Tag: business

Protesters have brought “huge damage to the economy and to the daily life of the people,” Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam said, as business representatives reported that the majority of the ... ( read original story ...)

With another round of demonstrations kicking off Friday and due to run through the weekend, the business community is warning of more fallout from violent clashes between police and protesters. ... ( read original story ...)

Demonstrators have gathered at Hong Kong's airport, marking the start of three days of unauthorised rallies in the Chinese territory. Activists dressed in black sat in the arrivals hall waving banners ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s Airport Authority said it was planning to bolster ... it said. The sit-in -- expected to start later Friday -- would kick off the 10th straight weekend of protests across the Asian ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong witnessed the deepest deterioration in private sector conditions for over a decade at the start of the third quarter, according to IHS Markit. The former British colony’s purchasing manager ... ( read original story ...)

There must be an independent investigation into police conduct, but also an amnesty for everyone except gangsters – so Hong Kong can start afresh between protesters and police. At one end, protesters ... ( read original story ...)

Shanghai | Hundreds of protesters occupied the arrivals hall of Hong Kong's international airport on Friday at the start of a planned three day sit-in as the city braces for its tenth consecutive ... ( read original story ...)

Cleantech startup Adaptricity has signed an agreement with Hong Kong’s 118 years-old electric utility company to provide software for digitally monitoring power grids and help in better planning ... ( read original story ...)

Anti-government protesters have vowed “no negotiation and no compromise” a day after Beijing’s top official overseeing Hong Kong affairs said one of their demands – an inquiry into the recent ... ( read original story ...)

From Beijing’s perspective, two red lines must not be crossed: a declaration of independence and the use of Hong Kong as a base for subversion on the mainland. Seen this way, the failed reform of 2015 ... ( read original story ...)

Traders remain on tenterhooks after a volatile start to August. The daily yuan fix will be closely ... Stocks The S&P 500 Index rose 1.3% on Tuesday.Futures on Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained 0.5%.Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong police are set to start spraying liquid dye at crowds during potential future demonstrations to help them catch protesters who wear masks to conceal their identity. Once sprayed onto a ... ( read original story ...)

The actions — and the protest-linked chaos that ensued again — struck at Hong Kong’s increasingly precarious position as an efficient base for business and signaled widening public anger over the ... ( read original story ...)

Long lines of traffic snaked across Hong Kong island into the heart of the business center and hundreds of people were stranded at the airport, where more than 200 flights were canceled at one point. ... ( read original story ...)