Hong Kong and China markets fell in early trading on Tuesday, as investors weighed concerns about increasing Covid-19 deaths, infections and lockdown fears around the world against the roll-out of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong coronavirus fourth wave: what you can and cannot do this festive season under the government’s social-distancing rules
Battered by a fourth wave of Covid-19 fuelled by local infections, Hong Kong has ramped up social-distancing measures to their toughest levels since July. Here's what you need to know about handling ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stock Market Tipped To Open Under Pressure
The Hong Kong stock market has alternated between positive and negative finishes through the last four trading days since the end of the two-day slide in which if had fallen more than 530 points or 2 ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese IPOs give Hong Kong a boost after a troubled year
Hong Kong's stock exchange was dealt a major blow last month when Ant Group's highly anticipated IPO was shelved. But the city is still likely to end the year as one of the world's top markets for ... ( read original story ...)
Girl, 15, is youngest Hong Kong resident to seek UK asylum from Beijing crackdown
A 15-year old girl is believed to have fled Hong Kong to Britain, the youngest person so far to seek asylum from the Beijing government’s crackdown on the territory.The girl, known as Aurora, applied ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: younger patients warned after Covid-19 kills previously healthy woman, 42, as 95 new cases confirmed
A previously healthy 42-year-old woman has died from Covid-19, making her one of the youngest coronavirus fatalities in Hong Kong, as 95 new infections were confirmed on Sunday. Among the latest cases ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: quarantine, mandatory testing orders issued as housing block cluster grows, city registers 82 new Covid-19 cases
A growing Covid-19 cluster in a public housing block prompted the Hong Kong government to evacuate some residents for quarantine and place everyone linked to that building under a mandatory testing ... ( read original story ...)
Mogul, Golden Sixty star in Hong Kong; Sodashi scores again in Japan
The Hong Kong Jockey Club staged a worthy renewal of its Longines International Races on Sunday, with winners coming from Ireland, Japan and the home team while a pure white filly remained undefeated ... ( read original story ...)
Virtual 60-second ‘business pitch in a lift’ contest helps tech start-ups move ahead in tough times
Online fifth edition attracts 77,000 live views as 10 finalists, including three from Hong Kong, present innovative tech ideas to vie for total cash prize of US$200,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: quarantine and mandatory testing orders issued as public housing block cluster grows, city registers 82 new Covid-19 cases including 37 of unknown origin
A growing Covid-19 cluster in a public housing block prompted the Hong Kong government to evacuate some residents for quarantine and place everyone linked to that building under a mandatory testing ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoon face life jail term under security law
China’s crackdown on opposition figures intensified yesterday when Jimmy Lai, the owner of the only mainstream Hong Kong newspaper that supports the democracy movement, appeared in court to face ... ( read original story ...)
UK Calls on Hong Kong to Stop Targeting Tycoon Jimmy Lai
Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily, walks to a prison van to head to court, after being charged under the national security law, in Hong Kong, China December 12, 2020. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stock exchange boss Charles Li hints he will set up his own financial business after leaving the bourse
Charles Li Xiaojia hinted on Monday that he would set up his own financial business based in Hong Kong after he steps down as chief executive of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing in two weeks. Li, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fourth wave: public housing block cluster grows, as city registers 82 new Covid-19 cases including 37 of unknown origin
A cluster of Covid-19 cases in a public housing block grew on Monday, prompting the Hong Kong government to evacuate some residents for quarantine and place everyone linked to that building under a ... ( read original story ...)