In recent years, Hong Kong has had some serious competition as Asia’s premier gateway for international business. Singapore and Seoul have long been contenders, but people are also beginning to take ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong puts on united front against worst COVID-19 wave
People wearing face masks walk in Tsuen Wan, south China's Hong Kong, Feb. 28, 2022. Hong Kong recorded 34,466 new COVID-19 cases and 87 deaths on Monday. In the past week, 117,033 confirmed cases ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong considers lockdown as daily Covid infections top 34,000
Hong Kong reported a record-high 34,466 new infections Monday as deaths continued to climb, with health authorities saying that a lockdown has not been ruled out ... ( read original story ...)
An pandemic-related business exodus from Hong Kong could benefit Singapore
The study has been authored by Mehdi Hussain, assistant professor, department of political science, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi and PhD research scholar, Jawaharlal Nehru University ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese electric car start-up Nio plans to list in Hong Kong on March 10
U.S.-listed Nio announced plans Monday for a Hong Kong listing amid regulatory uncertainty for Chinese stock offerings overseas. ( read original story ...)
Chinese EV start-up NIO seeks quicker secondary listing in Hong Kong via introduction, skips fundraising
Companies that seek a listing by introduction are able to do so because their existing shares are already widely held Shanghai-based carmaker has applied for a listing by way of introduction in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong facilities for storing dead bodies stretched as COVID deaths climb
Facilities for storing dead bodies at hospitals and public mortuaries in Hong Kong are struggling to keep pace with a record number of COVID-19 infections and deaths, eclipsing authorities attempts to ... ( read original story ...)
Angry but holding out: Hong Kong’s vaccine pass restrictions hit unvaccinated hard, but some still refuse Covid-19 jabs
Mong Kok resident Agnes Wong*, 73, felt it right away when Hong Kong’s controversial vaccine pass scheme took effect on Thursday, barring unvaccinated people from a wide range of premises across the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Tycoon’s FWD Nears Filing for $1 Billion IPO
FWD Group Holdings Ltd., the Asian insurer backed by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, is close to filing an application for an initial public offering in the city this year, according to people ... ( read original story ...)
Richard Li’s FWD could file for US$1 billion Hong Kong IPO as early as Monday
FWD Group Holdings, the Asian insurer backed by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li Tzar-kai, is close to filing an application for an IPO in the city this year, according to people familiar with the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Tycoon’s FWD Is Said to Near Filing for $1 Billion IPO
FWD Group Holdings Ltd., the Asian insurer backed by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li, is close to filing an application for an initial public offering in the city this year, according to people ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba Ticks Up in Hong Kong Despite Profit Slump, Slowest Quarterly Revenue Growth Since IPO
Alibaba Group Holding’s Hong Kong-listed shares inched up despite the Chinese e-commerce giant reporting a plunge in profit and the slowest increase in quarterly revenue since going pubic in 2014. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Cafe de Coral among Hong Kong restaurants set to suspend dine-in services as eateries struggle amid outbreak
Cafe de Coral managing director says 163 fast food outlets and 42 Super Super Congee and Noodles stores will stop providing dine-in services from March 1 Number of restaurants opting to suspend ... ( read original story ...)
How does Hong Kong’s ‘Leave Home Safe’ stack up against global contact-tracing apps in keeping track of Covid-19 infections?
These apps have become essential for many people to safely carry on outside their homes, while observing social-distancing rules. ( read original story ...)