Arriving travelers will spend two weeks instead of three in isolation from Feb. 5, shortening stays that have been criticized by foreign business groups. ( read original story ...)
China Fintech PingPong Weighing $1 Billion Hong Kong IPO, Sources Say
Chinese fintech startup PingPong is considering an initial public offering in Hong Kong to raise as much as $1 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Shortens Quarantine by One Week, Keeps Flight Ban
Hong Kong will shorten its quarantine requirement for inbound travelers by a week and extended a ban on people coming from eight countries as a record number of infections stresses the city’s ... ( read original story ...)
Ronnie Screwvala & Indu Shahani Come Together to Form India’s Premier SkillTech University – ATLAS
Launched on Independence Day 15th August 2021 - and having had its first Advisory Board meeting on Republic day 26th January 2022 - ATLAS SkillTech University - Maharashtra’s first - is a new addition ... ( read original story ...)
Global fintech Ebury enters Hong Kong non-bank lending market to target credit-starved importing and exporting SMEs
Ebury, the global non-bank leader in cross border finance for SMEs, is entering Hong Kong's non-bank lending market to provide trade finance for credit-starved small and medium-sized ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Cyberport Now Home to Almost 60 Wealthtech Firms Providing Diverse Solutions
Cyberport now home to around 60 Wealthtech companies offering diverse solutions, helping to support inclusive wealth management. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stock Market May Be Stuck In Neutral
The Hong Kong stock market on Wednesday snapped the two-day slide in which it had plummeted more than 720 points or 3 percent. The Hang Seng Index now sits just beneath the 24,290-point plateau and it ... ( read original story ...)
The Sandbox and Brinc announce US$50M Open Metaverse Accelerator Program funding for 100 startups
Metaverse Accelerator Program will invest in 30 to 40 blockchain startups a year, helping to develop the open metaverseThe program will invest up to US$250,000 in each startup. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong retail banks are having their worst time in a decade as low interest rates crimp profits
The dismal state puts the HKMA and the city’s banks in a dilemma: whether to extend the interest holiday for the 3,500 businesses that still rely on it for survival, or end the support to bolster ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks start slighty higher
HONG KONG: Hong Kong shares opened with minor gains in the first few minutes of Wednesday morning following hefty losses at the start of the week but traders are keeping a nervous eye on the Federal ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong could stay COVID hermit until 2024, business body warns
Hong Kong’s zero-tolerance approach to Covid-19 could keep the Asian financial hub cut off from most of the world until 2024 and fuel a large-scale exodus of international workers and executives, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s SenseTime opens new data center in Shangai
Hong Kong-based AI company SenseTime has opened a new data center in Shanghai, China. The company this week said its Artificial Intelligence Data Center (AIDC), located in the Lingang New Area of the ... ( read original story ...)
Fighting COVID-19, solemn-faced Hong Kong leader explains maskless appearances
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam defended herself against criticism on Tuesday (Jan 25) by saying she appears for news conferences without a face mask so that people could see how "solemn" she was when ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong has grown more isolated as aviation hub, head of global airline association warns
City’s status as aviation hub has been ‘severely impacted’ by travel restrictions, says Willie Walsh of International Air Transport Association. ( read original story ...)