As tens and sometimes hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong residents took to the streets in protests and business groups and foreign governments registered their concerns, Lam suspended the proposed ... ( read original story ...)
Demonstrator with ties to Saskatoon captures images of Hong Kong protests
Hong Kong students reject closed-door talks with city leader after mass protests He didn't realize the magnitude until he saw drone footage broadcast on the news. "That's kind of shocking," he said. ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests augur murky outlook for financial hub
HONG KONG — It's still the world's "freest" economy, one of the biggest global financial centres and a scenic haven for tycoons and tourists, but the waves of protests rocking Hong Kong are exposing ... ( read original story ...)
In Hong Kong, laid-off expat bankers struggle to find new jobs
After Deutsche Bank AG announced plans for wide-ranging cuts this week, many employees worldwide are facing the challenge of job-hunting in a shrinking market. For foreign staff losing positions in ... ( read original story ...)
Don’t capitalise on Hong Kong extradition bill crisis to woo clients, Singapore tells banks
The central bank told bankers it wanted to ensure wealth managers in Singapore were sensitive to the situation in Hong Kong and did not design campaigns specifically targeting business from the city, ... ( read original story ...)
Startup merges art and technology to clean air indoors
Editor's note: A Hong Kong startup is using a local university's patented air-filtering technology to create new products that can battle noxious gases inside buildings. The company also is using the ... ( read original story ...)
Budweiser’s Hong Kong IPO pricing is reportedly getting delayed
Budweiser Brewing Company APAC, the Asia-Pacific business of Anheuser-Busch InBev, will not price its initial public offering by Friday as planned, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
AB InBev Asia Unit Struggles to Price Hong Kong IPO
(Bloomberg) -- Budweiser Brewing Company APAC Ltd., the Asia Pacific unit of Anheuser-Busch InBev NV, is struggling to price its Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise as much as $9.8 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protesters march with mock coffin of city leader
HONG KONG -- A small group of protesters paraded Friday around Hong Kong government headquarters with a mock coffin of city leader Carrie Lam, as activists announced more protests. The march marked ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive: Singapore cautions wealth managers on aggressively courting HK business
The central bank told bankers it wanted to ensure wealth managers in Singapore were sensitive to the situation in Hong Kong and did not design campaigns specifically targeting business from Hong Kong, ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore cautions wealth managers against aggressively courting Hong Kong business
"The message was that we shouldn't be taking undue advantage of what's going on in Hong Kong," a senior banking source said on condition of anonymity. Singapore has cautioned wealth managers against ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong mock leader Carrie Lam by marching a coffin around government building
A small group of protesters has paraded around Hong Kong government headquarters with a mock coffin of city leader Carrie Lam. The march on Friday marks the one-month anniversary of the start of major ... ( read original story ...)
Two Hong Kong banks cut valuation of used homes as civic unrest threatens to knock property bull run off its footing
HSBC and Bank of China (Hong Kong) have cut valuations for used homes in New Territories and Kowloon by up to 3.6 per cent, according to data on their websites The move, the first since valuations ... ( read original story ...)
Why Hong Kong’s ‘dead’ extradition bill is still bad for business
The leader of Hong Kong, Carrie Lam, said this week that a controversial extradition bill was "dead". The comments provided much relief for businesses concerned about the fall-out from proposed ... ( read original story ...)