Tag: business

All may not be lost, but Beijing’s crackdown has ensured that the movement faces a bleak short-term future. NRPLUS MEMBER ARTICLE W hen Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai was arrested late last week, he ... ( read original story ...)

The raid this week of Apple Daily's newsroom and leadership changes at broadcaster iCable highlight the shrinking space for independent journalism as Beijing exerts more control over a once ... ( read original story ...)

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam along with the current and former police chiefs and eight other officials for their role in restricting political ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong authorities will have to use a new system to obtain information from Google through the U.S. Justice Department's Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, according to the Post. ( read original story ...)

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing hotels and co-working space operators to collaborate in a whole new way, one that involves profit sharing instead of the traditional tenant-landlord relationship. ( read original story ...)

SenseTime Group Ltd., China’s largest artificial intelligence company, is exploring a dual listing in Hong Kong and China as it closes in on $1.5 billion of pre-IPO financing, according to people ... ( read original story ...)

U.S. tech companies earlier halted reviews of data requests from the territory’s officials while assessing the human rights implications of a new national security law. ( read original story ...)

Jimmy Lai, the founder of pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily, believes that recent arrests in the city, including his own, are likely more of an effort to chill dissent than an indication ... ( read original story ...)

SenseTime Group Ltd., China’s largest artificial intelligence company, is exploring a dual listing in Hong Kong and China as it closes in on $1.5 billion of pre-IPO financing, according to people ... ( read original story ...)

JD.com’s [JD] share price has reached new heights this year. The Chinese e-commerce giant’s Nasdaq-listed stock hit an intraday high of $69.18 on the 9 July, closing at $67.36 — representing an ... ( read original story ...)

In the latest round of punitive measures that the U.S. government has imposed on Hong Kong, the Trump Administration announced on Aug. 7 that it would sanction 11 high-ranking Hong Kong officials, ... ( read original story ...)

Jimmy Lai has said he was surprised to be arrested so quickly, and suggested there was “great disorder” among Chinese and Hong Kong authorities about how to handle the territory’s national security ... ( read original story ...)

The dollar’s recent decline has led to predictions that the U.S. will lose its global currency hegemony. With Treasury yields at all-time lows and massive fiscal deficits increasing the risk of ... ( read original story ...)

COVID-19 has already hurt many brands, and now it’s British fashion label Topshop’s turn. Does its failure mean fast fashion is finished in China? ( read original story ...)