Hong Kong is facing about 70 Covid-19 infections, according to a source, with the city's health minister earlier saying the first batch of vaccines may not shield residents from infections but could ... ( read original story ...)
National security law: Baggio Leung says threats to personal safety in Hong Kong forced him into political asylum in US
Former Hong Kong lawmaker Sixtus Baggio Leung Chung-hang has said he is seeking political asylum in the United States because of threats to personal safety after "being tailed by unknown agents" for ... ( read original story ...)
US lets banks off for serving sanctioned officials in Hong Kong crackdown, in a relief for Bank of China, Citi, HSBC, StanChart
The move is likely to come as a relief to major lenders and financial institutions such as Bank of China, Citigroup, HSBC and Standard Chartered, that have been trying to distance themselves from ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Media Mogul Faces National Security Charge
Hong Kong media tycoon and Beijing critic Jimmy Lai appeared in court on Saturday morning to face a charge under the national security law that could put him in jail for life. He is accused of ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. says no banks linked to people sanctioned over Hong Kong crackdown
The U.S. Treasury said on Friday it has not identified any foreign financial institution "that has knowingly conducted a significant transaction" since Oct. 14 with individuals deemed responsible for ... ( read original story ...)
Sharp rise in Hong Kong residents heading across the border to flee from Covid-19 surge
Taking two suitcases with them, Joe Pun, his wife and daughter left Hong Kong for mainland China on Wednesday, walking across the Shenzhen Bay border checkpoint. The 40-year-old Hongkonger says the ... ( read original story ...)
Now, more than ever, we need to know how to manage our money. Yet many of us are financially illiterate
We need to cut spending, conserve savings and assume things are going to get worse. Yet, research suggests near-crisis levels of financial illiteracy, raising the prospect of greater suffering until ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Shop King Struggles to Sell Billions in Property
Hong Kong property tycoon Tang Shing-bor is seeking to offload billions of dollars of real estate after an ill-timed expansion at the top of the market. ( read original story ...)
UK government ‘has underestimated takeup for Hong Kong resettlement scheme’
Survey finds more than 600,000 may want to move to Britain, many within two years of January start date ... ( read original story ...)
Have Covid and government brutality killed Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement?
Man; then, as now, he looked nothing like a superhero. I found him at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, the narrow campus in central Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Freedom Fighters
Jimmy Lai is charged under a security law for criticizing China. ( read original story ...)
Treasury Takes No Action on Hong Kong Banking Sanctions
The U.S. Treasury Department said Friday it hasn’t identified any banks or other financial institutions linked to a group of people sanctioned in October over China’s crackdown on Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong temporarily blocks some airlines’ routes in Covid-19 prevention measure
Hong Kong has put a temporary ban on four international airlines from flying specific routes into the city under a new law aimed at stopping the spread of Covid-19. ( read original story ...)
Finance Capitals Imperiled by Threats Beyond Working From Home
As global finance leaders take a fresh look this year at the hubs that have long been their homes, they’re increasingly seeing high costs and political chaos. ( read original story ...)