Hong Kong's leader has declared the third wave of Covid-19 under control, but warned of the lingering threat from infections with unknown sources, as the city confirmed two more cases on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s biggest weekend of home sales in 14 months gets off to a good start as tapering Covid – 19 outbreak boosts sentiments
The massive sales weekend followed five consecutive days of single-digit cases of confirmed Covid-19 infections in the city, as efforts to contain the disease began to pay off. On Saturday, Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Financial Authority Taps ConsenSys for Cross-border CBDC Pilot Study
ConsenSys will be collaborating with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) to a cross-border payment network for HKMA’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) project Ethereum Developer ConsenSys ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong marks first day with no local Covid-19 cases since September 15, as city welfare chief says ‘imperfect’ wage scheme saved jobs
Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi-kwong concedes relief effort won’t save every job, but ‘furloughs could be much worse’ without it. ( read original story ...)
HK financial system ‘resilient’ as city moves up in world ranking
Hong Kong has moved up a notch to fifth place in terms of comprehensive competitiveness among 111 financial centers in the world. ( read original story ...)
Bank of East Asia to sell insurance arm following portfolio review
HONG KONG: Bank of East Asia Ltd (BEA), which counts Guoco Company Management Ltd as a substantial shareholder, has decided to initiate a sale of its insurance business and is seeking a strategic ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police’s new national security unit threatened charges against mother, girlfriend to extract confession, lawyers say
Lawyers for a university student charged with unlicensed possession of firearms and military equipment have accused the Hong Kong police's new national security unit of coercing their client into ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland man living in Hong Kong conned out of HK$7.13 million as fake arrest warrants added to scammer playbook
Phone scammers posing as officials from across the border are escalating their tactics, issuing fake arrest warrants to mainland Chinese victims working and studying in Hong Kong, police revealed on ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ‘rebellious’ tycoon Jimmy Lai says his pro-democratic paper will push on despite the odds
Jimmy Lai’s future is uncertain. The media tycoon is one of Hong Kong's most prominent pro-democracy activists and one of Beijing’s most ardent critics. This, according to Lai, makes him “a logical ... ( read original story ...)
Ant launches blockchain-based cross-border trade platform ahead of $35 billion IPO
Ant Group, owner of China's ubiquitous mobile payment app Alipay, launched a blockchain-powered platform for cross-border trade settlements on Friday, as it races to launch more technology products ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s SFC Warns of ‘Pump-and-Dump’ Scams on Social Media
The SFC said the profile of financial fraud is changing as more people are being targeted online, moving away from the traditional cold call. ( read original story ...)
Ex-McKinsey partner and minister’s brother the new Liberal treasurer
A Liberal Party statement said he was a senior partner at McKinsey for 20 years, "with over 10 years in overseas offices including New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore and Jakarta". "Charlie has ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Disneyland reopens again
Watch "Hong Kong's Disneyland reopens again; city reported no new local transmission of coronavirus in 40 days", a CBSN video on CBSNews.com. View more CBSN videos and watch CBSN, a live news stream ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Loyalists Lose Faith After Stock’s $83 Billion Plunge
HSBC Holdings Plc’s tumbling stock price is testing the patience of even the bank’s most loyal investors. Choi Chen Po-sum, a former vice chair of Hong Kong’s exchange who has owned HSBC shares for ... ( read original story ...)