Hong Kong will lead a $5 billion rescue of Cathay Pacific Airways , which like other airlines has been hit by a global travel slump triggered by the coronavirus pandemic. The government's ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo Criticizes HSBC For Backing Hong Kong Law
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday took to task HSBC for backing Beijing's controversial security law proposal in Hong Kong, warning of businesses' overreliance on China. The Asia-focused ... ( read original story ...)
Anniversary Protests As Hong Kong Democracy Movement Faces Triple Threat
Several thousand demonstrators marched in Hong Kong on Tuesday evening -- defying authorities a year after huge pro-democracy protests erupted -- as the movement struggles in the face of arrests, ... ( read original story ...)
IMF hails Hong Kong’s status as global financial hub
Hong Kong's status as a global financial hub is important not only to China but the rest of the world, a senior IMF official said on Tuesday as the Chinese territory faced renewed pro-democracy unrest ... ( read original story ...)
China or the West: Hong Kong Business Is Being Forced to Decide
China’s rising influence—and the damage from the coronavirus—are posing an increasingly stark choice for Hong Kong’s bicultural corporate titans. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s business community sees the need for national security laws, says think tank
Like most economies, Hong Kong should have a national security law — even if Beijing is the one imposing it on the city, a think tank said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
The UK wants to reinvent its relationship with China in the age of Brexit
Even small changes in China have global effects. In February 2016, when Boris Johnson was still mayor of London, he wrote in The Telegraph newspaper that if the UK voted to leave the European Union, ... ( read original story ...)
Angelina Jolie, Salma Hayek and Zac Efron are bug food fans – would you eat insects for dinner if a Michelin-starred chef prepared them?
Ravioli of giant water beetle with fresh turmeric cream sauce at Insects in the Backyard in Bangkok. Photo: Insects in the Backyard . With an increasing global focus on eating sus ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong security law like ‘anti-virus software’: Beijing official
A sweeping national security law that will soon be imposed on Hong Kong will be "like installing anti-virus software", a top Beijing official said Monday, in a speech that warned democracy protesters ... ( read original story ...)
Jinke Picks Banks for Unit’s $500 Million Hong Kong IPO
Shenzhen-listed Jinke Properties Group Co. has picked banks for the Hong Kong initial public offering of its property management unit, which could raise at least $500 million, according to people ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong relaxes quarantine rules for largest listed firms such as Tencent and Alibaba
Hong Kong has relaxed its 14-day quarantine rule for executives of 480 of the largest companies listed in the city, its newly appointed secretary for financial services and the treasury ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong relaxes virus quarantines for big company executives
Authorities in the semi-autonomous territory said on Monday that senior employees at the largest listed companies on its stock exchange could apply for exemptions from mandatory quarantines when ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Economy May Recover in 4Q, Financial Secretary Says
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan says revival of the economy, which remains mired in recession amid pro-democracy protests and then by the coronavirus outbreak, depends on the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Disneyland and Ocean Park To Reopen Shortly
Theme parks, Hong Kong Disneyland and Ocean Park are to reopen shortly, it was announced Monday. The parks, both government-owned, have been closed since late January due to the spread of the ... ( read original story ...)