Hong Kong airport’s 20-year profit streak – that survived 9/11, Sars, and global financial crisis – at risk from global pandemic, with commercial travel industry gutted and revenues slashed. ( read original story ...)
China Gathers Supporters for Looming Hong Kong Security Law
Beijing supporters on Tuesday to discuss looming national security legislation, the latest sign that Beijing is nearing enactment of the controversial law despite widespread criticism that it will ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to retain international financial hub crown for ‘years, decades’, MSCI CEO says
The demise and lowered relevance of Hong Kong has been forecast for years, but the city always reinvents itself, MSCI chief executive Henry Fernandez said. ( read original story ...)
Banks cut prices on foreclosed properties in Hong Kong as buyers turn cautious amid distress, market correction
Still, the level of delinquency in the Hong Kong banking system is negligible in respect to HK$1.46 trillion of outstanding loans to the property sector, according to data published by the Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
IPO ETFs Breeze Past S&P 500 in 1H: What Next?
Some of the winning IPOs of this year are business-to-business supplier of Internet gambling software-as-a-service solutions company GAN Limited (GAN) (IPO pricing up 194% since IPO on May 4), Inari ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fintech startup Qupital will offer services to eBay cross-border sellers
Qupital, a trade financing platform, announced today that it has made an agreement with eBay to be one of its officially recommended Hong Kong financing service providers. In today’s announcement, ... ( read original story ...)
In Naoise Dolan’s ‘Exciting Times,’ an Irish ex-pat in Hong Kong lands in a love triangle
It feels right that Irish novelist Naoise Dolan has appropriated part of that co-opted, mangled aphorism for her first book’s title. “Exciting Times” is set in Hong Kong post-secession, a “fragrant ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Great Wall of Finance Shows First Signs of a Crack – in Hong Kong
A day before Beijing passed a decision paving the way for its national security law for Hong Kong, the global index provider MSCI decided to relocate its financial derivative products from Singapore ... ( read original story ...)
How to Watch for Freedom Disappearing in Hong Kong
How did it avoid the political backlash plaguing the West? Argument: How to Watch for Freedom Disappearing in Hong Kong How to Watch for Freedom Disappearing in H... DON'T LOSE ACCESS: Your IP ... ( read original story ...)
Microsoft Launches 5G IoT Makerspace Powered by HKT Network at Hong Kong Cyberport
Research from McKinsey Global Institute suggests that over the next decade IoT and related data growth will have an economic impact of up to US$11 trillion per year, equivalent to about 11% of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Satirists Say Self-censorship Already Blunting Dissent
Hong Kong satirists, cartoonists and journalists say self-censorship has already begun blunting critical voices as fears crescendo over China's plan to impose a sweeping anti-subversion law on the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to Ease Travel Curbs for Hong Kong People for ‘Humanitarian’ Reasons
Taiwan said earlier this month it would set up a dedicated office to help those thinking of leaving Hong Kong as Beijing tightens its grip on the former British colony, including planned new national ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader reassures on national security legislation
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday she will not select judges to preside over cases brought under the city's new security law, an apparent attempt to assuage concerns about the controversial ... ( read original story ...)
6 Stocks I Just Bought For My Retirement Portfolio – Hong Kong Edition
The risk/reward ratio on most US stocks keeps getting worse. As many international markets did not experience the same recovery as the US indexes did, internati ... ( read original story ...)