A startup working to make hydrogen-powered airplanes raised $24.3 million from investors including funds backed by Bill Gates and Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks erase gains as China factory report revives policy tightening concerns
An upbeat Chinese manufacturing data keeps investors on the edge amid tightening concerns. The Hang Seng Index reverses early gains, keeping the benchmark stock index firmly for its first monthly loss ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam dismisses conflict of interest concerns after being given power to help decide who can run for elections in city
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has dismissed suggestions ... executive to single-handedly disqualify political hopefuls or give themselves a head start in future races for the top job. ( read original story ...)
Secretary Swell on a Pissed-Off Planet
Groomed on Park Avenue and in the 16th Arrondissement, Secretary of State Antony Blinken confronts a world that just might be post-diplomacy. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks rise at start of trade
HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks opened with healthy gains Tuesday morning following another record on Wall Street as investors eye vaccine progress, while looking ahead to the release of US jobs data this ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong broadcaster drops Oscars for the first time in 50 years
Hong Kong's leading TV broadcaster will not air the Academy Awards next month for the first time in more than half a century. ( read original story ...)
HKBN and Microsoft Hong Kong Team Up to Support Hong Kong SMEs
to optimize their operations and increase business resilience. Our collaboration with HKBN aligns with our mission to empower Hong Kong, providing local SMEs with the technologies and know-how and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s domestic tourism recovery gathers pace
With the fourth Covid-19 wave ebbing and the government's vaccination programme in progress, Hong Kong tourism players see a glimmer of hope as recovery campaigns resume to spur local consumption and ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: battered Hong Kong travel industry calls for mutual recognition of vaccines as bubble hopes soar
Industry calls on city and prospective travel bubble partners to strike agreements recognising each other’s approved vaccines to get deals off the ground. ( read original story ...)
Outlook for IPOs in Hong Kong is ‘very positive,’ says official
Christopher Hui, Hong Kong's secretary for financial services and the treasury, says the city is looking at allowing "dual-class shares" listing for non-tech companies. ( read original story ...)
China to pass Hong Kong ‘patriot’ ruling
China is expected on Tuesday to finalise changes to Hong Kong's electoral rules, which critics say will tighten its control over the city.The aim of the changes is to ensure that only "patriotic" ... ( read original story ...)
What is China’s ‘patriot’ plan for Hong Kong?
In its latest move to tighten control over Hong Kong, China is pushing for a controversial "patriot" plan to reform the city's elections.Beijing says the goal is to keep "unpatriotic" figures from ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Heritage Pork successfully develops a new high-quality pig breed named “Tai Chi Pigs”
John Lau Hon Kit has combined the benefits Berkshire pigs, Danish Landrace pigs, and Spanish Durocs in his new breed of "Tai Chi Pigs". To do this, he specially imported high-quality specimens of each ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong IPO funds surge 822 per cent in record-breaking first quarter as US-listed Chinese tech giants opt for secondary flotations
The city’s stock exchange is second only to Nasdaq in the first quarter in terms of total funds raised, up from sixth a year earlier. ( read original story ...)