China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) reported under 13,000 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. The city has been seeing a downward trend in cases in recent days after record numbers at the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong to step up use of traditional Chinese medicine in pandemic fight, more practitioners en route from mainland
City leader Carrie Lam says she has requested Beijing send a team of Chinese medicine experts to offer the city ‘advice on how to prevent infections … and reduce severe cases’ of Covid-19. ( read original story ...)
Yacht builder Ferretti braves choppy waters with IPO valuing it at up to $1.2b
Italian luxury yacht builder Ferretti Group launched a Hong Kong IPO that values the company at up to $1.2 billion, a term sheet seen by Reuters showed, going ahead despite volatility in global equity ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong waitress arrested in connection with online romance scam that duped US lawyer out of US$2.6mil
The suspect is accused of being the holder of a local bank account used to launder the proceeds of the scam. The Michigan-based victim was tricked into making millions of dollars’ worth of bogus ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. lawyer says Hong Kong has deported him after police assault case
Samuel Bickett, who was convicted of assaulting a plainclothes officer, says he was immediately deported from the Chinese territory after his release from prison. ( read original story ...)
The Covid effect: Sheds, Hong Kong, Conferences: podcast
The pandemic continues to shape business and policy around the world. In this Viewsroom podcast, Breakingviews columnists debate a possible 21 bln euro bid for city-centre warehouses, the relaxing of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to soon ‘open up to world’ just as Singapore lifts its own restrictions
Hong Kong is looking likely to “open up to the rest of the world” once its latest Covid-19 wave fades, before the lights of Singapore grow too tempting ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Holds Third Spot in World’s Financial Centers Ranking
In the main areas of competitiveness, Hong Kong ranked in the top four for business environment, human capital, infrastructure and general reputation, but out of the top 10 in financial sector ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports 13,074 new daily coronavirus infections
Hong Kong reported 13,074 new coronavirus infections and 201 deaths on Thursday, slightly higher than 12,240 infections the previous day, as authorities prepare to ease some of the city's stringent ... ( read original story ...)
No real concept of ‘rights’ anymore in Hong Kong: deported lawyer
An American lawyer deported from Hong Kong after serving a prison sentence said Thursday that the territory was a police state controlled by Beijing, adding that rights were not respected. Samuel ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong architect convicted for carrying petrol, nails amid national anthem, security law protests
The defendant had said he had no knowledge of the items inside the two bags he was carrying, as he was only disposing of them for a friend, but a judge rejected that defence on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
HSBC enters Metaverse to buy Sandbox virtual land
The Sandbox announced partnership with HSBC, becoming the 1st global financial services company to enter the Sandbox Metaverse. It stated that HSBC will acquire a piece of land in the Sandbox ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Can Open Up to World Once Wave Subsides, Lam Says
Hong Kong’s leader said she’s hopeful the international financial hub can lower barriers with the outside world after the current outbreak wanes. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong waitress arrested in connection with online romance scam that duped US lawyer out of HK$20 million
The suspect is accused of being the holder of a local bank account used to launder the proceeds of the scam The Michigan-based victim had been tricked into making millions of dollars' worth of bogus ... ( read original story ...)