Venture capitalist Neil Shen’s Sequoia Capital China is setting up a hedge-fund business to leverage its record of choosing winners in Chinese technology. ( read original story ...)
Yum China Has Hong Kong’s Weakest Debut in More Than a Year
Yum China Holdings Inc. recorded the worst stock debut in more than a year among billion-dollar listings in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s financial future tied to Greater Bay Area growth, rising mainland China incomes, panel says
The potential for future growth in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) and rising incomes in mainland China will help Hong Kong maintain its role as an attractive destination for international investors and ... ( read original story ...)
House of the year, Hong Kong: Guotai Junan International
Guotai Junan International affirms its reputation to bridge enterprises and investors in China with the world as it saw another year of strong financial performance, even though the capital market has ... ( read original story ...)
US government sells Hong Kong mansions without disclosing winning buyer or price amid fraying China ties
The US government has sold one of its biggest properties in the city under a shroud of secrecy amid worsening tensions between Beijing and Washington. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong to relax social distancing rules and may start travel bubble with countries like South Korea, Thailand and Japan
The number of people allowed to sit together at restaurants in Hong Kong will rise to four from Friday. Photo: SCMP/ K.Y. Cheng As Covid-19 cases continue to drop, Hong Kong will relax its ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: harassed mainland Chinese bank worker attacked after retiree blocked his escape route by closing office door, court told
Marc Progin, 75, has denied one count of aiding and abetting disorder in a public place over the incident on October 4 last year. ( read original story ...)
Strong Start for Stocks on Wall Street a Day After Sell-Off
Stocks are off to good start on Wall Street, a day after more steep drops in big technology companies pulled indexes sharply lower. ( read original story ...)
Disney Should Suffer for Willful Blindness to Chinese-Government Atrocities
When Attorney General Bill Barr spoke at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in July, he criticized the entertainment industry for its alleged cooptation by the Chinese Communist Party. “Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Neoliberal Hong Kong Is Our Future, Too
While economists enshrine Hong Kong as the ideal free market, the social consequences have been disastrous. For two decades, demonstrations—both peaceful and violent—have become ubiquitous in Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong secures multiple upcoming MICE events amidst COVID-19 challenges
Hong Kong was recently chosen as host city for four international MICE events, including the city’s first-ever events of high strategic values and two repeated events amidst the COVID-19 challenges. ( read original story ...)
‘Mulan’ Backlash Grows Over Filming in Xinjiang, Site of Reported Human Rights Abuses
Over one million Uighur Muslims have reportedly been detained in what China refers to as “voluntary education centers.” ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese Bottled-Water Giant Surges in Hong Kong Debut
Stock in China’s top bottled-water company closed 54% higher on its first day of trading in Hong Kong, after investors thirsty for new stock sales placed nearly $150 billion of orders for a $1.1 ... ( read original story ...)
Many Hong Kong bars won’t survive Covid-19 business ban for much longer, trade group warns
Trade group says many of city’s 1,280 bars and pubs will be lucky to stay afloat for another month without reopening their doors. ( read original story ...)