Beijing is outraged over a press freedom event held at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva this week. The event called attention to the annihilation of free speech rights subsequent to a ...
Hong Kong’s retail green bonds attract ‘record’ number of subscribers, subscription amounts amid ‘uncertainty in the local stock market’
Hong Kong’s latest offering of retail green bonds has logged a ‘record’ number of subscribers as well as record subscription amounts, as Hong Kong investors turn towards a safer investment option in a ...
Different times: Hong Kong finance chief Paul Chan hints decade-old property curbs have had their day as home prices slide
Paul Chan says the property market situation is different from that when the government introduced the management measures in 2010 Chan returned home after touring Europe at the head of a 130-strong ...
China Liked Pope’s Recent Overture, Beijing Bishop to Visit Hong Kong
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The overture Pope Francis made to China earlier this month while he was in Mongolia was "well received" by Beijing's communist government, which has given a mainland bishop ...
Hong Kong IPOs droop to 20-year fundraising low as exchange ranks ninth globally amid hopes of fourth-quarter mega deals
A total of 42 companies raised US$3.13 billion in the first nine months, a 65% year on year drop in fundraising and the lowest since 2003, Refinitiv says. Investors and analysts hope for a ...
In My Father’s Story, Hong Kong’s Rise and Fall
The city rose on the backs of refugees who braved the unknown to strive for better lives and my dad was the epitome of a Hong Kong success story, lifting himself from child laborer to factory manager to entrepreneur, starting the popular clothing brand Giordano in 1981.
Exclusive-HSBC to Acquire Citigroup China Consumer Wealth Business -Sources
HONG KONG (Reuters) - HSBC is set to acquire Citigroup's China consumer wealth management business, which manages more than $3 billion in assets, two sources with knowledge of the matter said, in a ...
Citi Planning to Sell China Retail-Wealth Unit to HSBC, Source Says
By Elaine Yu and Matthew Thomas Citigroup is in talks to sell its retail-wealth business in China to British rival HSBC, according to a person familiar ...
Fine French pastries house Paul Lafayet keen to bake name for itself in Hong Kong and Greater Bay Area
Growth of firm supported by government body InvestHK, which helps mainland Chinese and overseas businesses set up operations in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong industrial vacancy rate down to 1.5% in Q2
Net absorption increased to over 230,000sqm during the quarter. The overall vacancy rate in Hong Kong’s industrial market dropped from 1.9% in 1Q23 to 1.5% in 2Q23 while net absorption rose to about ...
Hong Kong Mortgage Rule Easing Seen Doing Little to Lift Market
Hong Kong is relaxing its mortgage rules for homes under construction, as the government takes further steps to support the city’s property market that’s been weighed by high borrowing costs.
Trading of shares of heavily indebted property developer China Evergrande suspended in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong stock exchanges says share trading of heavily indebted Chinese property developer China Evergrande Group has been suspended ...
China’s Neusoft Xikang sinks 35% in Hong Kong trading debut, while AI firm gains
Shares in Chinese hospital cloud software firm Neusoft Xikang slumped nearly 35% in the company's Hong Kong trading debut on Thursday, as sentiment towards some new share sales remained weak.
Hong Kong Finance Chief Hints at Easing Property Market Curbs
Hong Kong’s government is “constantly reviewing” the property market environment with a pragmatic attitude, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said in the latest hint at potentially easing curbs.