A swarm of monster bugs are running toward towards me and I’m frantically shooting at them, all while trying to ignore the fact that I’m standing right at the edge of a skyscraper. As someone with ... ( read original story ...)
China, Hong Kong markets open lower after protests, start of new STAR technology board in Shanghai
beating demonstrators at a Hong Kong railway station. The protests are weighing on business sentiment in the city, hurting some retail sales, discouraging some Chinese tourists to come, and prompting ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protesters
Hong Kong police fired rubber bullets and tear gas ... shut government offices and disrupted business operations across the city. Officials have also warned about the impact of the unrest on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong residents deface Chinese emblem in latest protest
After the march reached its designated end point in Hong Kong's Wan Chai district, thousands continued onward, at various points occupying key government and business districts before departing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protesters target Beijing’s representative office
But for many Hong Kong residents, the extradition bill is the latest step in a relentless march towards mainland control. The protests have at times paralysed parts of the financial district, shut ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protesters demand inquiry into police violence
Others continued toward Central, a key business and retail district and the site of the 2014 Umbrella Movement sit-ins. Large protests began last month in opposition to a contentious extradition bill ... ( read original story ...)
Extradition bill protests: why have Hong Kong’s business elite and tycoons abandoned Carrie Lam?
protesters’ sit-in on the major thoroughfares of Hong Kong was entering its third week. The demonstrators were tidying up their supplies and makeshift tents when word rippled through the crowd of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s sampan industry: a sunset trade that may sink under development plans at Aberdeen Harbour
Ngai’s shipyard, Chuen Kee, which he established in his 20s, is one of the three remaining facilities in Hong Kong for sampan repair and maintenance. For him, a sampan means more than just business. ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests start to take a toll on consumption
HONG KONG -- Prolonged protests in Hong Kong against a proposed extradition bill have started to affect the territory's retail sector. With protests not showing signs of abating anytime soon, the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong extradition bill protests begin to bite as city records drop in short-haul travellers
Hong Kong Tourism Board reports 3.3 per cent decline in short-haul arrivals at start of July, and slowest weekly growth since middle of June But overall outlook remains positive, with city expected to ... ( read original story ...)
Luxury goods join Hong Kong retail slump as protests bite
Luxury brand Richemont is the latest firm to report a hit to business over ongoing protests in Hong Kong. The Swiss company said political unrest in Hong Kong, a key market for its watches, has ... ( read original story ...)
How a Hong Kong startup gets caught up in US-China trade war
Taylor Host has been operating his artificial intelligence startup out of Hong Kong for more than two years. The American entrepreneur has clients from Europe, North America and Asia, but he ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Politics Test Business — WSJ
A broad stripe of businesses from global titan Nike Inc. to a local bakery is finding that taking sides, or even appearing to, in Hong Kong's protests against China's growing reach can spur popularity ... ( read original story ...)
Hong-Kong based Ad-tech Startup, OneOneDay launches in India
OneOneDay, a Hong Kong-based ad-tech startup has recently launched the Oodies app in India. This unique app allows users to earn some sweet cash rewards and donate part of it to social causes by ... ( read original story ...)