Hong Kong has some of the toughest Covid-19 quarantine rules on the planet, capturing everyone from journalists to Olympic athletes. Not Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman, however. ( read original story ...)
LOOK: BOC team green-lights release of 300K Pfizer jabs
(Photo from BOC-NAIA) Contained in thermal boxes, the American-made coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines were flown in via Air Hong Kong flight AHK 457. BOC-NAIA, which provided the photos here, ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman Sachs-Backed InferVision Picks Banks for Hong Kong IPO
InferVision, a medical artificial intelligence technology provider, has picked banks to work on its Hong Kong initial public offering which could raise about $300 million, according to people familiar ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: student, construction worker jailed for up to 40 months over petrol bomb stash
City University undergraduate Cheng Kam-fai, 22, sentenced to 40 months’ prison while construction worker Wong Kin-ki, 21, gets 3 years. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Reimposes Strict Covid Measures. What It Means for the Economy.
Just before reverting to its strict travel policies, Hong Kong had revised upwards its 2021 GDP growth forecast. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reportedly lets Nicole Kidman skip Covid quarantine
Actor said to be given exemption to film Amazon TV series, as territory braces for tougher travel rules ... ( read original story ...)
Trio provides loan to Shenzhen Expressway
Shenzhen Expressway Co has made its debut in the offshore loan market, raising a HK$8.3bn ($1bn) deal to support its acquisition of a subsidiary of Shenzhen Investment Holdings. The company has raised ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong grants quarantine exemption to Nicole Kidman
Hong Kong’s government says it has granted a quarantine exemption to an individual to perform “designated professional work” following reports that Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman did not have to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Students Charged With ‘Advocating Terrorism’ Denied Bail
Four Hong Kong student leaders charged with "advocating terrorism" after their union passed a motion last month mourning the death of a 50-year-old who stabbed a policeman before killing himself were ... ( read original story ...)
AI firm Yitu considers shifting initial public offering to Hong Kong as fundraising stalls on Shanghai Star market
China’s cash-starved AI firms, often burdened with heavy research and development expenses, are turning to public markets for funding even as Beijing’s scrutiny over tech IPOs increases. ( read original story ...)
HNA’s creditors put former chairman’s US$56 million Hong Kong penthouse up for sale in one of city’s biggest foreclosures
The flat was previously owned by Billion Able, which had HNA chairman Chen Feng as its director. The firm bought it in 2015 for US$55.6 million. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Singapore decide to drop bilateral air travel bubble
The Hong Kong government said on Thursday that it and the Singapore government decided not to further pursue a bilateral air travel bubble due to the differences in the anti-epidemic strategies ... ( read original story ...)
China’s planned anti-sanctions law for Hong Kong unsettles financial sector
Global banks and other financial institutions in Hong Kong are scrambling to find out details of China's planned imposition of an anti-sanctions law on the city, and trying to understand how it could ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police seize meth, heroin worth $25 million
Hong Kong police say they have seized 195 million Hong Kong dollars ($25 million) worth of illegal drugs as part of a monthslong investigation, the largest seizure of the year ... ( read original story ...)