Mainland China will sell 12 billion yuan of government bonds in Hong Kong next month as Beijing continues its efforts to promote its currency internationally and tap cheaper funds amid a widening ...
Hang Seng offers e-sign for mainland firms
Hong Kong-headquartered bank Hang Seng, with the aim of assisting companies that wish to expand their business in the territory, is providing its mainland customers with a commercial banking e-sign ...
UPDATE 1-China, Hong Kong stocks wobble; focus on stimulus
HONG KONG, July 19 (Reuters) - China stocks closed flat on Wednesday ... slower than a 14.9% rise in the first five months, finance ministry data showed. ** "With one weak print after another, ...
China’s finance ministry to issue sovereign yuan bonds in Hong Kong next month
BEIJING, July 19 (Xinhua) -- China's finance ministry will issue 12 billion yuan (about 1.68 billion U.S. dollars) of yuan-denominated bonds in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region next month, ...
China Names Ex-Intelligence Official as Hong Kong Security Chief
China named a former top official from its secret intelligence agency the new head of Beijing’s national security office in Hong Kong, as the finance hub continues to crack down on dissent.
Hong Kong’s security appointee signals resolve for tight control
China's appointment of a top intelligence official to run Hong Kong's national security regime underscores its determination to tighten its grip on the financial hub, according to diplomats and ...
Bookworms gather in Hong Kong for yearly feast as one of world’s largest book fairs opens its doors for 7-day event
The large crowd, including foreigners and mainland Chinese visitors, flocked to the Hong Kong Book Fair, the city's first since all borders reopened. More than 300 people were in the queue at around ...
China, Hong Kong stocks extend losses, focus on stimulus
China and Hong stocks extended losses on Wednesday, with frail economic data continuing to weigh on sentiment as investors wait for meaningful stimulus as the next catalyst.
HSBC Buys Back 4.74M Shrs for About $299M Ytd
HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) announced that it repurchased a total of 4.7464 million shares in the UK and Hong Kong markets yesterday (18th), involving a total of about HK$299 million. Of these, 2.2464 ...
Higher Open Projected For Hong Kong Stock Market
(RTTNews) - The Hong Kong stock market on Tuesday wrote a finish to the five-day winning streak in which it had surged almost 1,100 points or 6 percent. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the ...
Aramco Team Series reaffirms plans for Oct golf tournament in Hong Kong
The Aramco Team Series (ATS) said on Wednesday that its plans to stage an inaugural golf tournament in Hong Kong in October would go ahead after the financial centre's government said it would lend ...
Hong Kong’s new national security chief was deputy minister in mainland China’s counter-espionage services
A deputy minister in mainland China’s counter-espionage services has been appointed as Beijing’s national security chief in Hong Kong. The Beijing Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said ...
Hong Kong talent war means new bank hires get 30% jump in pay
Finance and technology professionals in Hong Kong typically command higher pay than in the rival hub of Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Tricked into trafficking? Hong Kong drug mules face uphill fight to prove innocence, with most spending years in prison before release
NGO head says: 'People who have been tricked into becoming drug mules are not criminals or members of drug syndicates, they are innocent victims' International syndicates are using more couriers to ...