrie Lam reveals she had a virtual meeting with diplomats and representatives of the business community, saying she 'fully understands their anxiety' Insisting 'no one' cares more about Hong Kong's ... ( read original story ...)

More mergers and acquisitions were in store for the co-working sector in Hong Kong amid rising demand for flexible offices, analysts said. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong landlords are slashing rents to attract and retain good tenants, especially in areas where a flurry of new homes will be delivered in the first half of this year, as the city’s unemployment ... ( read original story ...)

Dorothy Chan Hong Kong’s implementation of draconian COVID policies threatens its status as an international financial hub. This is seen through Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s execution of ... ( read original story ...)

Moonfare wants to "democratize" private equity by offering retail investors access to typically expensive alternative asset classes. ( read original story ...)

A "fragile" geopolitical environment has slowed trading volumes and initial public offerings on the Hong Kong stock exchange and created challenges for its commodities business, especially nickel, the ... ( read original story ...)

Amid the severity of the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a startup nurtured by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), known as iMeddy, is providing a free video medical consultation servic ... ( read original story ...)

Bernard Chan, convenor of the non-official members of Hong Kong's executive council, says companies that chose the city as their Asia-Pacific headquarters "may or may not come back," but those whose ... ( read original story ...)

Bernard Chan, convenor of the Executive Council, set to chair 20-member board of M+ from April 1 on two-year contract. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong will start a Covid-19 home vaccination program for older or disabled residents in the coming weeks as the city seeks to boost its inoculation rate, Chief Executive Carrie Lam said at a press ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong reported 8,037 new COVID-19 infections on Sunday and 151 deaths, the second day in a row below 10,000 cases, as the global financial hub gradually starts to open up, with the government ... ( read original story ...)