The new facility will offer cardholders greater flexibility and help them to carry out transactions with ease when travelling abroad ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong developers rebuild cash hoard to prepare for new opportunities amid biggest market correction in four years
Some of Hong Kong developers are building up their cash hoard by selling noncore assets, eyeing new opportunities and bargains amid the longest stretch of market correction since at least 2016. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s first CBD cafe opens its doors to customers
Cannabis may be illegal in Hong Kong, but a new cafe is offering a range of food and drinks that contain parts of the cannabis plant without breaking any local laws. ( read original story ...)
A Hong Kong teenager’s death became a magnet for conspiracies, and exposed deep problems in how the city operates
The crowd recoiled as tear gas canisters rained down on them and riot police advanced up the street, carrying shields and batons. ( read original story ...)
HSBC and Standard Chartered fear new Trump China sanctions could freeze them out of dollar
Banks are exploring contingency plans amid concerns they could be shut out of the US banking system if Trump escalates dispute with China ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fugitives held in mainland China ‘selected lawyers’ from list supplied by authorities across the border, city’s security chief reveals
Twelve local young fugitives detained in mainland China after being arrested while trying to flee to Taiwan have "selected lawyers" from a list approved by authorities across the border, Hong Kong's ... ( read original story ...)
From New Zealand to Hong Kong, this year the City2Surf goes global
More than 120 overseas runners will bring the City2Surf to their own country as part of this year's "virtual" version of the race. ( read original story ...)
Covid-19: no more wage subsidies for businesses, Hong Kong’s No 2 says, even as unemployment woes rise, with city facing 14 new infections
Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung warns worst is yet to come, but government spending already stretched in two tranches of wage aid. ( read original story ...)
At Hong Kong’s stock exchange, a ‘moon shot’ lab imagines how technology upends the financial marketplace of the future
A Lithuanian and his band of data scientists, business analysts, software engineers are toiling away in a nondescript corner of HKEX office in Central to prepare the exchange for the future of tech ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Offers a Glimpse of One Belarus Future
Two unpopular leaders, two powerful backers. Pictures this week of Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko beaming for the cameras, leaning in eagerly to address an impassive Russian president, evoked ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Pro-democracy Activist Nathan Law Wins TIME’s 2020 Person of the Year Reader Poll
TIME asked readers to vote for who they thought should make the 2020 TIME100 list, an annual compilation of the world’s most influential people. Nathan Law, a leading pro-democracy activist and the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Pro-democracy Activist Nathan Law Wins TIME’s 2020 TIME100 Reader Poll
TIME asked readers to vote for who they thought should make the 2020 TIME100 list, an annual compilation of the world’s most influential people. Nathan Law, a leading pro-democracy activist and the ... ( read original story ...)
Georgia Senate Candidate Jon Ossoff Quietly Discloses Financial Ties to Pro-CCP Hong Kong Media Company
Georgia Senate candidate Jon Ossoff has been compensated by a Hong Kong media conglomerate whose owner has spoken out against pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, according to his most recent ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC Shares Slump Below Level Last Seen in 2008 Financial Crisis
HSBC Holdings Plc slumped below its financial crisis closing low set more than a decade ago as pressures mount on several fronts, including political tension in Hong Kong, the fallout of the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)