Hong Kong business tycoon Jimmy Lai, who owns the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, was charged under the city’s controversial new national security law, a move that comes as mainland China ... ( read original story ...)
Breakingviews – Hong Kong SPAC deal reeks of desperation
Its shares have been suspended since December 2017 and it is resisting an effort by the Hong Kong bourse to delist them. The company hasn’t filed audited financial statements since 2016. In August, it ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s crackdown improved HK business outlook: Lam
HONG KONG • Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Beijing's sweeping crackdown in the city she oversees has strengthened law and order and improved its business environment.. Read more at ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo Warns Businesses Over Hong Kong as U.S.-China Tensions Rise
The secretary of state said the U.S. would treat the global trade and financial center as “another Chinese Communist-run city” in light of Beijing’s efforts to tighten its control over Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Pompeo warns businesses that U.S. will treat Hong Kong like mainland China
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who this week unveiled sanctions over China’s actions in Hong Kong, warned business leaders that the U.S. will treat ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong startups lead region’s charge into virtual banking
ZA Bank, Hong Kong's first virtual bank, has just 200 employees in a white and mint-green themed open-plan office on the southern fringes of Hong Kong's main island -- a far cry from HSBC Holdings' ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest 8 over ‘unauthorized’ protest
Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested eight pro-democracy activists over their role in an unauthorized protest last summer, widening a crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous Chinese city. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lags behind Singapore in biotech race, but Greater Bay Area could prove its trump card
In Hong Kong, when you are not sure if you can plan ahead, it is very difficult to invest so much in a big business like biotech,” Hor said. Singapore’s current five-year plan, its sixth and covering ... ( read original story ...)
JD Health Shares Surge 34% on Their Market Debut in Hong Kong
JD Health issued 381.9 million shares pricing them at 70.58 Hong Kong dollars each. Those shares opened at 94.5 Hong Kong dollars, a 34% rise. ( read original story ...)
US hits China with Hong Kong sanctions, OKs Taiwan arms sale
The Trump administration on Monday approved a new major arms sale to Taiwan and slapped new sanctions on Chinese officials over the crackdown on pro-democracy advocates in Hong Kong. The moves are ... ( read original story ...)
US puts sanctions on 14 Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown
Donald Trump’s administration has imposed sanctions on 14 high-level Chinese officials over allegations they have undermined democracy in Hong Kong. The officials targeted for sanctions in Monday’s ... ( read original story ...)
Disney struggles with reopening global theme parks as Hong Kong and Disneyland Paris parks close again
When Disney's theme parks closed indefinitely during the spread of COVID-19 in early 2020, many wondered and worried about when they would reopen. Both Shanghai Disney and Hong Kong Disney closed in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest 8 over university protest
Hong Kong authorities arrested eight people Monday in connection with an unauthorized protest at a university campus last month, amid a widening crackdown on dissent in the semi-autonomous Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong private clinics operator Quality HealthCare bets on growth in telemedicine
Quality HealthCare Medical Services, one of the largest private health care providers in Hong Kong, aims to conduct 5 per cent of its consultations through telemedicine in three to four years. ( read original story ...)