Tag: business

Hong Kong's homebuyers are unlikely to see a repeat of the 278 per cent surge in property prices seen over the past 12 years, because a contracting economy, rising unemployment and heightened ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong government and China's foreign ministry branch in the city hit back on Friday at a report by Britain criticising Beijing's plans for national security legislation, saying it was "biased" ... ( read original story ...)

The Hong Kong government hit back on Friday at a report by Britain criticising Beijing's move to impose national security legislation on the global financial hub, saying the report was "inaccurate and ... ( read original story ...)

Peter Charlesworth/LightRocket/Getty Photographer: Peter Charlesworth/LightRocket/Getty The two archrivals of Asian finance have competed so intensely for so long that it’s impossible to believe that ... ( read original story ...)

China’s imposition of a national security law on Hong Kong is “just the beginning” of efforts to overturn the One Country, Two Systems arrangement agreed when the former British colony was handed back ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s role as a regional equity derivatives trading center may be curtailed after it lost a major index-licensing deal to Hong Kong. The next battle front between the two Asian financial hubs ... ( read original story ...)

Urging the Chinese government not to interfere in elections for a new Hong Kong legislature due to be held in September, Raab added that China should stop using its economic power to try to influence ... ( read original story ...)

Action arm’ will have intelligence-gathering capabilities, security chief says, as state media says legislators are working ‘day and night’ on new laws ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. Senate has passed a bill targeting Chinese companies listed on American exchanges. Haibin Zhu of J.P. Morgan says its unclear if Beijing and Washington can find a compromise on the draft law. ( read original story ...)

Uber India head Pradeep Parameswaran now has a bigger role – he will be leading the Asia Pacific region for the company. Parameswaran will now lead Uber in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, South Korea, ... ( read original story ...)

More traditional companies in Hong Kong and Singapore are set to benefit from a “new business cycle” globally as their economies recover from the pandemic, according to Citigroup Inc.’s ... ( read original story ...)

China's blue-chip share index was little changed on Thursday, but start-up board ChiNext continued its uptrend on reform hopes. Hong Kong stocks fell on a downbeat economic outlook from the U.S. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong, a global financial centre less known for its robotics expertise, will soon have a local start-up join the international race to make more affordable mobile ultraviolet light disinfecting ... ( read original story ...)

Citigroup has a busy time ahead staying out of Chinese politics. Chief Executive Mike Corbat has so far avoided taking sides on Beijing’s controversial security law targeting sedition, terrorism, and ... ( read original story ...)