I Squared Capital, an infrastructure-focused private equity firm, is weighing options for its Hong Kong fixed-line operator HGC Global Communications Ltd., according to people familiar with the matter ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist Nathan Law moves to Britain and vows fight will continue
Law fled his home after Beijing’s introduction of the national security law that punishes anti-China sentiment ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Aides Rule Out Ending Hong Kong Dollar Peg as Punishment
Top advisers to President Donald Trump have ruled out undermining the Hong Kong dollar’s peg to the U.S. dollar as they seek to punish China for infringing on the territory’s political freedoms, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Disneyland Reportedly Closing Again As Coronavirus Cases Rise
demonstrating tactical difference by each location’s governments and their sway over Disney's business decisions. Visitors at the Castle of Magical Dreams in Hong Kong Disneyland Resort on June 18, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Disneyland Will Close Again Amid Coronavirus Spike
Hong Kong Disneyland will shutter again starting on July 15 due to a spike in cases of coronavirus, after about a month back in operation. It was the second of Disney’s 14 parks worldwide to ... ( read original story ...)
Property developers rush to attract Hong Kong residents amid uncertainty over new law
Amid economic recession and uncertainty over China's National Security Law, global real estate firms are trying to get Hong Kong residents to buy abroad. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: 600,000 vote in opposition primary despite fears of new security law
Braving scorching conditions, a new wave of coronavirus infections and government warnings they could be breaking the law, hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers took part in a primary election for the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Gets Zero-Fee Trading in Blow to Brokers
Less than a year since Charles Schwab Corp. reshaped the U.S. discount broker industry with zero-fee trading, a Hong Kong firm is following suit in a move set to deepen the pain for the city’s many ... ( read original story ...)
Zero-Fee Trading in Hong Kong Marks New Front in Brokerage Wars
Less than a year since Charles Schwab Corp. reshaped the U.S. discount broker industry with zero-fee trading, a Hong Kong firm is following suit in a move set to deepen the pain for the city’s many ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Gets Zero Fee Trading in Blow to Struggling Brokers
Less than a year since Charles Schwab Corp. reshaped the U.S. discount broker industry with zero-fee trading, a Hong Kong firm is following suit in a move set to deepen the pain for the city’s many ... ( read original story ...)
Startups Weekly: The world is eating tech
Get this free weekly recap of TechCrunch news that any startup can use by email every Saturday morning (7am PT). Subscribe here. You could almost hear the internet cracking apart this week as ... ( read original story ...)
The US is reportedly threatening to remove the dollar’s peg to the Hong Kong dollar. Here’s why that’s an empty threat from the Trump administration.
Bloomberg reported this week that the possibility to limit Hong Kong's bank buying US dollars was escalated to Secretary of the State Mike Pompeo. ( read original story ...)
Malaysia Sought Hong Kong’s Help in Hunt for 1MDB Fugitives
Malaysia’s police sought help from Hong Kong authorities in its 1MDB probe that includes the hunt for Jho Low, the alleged mastermind behind the billion-dollar scandal. ( read original story ...)
How to help Hong Kong and kick-start our economic recovery at the same time
Republicans and Democrats are largely united in horror at the Chinese Communist Party’s crackdown on freedom in Hong Kong, with the semi-autonomous state now facing increasing censorship from the ... ( read original story ...)