Western banks have been the biggest beneficiaries of Hong Kong equity sales this year, shrugging off US-China tensions as dealmaking booms in Asia’s financial hub. Morgan Stanley helped raise $11.6bn ...
Hong Kong mourns as deadly fire claims 128 lives and sparks safety crackdown
A devastating fire in a Hong Kong apartment complex has killed at least 128 people. The blaze started Wednesday and took until Friday to extinguish.
Deadly Hong Kong Fire Is a Test of Beijing’s Rule in the City
After Beijing reshaped the political order in Hong Kong in its image, the fire has become a test of how well that new system can govern in a crisis.
Hong Kong’s financial future hinges on adapting to China’s hi-tech pivot: Huatai HK CEO
If history serves as a guide, Hong Kong's continued reign as a premier international financial centre depends on a time-tested formula: adapting to meet evolving needs, particularly in response to the ...
Aussie firms return to Hong Kong as IPO market booms
Jason Chang, the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong’s new chair, says two of the world’s biggest IPOs demonstrate the strength of the Hong Kong market.
China central bank facilitates RMB donations to support Hong Kong residential complex fire relief efforts
BEIJING -- The People's Bank of China (PBOC), China's central bank, has opened a "green lane" for RMB donations originating in the mainland to ensure that these money donations instantly reach the ...
128 dead in Hong Kong tower inferno as officials probe bamboo scaffolding and safety lapses
Rescue teams retrieved more bodies from the burned-out high-rise estate, where flames swept through eight 32-storey towers encased in bamboo scaffolding ...
Hong Kong mourns 128 victims and counting in fire; 14 arrested
The city's worst blaze in decades broke out on Nov. 26 and rapidly engulfed seven of eight buildings in an apartment complex.
China guides banks, insurers to fully provide financial services after Hong Kong fire
China guides banks and insurers to fully provide financial support services after a deadly fire in Hong Kong caused significant casualties and property damage, the nation's financial regulator said on ...
China tells banks, insurers to fully provide financial help to victims of Hong Kong fire
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China launches nationwide high-rise inspections after deadly Hong Kong fire
China will inspect high-rise buildings across the nation for fire safety, its government said on Saturday, in the wake of the deadly fire in a Hong Kong housing complex that has claimed at least 128 ...
Authorities probe corruption, negligence in Hong Kong fire that killed at least 128
Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades is raising questions about corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex where at least 128 people died.
Three days of mourning begin after Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades
At least 128 people have died and hundreds remain unaccounted for following the fire which engulfed several tower blocks.
Authorities probe corruption and negligence in Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades
Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades is raising questions about corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex where at least 128 people died.