Tag: business

HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s government said violence and illegal ... The protests have adapted rapidly since the start of June with the movement spreading from the Admiralty area, where the legislative ... ( read original story ...)

Long lines of traffic could be seen across Hong Kong island leading into the heart of the business center and hundreds of people were stranded at the airport. Roads into the main arteries of Hong ... ( read original story ...)

(CNN) - Mass demonstrations and strikes in Hong Kong forced its biggest airline, Cathay Pacific, to cancel more than 150 flights on Monday and urge passengers to postpone non-essential travel. Cathay ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police said on Sunday they ... for a mass strike on Monday across transportation networks and business districts. What started as an angry response to the now suspended ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong braced for major disruptions to business on Monday as a general strike threatened to paralyze parts of the Asian financial center, with more than 200 flights ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — Protesters in Hong Kong sent police on a chase through ... a peninsula opposite the city’s central business district. At one point, protesters briefly occupied a cross-harbor tunnel and ... ( read original story ...)

By early evening, many protesters had joined an unauthorized march from a western area of Hong Kong’s main island toward Sheung Wan, a dense neighborhood in the heart of the city’s central business ... ( read original story ...)

A 42-year-old Swedish man named Peter who was in Hong Kong on business said he could not reach his hotel just a few blocks away. "But it's a small price to pay," said Peter, who added that he supports ... ( read original story ...)

"China's in a position where its usual ways of dealing with unrest have failed" in what Evan Fowler called a "massive loss of face" for the party. ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong start-up Wildfaces Technology is looking to ward off suicide attempts and violence in prisons with the help of artificial intelligence, as the government and private enterprises in the city ... ( read original story ...)

Tink Labs, which provides hotel guests with smartphones to use for free, is terminating its services in several markets following the cessation of operations. The Hong Kong-based company on Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)

The rally is the first time government employees have promoted a demonstration in Hong Kong. Hordes of civil servants assembled peacefully with protesters in the heart of the business district, many ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG — Hong Kong retail sales, a key part of the city’s economy, felt a growing impact in June from mass protests, government data showed on Thursday. The government said June retail ... ( read original story ...)

We have to ease into it. If you disrupt them too much, it will be difficult for society. Cheng Hye Cheah is co-chairman and co–chief investment officer of Value Partners. Joe Ngai is a senior partner ... ( read original story ...)