Hong Kong's national security police arrested 11 people in dawn raids on Thursday, including a veteran human rights lawyer, on suspicion of helping a group of activists make a failed bid to flee the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest 11 on suspicion of aiding activists’ escape attempt: media
Hong Kong police have arrested 11 people over suspected crimes related to assisting a group of 12 pro-democracy activists accused of attempting to flee the city by boat for Taiwan last year, local ... ( read original story ...)
Police make new arrests over ‘Hong Kong 12’ flee-attempt
A total of 11 people have been arrested, linked to a daring escape attempt from Hong Kong to Taiwan. It follows recent mass arrests of pro-democracy activists by police in the semi-autonomous ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police detain 11 for allegedly helping activists escape
Latest arrests are related to a group picked up by the coastguard as they fled in a speedboat, and now jailed in China ... ( read original story ...)
IPO-prospect Kuaishou has a big issue – how to bag a profit from the 300 million who use its short video app
Kuaishou’s model has been criticised by some analysts for an over-reliance on celebrity influencers and a costly user acquisition strategy. ( read original story ...)
Little Movement Expected For Hong Kong Bourse
The Hong Kong stock market on Wednesday ended the three-day winning streak in which it had climbed almost 730 points or 2.6 percent. The Hang Seng Index now rests just above the 28,235-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Green Finance: Towards a Sustainable Future
From extreme typhoons and flooding in Asia, to the continuing rise of global temperatures and now the COVID-19 pandemic, it is hard to argue that these events pose zero threat to our livelihood and ... ( read original story ...)
Digital banking: Sea buys Indonesian bank BKE
Sea buys Indonesian bank BKE Parts Tweet Parts Parts Parts E-mail In today's major digital banking news, Singapore-based ... ( read original story ...)
Critics urge government to scale back public transport subsidy for Hong Kong seniors
Critics have urged the Hong Kong government to impose restrictions on a public transport subsidy scheme for local seniors so as to curb possible abuse and overuse, and to help alleviate its long-term ... ( read original story ...)
What separates US Capitol police from Hong Kong officers
I refer to "US wakes up to the dangers of anti-government violence but in Hong Kong it's a different story" (January 12). Many commentators have closely compared the storming of Capitol Hill in the US ... ( read original story ...)
14th Asian Financial Forum held online next week
The 14th Asian Financial Forum (AFF) will be held as an online event on 18 and 19 January (Monday and Tuesday). Under the theme "Reshaping the World Economic Landscape", the forum will run round the ... ( read original story ...)
China fintech: banking and insurance watchdog CBIRC lays out ways it may punish risky consumer finance companies
The rating system comes as China clamps down on its rapidly growing consumer finance sector, citing systematic risk and customer complaints. ( read original story ...)
Working from home is kinder to the environment, and to ourselves: tech savvy Hong Kong take note
We seem to have a love-hate relationship with remote working. This is understandable, given that it was forced on many organisations due to Covid-19. Of course, at the moment it seems like Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)
Education in the UK: why more Hong Kong parents are sending their children to elite boarding schools in Britain
Undaunted by high fees and distance, an increasing number of Hong Kong parents are opting to send their children to boarding schools in Britain, home of renowned institutions such as Eton and Harrow. ( read original story ...)