Tag: business

In June, China imposed its draconian national security law on Hong Kong, extending the reach of the Communist Party’s security apparatus throughout the territory. Now businesses want out. A survey ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, July 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife Hong Kong today announced the appointment of four C-level executives to its senior management team to strengthen the company's leadership ... ( read original story ...)

The new law also appears to be rattling the business sector in Asia's international finance hub. A recent survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong showing most U.S. firms operating in ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG, July 23, 2020 - (ACN Newswire) - Standard Chartered and Hong Kong Trade Development Council ("HKTDC") released the inaugural "Standard Chartered GBA Business Confidence Index" ("GBAI"), the ... ( read original story ...)

Log in or Activate your account. Subscribe for $3 for 3 months People wearing face masks to help protect against the spread of the new coronavirus walk in the central business district in Melbourne, ... ( read original story ...)

A willingness by bankers to travel less and conduct more business remotely stands to have an effect. Maintaining multiple hubs is also costly, increasing the chances of a gravitational pull elsewhere. ( read original story ...)

The fact that I support my country doesn't mean that I don't support rights and freedoms.” Hong Kong lawmaker Regina Ip tells @rumireports that titles defining people as “pro-Beijing” or “pro-democrac ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong and London could soon have more in common. The recently enacted national security law reduces the relative appeal of the Asian financial hub, just as Brexit has done to the British capital. ( read original story ...)

I understand all that frustration, but nothing justifies the sort of violence we saw last year.” Pro-China lawmaker Regina Ip tells @rumireports the Hong Kong government needs to do more to engage wit ... ( read original story ...)

Supporters argue that after months of often violent pro-democracy protests the law should bring the stability needed to retain business confidence in the commerce hub. But opponents insist it will ... ( read original story ...)

Jack Ma’s timing is frequently spot-on. Now, he’s signaling to a host of Chinese startups it’s time to race ahead with multi-billion-dollar stock sales before the coronavirus pandemic or trade war ... ( read original story ...)

International companies are increasingly avoiding Hong Kong as a jurisdiction for settling disputes through arbitration, one of the clearest signs yet that China’s tightening grip on the financial hub ... ( read original story ...)

An incumbent superpower and a rising one are finding coexistence increasingly difficult. Jockeying for position in a changing world, the U.S. and China are facing off on all sorts of issues, most -- ... ( read original story ...)

Corona Capital is a daily column updated throughout the day by Breakingviews columnists around the world with short, sharp pandemic-related insights. ( read original story ...)