Hong Kong residents should be allowed to choose which Covid-19 vaccine they take from a pool of suppliers, medical experts said on Tuesday, after the health minister sought to clarify whether the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: police officer broke data privacy law by displaying reporter’s ID card during protest live stream, watchdog finds
A police officer breached the data privacy law when he displayed a journalist's identity card during a live stream of a protest in Hong Kong last year, the privacy watchdog said on Tuesday. The Office ... ( read original story ...)
China Market Update: Year-End Profit Taking Rules The Day, JD Health Joins Southbound Connect, Potential Kuaishou IPO
Asian equities were a sea of red due to the global rise in coronavirus cases, which could lead to a rise in lockdowns and thus weigh on the global economy along with the expansion of the US’ ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s banking, financial systems remain robust, vibrant: official
Notwithstanding the challenges brought by the COVID-19 and the external environment over the past year, Hong Kong's banking system had remained robust, the Linked Exchange Rate System had been ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong, China markets plunge as Covid-19 mutation threatens recovery outlook, US expands China blacklist
Hong Kong and China stocks slumped on Tuesday after a highly infectious Covid-19 strain sparked UK lockdowns and clouded the economic recovery outlook, and the US further expanded its blacklist of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong manhunt: citywide search for five assailants after former village head killed in daytime attack with knives, axes
A former Hong Kong village head was killed in an apparently well-organised knife attack at a tombstone factory in the New Territories on Tuesday, sparking a citywide manhunt for the gang involved. ( read original story ...)
Tencent-backed video platform Kuaishou targets January IPO in Hong Kong, people familiar say
Kuaishou Technology, a short-video sharing platform backed by Tencent, was last valued at US$30 billion, though the size of the intended IPO has not been revealed. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong seeks to expand stock index amid surge of Chinese IPOs
HONG KONG -- The compiler of Hong Kong's main stock index is considering expanding the 51-year-old benchmark to as many as 80 companies amid a deluge of mainland China companies listing in the ... ( read original story ...)
Asia-focused SPAC Provident Acquisition files for a $200 million IPO
P rovident Acquisition, a blank check company targeting technology businesses in southeast Asia, filed on Tuesday with the SEC to raise up to $200 million in an initial public offering. The Hong Kong, ... ( read original story ...)
Dah Sing Bank’s bowling event for Hong Kong’s underprivileged children turns into online fitness contest amid Covid-19 pandemic
The event was part of Dah Sing Bank’s contributions to Operation Santa Claus, a fundraising drive co-hosted by South China Morning Post and RTHK. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Student Shot By Police Goes On The Run Ahead Of Trial
A warrant was issued Tuesday after a court no-show for a Hong Kong student who was shot by police during last year's democracy protests, as an activist group claimed he had gone "into exile". Tsang ... ( read original story ...)
NetDragon Wins “Top 100 Hong Kong Listed Companies – New Economy-Technology Company” Award
PRNewswire/ -- NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited ('NetDragon' or 'the Company', Hong Kong Stock Code: 777), a global ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong FilMart to Return to March Dates as All-Digital Event
Hong Kong FilMart will be held as a virtual market for the second time in 2021, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But the dates will be shifted back to their usual March slot. FilMart ... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng Proposes Major Overhaul of Hong Kong Stock Index
Hang Seng Indexes Co. is considering wide-ranging changes to Hong Kong’s stock benchmark that would dilute the influence of its largest companies. ( read original story ...)