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Babel Finance Names Yang Song Head of Treasury as Crypto Lending Business Grows
three years in Commerzbank’s Frankfurt HQ managing EUR – the biggest risk and exposure for the bank – and most recently five years at the bank’s Hong Kong branch building up its CNH (offshore RMB) and ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks sink in Hong Kong, mainland China as Covid spreads to Beijing with district lockdown adding to cracks in economy
Stocks sink in Hong Kong and mainland China as Covid-19 outbreak hits some areas in Beijing, prompting lockdown and mass testing order. ( read original story ...)
Business leader calls for easing of more travel curbs
The president of the Chinese Manufacturers' Association, Allen Shi, on Monday urged the government to further ease travel curbs for people arriving ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong digital insurer OneDegree marks second year
OneDegree Hong Kong has marked its second anniversary with strong growth and an expanding portfolio of digital insurance products. According to the online insurance provider, its total sum insured as ... ( read original story ...)
Use of ‘green’ office leases to catch on in Hong Kong, as sustainability becomes increasingly important, Deloitte says
Hong Kong office tenants and landlords are expected to catch up with the global trend of signing “green” leases despite a dearth of such deals so far in the city, according to professional services ... ( read original story ...)
Will Hong Kong join Singapore, Malaysia in ditching foreign judges after British law lords’ exit?
One analyst said it was a question of ‘when, rather than whether’ Hong Kong follows sister city Singapore and other former British colonies in removing foreign influence from its judiciary. ( read original story ...)
Golden Sixty can defy Spangle to become Hong Kong’s highest earner
ALL EYES will be on one horse, GOLDEN SIXTY, when he canters down to the start of the FWD Champions Mile (9.05am). The six-year-old will be seeking to reserve his place in the history books by ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba, Other Tech Peers Slide For Fourth Session: What’s Up With Hong Kong Tech Stocks Today?
Macro Factors: The overall benchmark index Hang Seng retreated about 2% at the start of today's trade. Major Chinese tech stocks had a subdued closing in U.S. Markets on Thursday. Market sentiment was ... ( read original story ...)
Zhihu pays high price for its escape to Hong Kong
What’s the cost for U.S.-listed Chinese companies seeking to trade shares in Hong Kong? Quora-like Zhihu’s one-fifth fall on its Asian debut shows it can be high. The $1 billion online Q&A forum is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reopens with finance status at stake
At Caprice, a three-starred Michelin restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong, head chef Guillaume Galliot is getting ready to receive his first dinner guests in 15 weeks. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong chief executive election 2022: star-studded line-up in a one-man show? Business and political elite from mainland China lead John Lee’s campaign
Bank of China (Hong Kong) vice-chairman Sun Yu and Ctrip.com co-founder Neil Shen among those recruited for 90-member presidium Representatives from youth, athletic and politically neutral civil ... ( read original story ...)
Experts Assess Current U.S. Policy Toward China, Impacts of Hong Kong and Taiwan
In partnership with the George H. W. Bush Foundation for U.S.-China Relations, Asia Society Texas hosted a webcast discussing international relations regarding how Hong Kong and Taiwan would factor ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus Hong Kong: easing of social-distancing curbs boosts business for restaurants starved of customers
One industry association reports 10 per cent increase in business for breakfast and lunch as residents take advantage of relaxed rules. ( read original story ...)