Hong Kong tchoukball player Lin Pak-hei feels rusty for not practising the team sport for half a year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The closure of schools and sports facilities in January left the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong investors to get greater choice of exchange-traded funds, as securities watchdog approves two Shenzhen-listed products
The pair will each invest 90 per cent or more of their assets in an ETF approved by the Chinese regulator, currently listed in Shenzhen and tradable by certain qualified foreign institutional ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong records 13 new Covid-19 cases as health authorities set up more than 100 booths for mass testing
Online registration for the universal screening begins from 7am on Saturday, as ministers Patrick Nip and Sophia Chan urge all to take part in the scheme. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Star Josie Ho Teaming With Luc Besson on Two Action Films (Exclusive)
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 ...)