By this point, you're aware that shipping anything internationally is pretty tough right now. It turns out, it's getting worse. Earlier in the year, Tracy tried shipping a teddy bear from Hong Kong to ... ( read original story ...)
Women on boards: Hong Kong exchange wants to end all-male boardrooms, quicken progress on gender diversity in ESG shakeup
From next year, all listing candidates must have at least one woman board director at the time of going public, while existing ones will get three years to comply. That is assuming the changes in ... ( read original story ...)
HKSAR chief executive emphasizes CPC’s support for Hong Kong’s development
HKSAR chief executive emphasizes CPC's support for Hong Kong's development. People's Daily Online (Xinhua) 09:09, June 13, 2021. HONG KONG, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: IMF affirms HK’s financial stability
The Government welcomed the release of a report today by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reaffirming Hong Kong's position as an international financial centre with a resilient financial system, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong jobless rate to fall further, but full economic recovery hinges on Covid-19 vaccination, reopening borders: finance chief Paul Chan
Hong Kong's unemployment rate could fall further, but a full economic recovery in the coming months hinged on vaccination against Covid-19 and the easing of pandemic control measures such as the ... ( read original story ...)
BOC in Cebu facilitates clearance of 210,600 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines
A total of 210,600 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived at the Mactan-Cebu International Airport Thursday, June 10, the shipment clearance having been facilitated ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC’s long-time Asia boss moves upstairs amid Hong Kong controversy
Peter Wong, HSBC’s top man in Asia, is stepping away from day-to-day management to take up a position as the bank’s chair in Hong Kong. Wong has been credited with the bank’s rise to become the ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing official says ‘real enemies’ want Hong Kong to be ‘pawn in geopolitics’
Luo Huining, director of China's Hong Kong Liaison Office, told a forum that the financial hub, a former British colony handed over to China in 1997, remained one of the world's most competitive ... ( read original story ...)
Peter Wong retires as HSBC’s ‘indispensable’ elder statesman
When Peter Wong announced his retirement this week after a decade as HSBC’s chief executive for Asia, he told staff that turning crisis into opportunity was “embedded” in the bank’s DNA. HSBC has ... ( read original story ...)
Regencell Bioscience Plans to Offer 2.3M Shares in IPO
By Stephen Nakrosis Hong Kong-based Regencell Bioscience Holdings Ltd. said Friday it planned to offer 2.3 million ordinary shares in its initial ... ( read original story ...)
Latest round of Hong Kong’s iBonds attracts record US$7 billion from investors betting on inflation
The latest round of Hong Kong’s iBonds has been oversubscribed 3.6 times, and has attracted a record US$7.03 billion from 717,000 people. ( read original story ...)
Meng lawyers seek publication ban on HSBC materials obtained via Hong Kong court
Huawei executive’s lawyers argue that a publication ban preserves HSBC’s privacy interests in relation to its business processes and encourages the bank’s participation in criminal justice proceedings ... ( read original story ...)
Meng applies for publication ban on HSBC materials obtained via Hong Kong court
Meng Wanzhou's lawyers obtained the new material from HSBC through an agreement in a Hong Kong court that they say includes a stipulation that they protect confidential information. They argue in ... ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s Krafton to Launch $5 Billion Plus IPO Next Week, Sources Say
South Korea's Krafton to Launch $5 Billion Plus IPO Next Week, Sources Say HONG KONG/SEOUL (Reuters) - Krafton, the company behind blockbuster video game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), will ... ( read original story ...)