Tag: business

HONG KONG (AP) — Outspoken Hong Kong pro-democracy advocate and media tycoon Jimmy Lai was refused bail on Thursday on a fraud charge amid a growing crackdown on dissent in the ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's business activity grew for the first time in more than 2-1/2 years in November, a survey showed on Thursday, its first expansion since the Sino-U.S. trade war, protests and the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

A quiet but momentous changing of the guard beckons on Hong Kong’s main equity benchmark index, the Hang Seng. Launched in 1969, the Hang Seng index is the barometer of Hong Kong’s stock market, made ... ( read original story ...)

Two newspapers say a pro-democracy Hong Kong media tycoon who was arrested during a crackdown on dissent has been charged with fraud but no national security offenses ... ( read original story ...)

A quiet but momentous changing of the guard beckons on Hong Kong’s main equity benchmark index, the Hang Seng. Launched in 1969, the Hang Seng index is the barometer of Hong Kong’s stock market, made ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong startups have had to adjust their operating models during this year’s pandemic, but see increased demand for their products and services as a result of Covid-19. ( read original story ...)

Shares of Evergrande Property Services fell on their Hong Kong debut on Wednesday, as the firm struggled to shake off worries about debt and competition. ( read original story ...)

Douglas Woo sparked a $3.2 billion overnight surge in his family’s wealth by unveiling plans to take the centerpiece of their Hong Kong property empire private. The biggest decision of the 42-year-old ... ( read original story ...)

Fife business The Farmer’s Son has secured a listing with high-end supermarket, City Super, to export its award-winning black pudding, haggis and white pudding across the globe to Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s subdued retail environment showed signs of improvement in October, though a new wave of virus cases threatens that progress as the city tightened social-distancing rules again. ( read original story ...)

Authorities from both cities said they will review the arrangement again in late December to decide on a start date. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's Fintech focused index, which quantifies overall sentiment, falls to historic low following COVID-19 outbreak. ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong stock market on Monday ended the six-day winning streak in which it had gained almost 550 points or 2 percent. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the 26,340-point plateau and it's ... ( read original story ...)

The stop-start restrictions seen at Disney’s Asia and European theme parks could become the norm for Disneyland and Disney California Adventure as well once the Anaheim theme parks eventually ... ( read original story ...)