Ant Group Co., a Chinese fintech company controlled by Alibaba (BABA) cofounder and billionaire Jack Ma is seeking to stage dual initial public offerings on the Shanghai and Hong ... ( read original story ...)
U.K. suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong amid public outrage over human rights in China
The decision comes amid worries about a new national security law imposed by Beijing on the former British colony. ( read original story ...)
UK suspends extradition arrangements with Hong Kong
Britain’s government has suspended its extradition arrangements with Hong Kong, after China imposed a tough new national security law ... ( read original story ...)
U.K. blocks Hong Kong extradition, weapons over security law
The U.K. suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong and placed it under an arms embargo in moves likely to significantly exacerbate a diplomatic spat with China after it imposed a new security ... ( read original story ...)
Once a Model City, Hong Kong Grapples With a New Coronavirus Wave
By Javier C. Hernández and Tiffany May Hong Kong once seemed like a model for how to control the coronavirus. Schools were open. Restaurants and malls buzzed with crowds. Buses and trains operated as ... ( read original story ...)
Chinese fintech giant Ant to go public in dual Shanghai-Hong Kong IPO
Chinese fintech firm Ant Group has begun the process of a concurrent initial public offering in Shanghai and Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Jack Ma’s Ant Financial chooses Hong Kong and Shanghai for IPO
One of China's biggest tech firms has chosen to stay home for its blockbuster IPO, shunning Wall Street where Chinese companies are facing heightened scrutiny because of rising geopolitical tensions. ( read original story ...)
Global banks scrutinize Hong Kong clients for pro-democracy ties: Sources
When asked about the scrutiny after it announced its half-year results on Monday, Julius Baer CEO Philipp Rickenbacher also declined to comment, adding the bank would continue to develop its business ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong ponders lockdown amid latest coronavirus outbreak
Panic spreads after more than 500 new cases recorded in past two weeks, most of them local Helen Davidson A taxi driver is tested for coronavirus in Hong Kong. Photograph: Liau ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s stock market sees its future in Chinese tech
Hong Kong is launching a new Nasdaq-like technology index. It's a sign that the Asian financial hub, caught in a battle for its future between East and West — is prepared to embrace its role as a ... ( read original story ...)
China urges UK not to go down ‘wrong path’ of Hong Kong sanctions
Raab expected to suspend UK’s Hong Kong extradition treaty due to security crackdown ... ( read original story ...)
UK Poised to Suspend Hong Kong Extradition Treaty: Newspapers
Britain will on Monday suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong in an escalation of its dispute with China over its introduction of a national security law for the former British colony, ... ( read original story ...)
Ant Group Is Said to Pick Banks for $10 Billion Hong Kong IPO
Ant Group, the parent of China’s largest mobile payment company, has picked China International Capital Corp., Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley for its Hong Kong initial public ... ( read original story ...)
Alibaba’s Ant Group Starts Concurrent IPO Process in Shanghai, Hong Kong
Ant Group, the fintech arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, said on Monday that it had started the process of a concurrent initial public offering on Shanghai's Nasdaq-style Star Market and the ... ( read original story ...)