Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com Inc. said it plans to spin off its JD Logistics Inc. shipping business in a listing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Financial Services Sector to Work on Regtech, Trade Financing, Payments, Robo-Advisory Products with New Initiatives
Hong Kong financial services sector to work on Regtech, trade financing, payments, robo-advisory products through new initiatives. ( read original story ...)
JD.com to Spin Off Logistics Unit via Hong Kong Listing
The announcement comes less than three months after the company's healthcare subsidiary was very successfully floated on the Asian exchange. ( read original story ...)
JD.com’s logistics unit set to sell shares through Hong Kong IPO
The market appeared to be cheering the news on Tuesday with JD.com’s shares trading higher on the Nasdaq in New York. ( read original story ...)
McKinsey agrees to pay nearly $600M over opioid crisis
The global consulting firm McKinsey & Company agreed to pay nearly $600 million for its role in advising businesses on how to sell more prescription opioid painkillers amid a nationwide ... ( read original story ...)
Turbulent times fail to temper hopes of Hong Kong social entrepreneurs
Social unrest and Covid-19 have interrupted Hong Kong’s strong upward trend in the formation of new social enterprises, new research suggests – but experts believe that with the right support the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong to spend HK$20 million on push to promote local tourism as social-distancing rules are relaxed, industry insiders say
The Hong Kong Tourism Board says it is planning a fresh round of promotions for when bans on local tours are finally lifted. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Trial of Nine Pro-democracy Activists Begins
The defendants are a Who’s Who of an earlier generation of activists who have been fighting for core issues like the rule of law and political participation since before the U.K. returned Hong Kong to ... ( read original story ...)
Mother of Hong Kong murder victim sends replica of pink suitcase daughter was found in to the ex-boyfriend accused of killing her three years ago
At Christmas in Hong Kong last year, Reverend Peter Koon Ho-ming received a surprise gift - a pink suitcase similar to the one that Taiwanese police found three years ago which had contained the body ... ( read original story ...)
A 1.25-acre plot of land in Hong Kong sold for $935 million, setting a new record in one of the world’s priciest property markets
Hong Kong was named the world's most expensive housing market for the 10th year in a row in 2020. ( read original story ...)
HKEX interim chief executive predicts bullish IPO market in Year of the Ox
With the market soaring to an over-30-month high on Tuesday, Calvin Tai Chi Kin, interim chief executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), expressed optimism that the fund-raising ... ( read original story ...)
Some Hong Kong businesses, employees gear up for reopening, extended dining this week
HONG KONG - Testing centres in the city are running at full steam as businesses gear up for reopening and workers rush to get themselves cleared of Covid-19 ahead of restrictions easing from Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong democracy leaders in court over anti-police protest
Nine high-profile pro-democracy activists including lawmakers and solicitors have gone on trial over their involvement in a demonstration against the now-withdrawn extradition bill in Hong Kong.Martin ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index jumps nearly 2% as Asia-Pacific markets rise
The Reserve Bank of Australia's February monetary policy meeting minutes showed members concluding that "very significant monetary support would be required for some time." ... ( read original story ...)