Hong Kong actress/producer Josie Ho is set to collaborate with French director Luc Besson and American History X helmer Tony Kaye through the Hong Kong-based 852 Films, the production company she had ... ( read original story ...)
Opinion: How the East Asian mind-set succeeded with the coronavirus when Western individualism failed
East Asian countries successfully handled the COVID-19 pandemic because most people put their own freedom aside for the common good. ( read original story ...)
How can design thinking help ‘reboot’ our post-Covid-19 world to create ‘new normal’ that benefits everyone?
Experts offer insights into developing prosperous, equitable and sustainable future at Hong Kong Design Centre’s two-day online Unleash! E-Forum ... ( read original story ...)
Yum China Wins Approval for Mega Hong Kong Second Listing
Yum China Holdings Inc. has received the green light from the Hong Kong stock exchange for its proposed second listing, people familiar with the matter said, adding to the list of billion-dollar share ... ( read original story ...)
Hongkong Land secures its first sustainability-linked loan of HK$1 billion from DBS
PRNewswire/ -- Hongkong Land and DBS Bank (DBS) announced today that an agreement has been reached to convert an ... ( read original story ...)
Mike Pompeo: HSBC giving into China’s ‘bullying’ in Hong Kong
The US Secretary of State was responding to reports HSBC has blocked the accounts of executives at a pro-democracy media company in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong News Site Says Irish Journalist Rejected For Visa
A Hong Kong news website on Thursday said authorities had denied a visa for an Irish journalist in what press groups described as an alarming acceleration of a government clampdown on the media. The ... ( read original story ...)
Vanguard closing Japan, Hong Kong operations; focusing Asia operations on China
Its new Asian headquarters will be in Shanghai, though the closures will occur gradually over the six months to two years and an undisclosed number of layoffs will take place. ( read original story ...)
Meet the startups from Brinc’s first online Demo Day
Like other accelerators, Brinc hasn’t let 2020 get in the way of its program for early-stage startups. The firm is known for focusing on food technology, health tech, clean energy, and hardware, and ... ( read original story ...)
Asset management giant Vanguard to close Hong Kong office, exit ETF business as part of strategic reshuffle
Vanguard is set to close its Hong Kong offices and exit its exchange-traded funds business in the city as part of restructuring following ‘extensive review’ of international operations. ( read original story ...)
Vanguard to exit Hong Kong and move regional HQ to China
Vanguard issued a statement to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Wednesday, saying it would “seek to implement an orderly exit from its exchange traded funds business in Hong Kong”, adding that it was ... ( read original story ...)
Two Hong Kong Opposition Lawmakers Among New Protest Arrests
Two prominent Hong Kong opposition lawmakers were among more than a dozen people arrested Wednesday in a police operation focused on last year's huge protests, part of a widening crackdown against the ... ( read original story ...)
Vanguard to close Hong Kong, Japan operations
U.S. asset manager Vanguard Group said on Wednesday it will close its operations in Hong Kong and Japan and exit Hong Kong exchange-traded funds, citing unsupportive "industry dynamics". ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong businesses see virus containment as a priority, CEO says
George Leung of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce says most of its surveyed members see containment of the coronavirus as a priority so that businesses can run normally, but they still count ... ( read original story ...)