Tag: business

Economists signal a tough ride in first half of the year, including an uncertain jobs outlook Business chambers welcome moves to support fight against Covid-19, prepare for post-pandemic growth Hong ... ( read original story ...)

Legislative Council to pass law barring landlords from taking action against tenants who owe rent Financial Secretary Paul Chan hopes businesses, landlords can work together through tough times Hong ... ( read original story ...)

There are some signs that is happening. Winston Yung, a managing partner at McKinsey & Co. in Hong Kong, pointed to traditional banks’ ongoing efforts to keep up with the innovations of their digital ... ( read original story ...)

Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline Plc, which stumbled in the race to develop a Covid-19 shot, found their vaccine protects against severe disease and hospitalization and will submit data to regulators for ... ( read original story ...)

Finance chief admits businesses facing ‘intense pressure’ amid restrictions that have shut down much of the city. ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government on Wednesday (Feb 23) proposed allocating HK$54 billion (US$6.92 billion) to step up efforts to stabilise the pandemic situation with the central ... ( read original story ...)

When EventX, a fast-growing Hong Kong startup, raised $10 million in Series B financing last year, the funding round was led by two investors. One was ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong should impose a strict, city-wide lockdown for nine days to rein in its snowballing Covid-19 outbreak rather than prolong social-distancing restrictions that are strangling business, ... ( read original story ...)

More small and medium-sized firms will be forced to close down as they have no hope of doing business, warns Hong Kong chamber chief 'Just like that, we've been asked to stop business for four months, ... ( read original story ...)

A surge in cases has overwhelmed hospitals and threatens business confidence in the global financial hub. Photo: Bertha Wang/Bloomberg HONG KONG—Within hours of the city’s top official saying late ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong announced on Tuesday that all residents would have to undergo mandatory Covid-19 testing from next month, as the city reels from China’s worst outbreak since the start of the pandemic. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's population must undergo three rounds of compulsory coronavirus ... go through three rounds of compulsory testing in March, although Lam did not give a start date. The tests will be spread ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong is going to boost its testing capacity to tackle the Omicron ... to go through three rounds of compulsory testing in March, although Lam did not give a start date. The tests will be spread ... ( read original story ...)

Experts Forecast Hong Kong’s worsening outbreak is raising questions about the zero-tolerance approach it shares with the mainland. While other parts of the world start to live alongside Covid, ... ( read original story ...)