The Hong Kong Stock Connect is a collaboration program between the Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Exchanges. Stock Connect allows international and China Mainland investors to trade securities ... ( read original story ...)
China sentences 10 seeking to flee Hong Kong to prison terms
A Chinese court has sentenced 10 people who sought to flee Hong Kong by speedboat earlier this year to between seven months and three years in jail ... ( read original story ...)
Maintaining Hong Kong’s 400 miles of hiking trails, one step at a time
Hong Kong's enduring image of a crowded cityscape of skyrise buildings belies the huge swathes of countryside that cover most of the territory, much of it managed as public parkland criss-crossed by ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks head for best quarter in 11 years as tech giants extend rebound from antitrust-induced losses
Hong Kong’s benchmark stock index is poised to end the quarter with a bang as technology stocks recover further from this week’s bashing. ( read original story ...)
A Reinvented Hong Kong Is Emerging to Become A US$3 Trillion Financial Services Wealth Management Hub
A clear advantage for Hong Kong firms and professionals will be in financial services, which has been gradually developing over the past few years. ( read original story ...)
Appeals court upholds conviction of Hong Kong businessman
The conviction of a prominent Hong Kong businessman for paying bribes to the presidents of Chad and Uganda in a United Nations-linked conspiracy was upheld Tuesday by an ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Covid-19 fourth wave: about 70 per cent of restaurants face closure amid tough social-distancing measures, poll reveals
Institution of Dining Art also says a similar percentage of respondents in Hong Kong are mulling laying off staff in the coming quarter. ( read original story ...)
Tencent-backed edtech startup raises $210m in series D round
HONG KONG -- Meishubao Education, a Tencent-backed Chinese online art education platform, announced last Thursday the end of a Series D round, bringing in $210 million led by U.S.-based equity company ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing is breaching Hong Kong’s final line of defense: its judiciary
Its courts and judges are under immense pressure as Beijing seeks to enforce the rule of law—with Chinese characteristics. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks jump as Alibaba, tech companies recover from biggest sell-off in seven weeks
Hong Kong stocks post early gains on Tuesday morning as tech giants rebound from their worst sell-off in seven weeks following China’s clampdown on internet-platform operators. ( read original story ...)
Shares of Alibaba, Tencent, Meituan take a hammering in Hong Kong as Beijing clips Ant’s wings, cracks down on monopolies
Hong Kong stocks declined on Monday as moves by Beijing to rein in the dominance of big tech sent Alibaba, Tencent and Meituan shares plummeting. ( read original story ...)
‘Never say never’: How two small Hong Kong firms survived COVID
An outdoor furniture maker and a public relations firm say staying agile helped them survive COVID-19’s devastation. ( read original story ...)
As Asia embraces a zero-carbon future, Hong Kong must make a niche as a green finance hub
Trillions will be needed for China, Japan and South Korea, not to mention other Asian economies, to achieve carbon neutrality, Hong Kong’s financial sector has a critical role in helping to raise ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Observatory predicts chilly start to 2021, with low of just 7 degrees Celsius on New Year’s Eve
A cold front headed towards the southern coast of China should bring patchy rain and a significant dip in temperature on Wednesday and Thursday. ( read original story ...)