Ant Group plans to increase the valuation target for its initial public offering to at least $280 billion due to strong demand, charging ahead with the sale even as the Trump administration weighs ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Opens Hong Kong Office to Attract Firms to Financial Hub
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has set up an office in Hong Kong to consult with companies considering a move to the Japanese capital, part of its push to make the city a global financial center. ( read original story ...)
Capturing Cross-Border Investment Opportunities in Hong Kong and the Greater Bay Area
Bloomberg hosted a webinar on cross-border investment opportunities in the Greater Bay Area, featuring a keynote by Edmond Lau, Senior Executive Director at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and a ... ( read original story ...)
China ambassador makes veiled threat to Hong Kong-based Canadians
Beijing’s ambassador warns Ottawa not to give asylum to Hong Kong ‘criminals’ amid diplomatic spat over crackdown in territory and Huawei case ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest three men and seize more than HK$33 million of cocaine in predawn raid
Hong Kong police have arrested three men and seized more than HK$33 million worth of cocaine officers believe was destined for the city's bars and nightclubs. The trio, an Israeli merchant, 45, a ... ( read original story ...)
Advisors Interested In Ant Group’s $35 Billion IPO Should Look To ETFs
We are talking about the largest privately held firm globally and it is about to go public,” said Brendan Ahern, chief investment officer of KraneShares, a $5 billion exchange-traded fund provider ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Pink Dolphins Enjoy Comeback As Pandemic Slows Marine Traffic
The rare pink dolphins are returning to the waters between Hong Kong and Macau after the coronavirus pandemic halted ferries Photo: AFP / May JAMES. Conservationists like Brennan ... ( read original story ...)
Countries are wooing skilled workers fleeing Hong Kong, Belarus
In his seminal 1970 book Exit, Voice, and Loyalty, the economist Albert O. Hirschman laid out the three different ways an individual might react to a situation they’re unhappy with: leaving; ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong facing seven new cases of Covid-19, as city’s social-distancing rules to be extended
Hong Kong was facing seven new Covid-19 cases on Friday, a source said, as social-distancing measures in the city were set to be extended for another week. The latest figure came after private doctors ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stock Market May Give Up 24,000-Point Level On Friday
The Hong Kong stock market on Thursday halted the two-day winning streak in which it had jumped more than 550 points or 2.3 percent. The Hang Seng Index now rests just beneath the 24,160-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Hong Kong agree to set up a travel bubble, and other news from around the world.
Officials in Singapore and Hong Kong said Thursday that they had reached a preliminary agreement to establish a travel bubble between the two Asian financial centers, allowing travelers of all kinds ... ( read original story ...)
Rockets’ Daryl Morey, who caused rift over Hong Kong tweet, stepping down as GM
Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey is stepping down on his own accord, a little over a year after sparking a rift between the NBA and Chinese government. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-tweeting NBA Rockets executive Morey steps down
Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey, whose tweet last year supporting Hong Kong freedom led to a China rift with the NBA, stepped down Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Parents of girl murdered in Taiwan urge Taipei to speed up surrender process of suspect still in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong parents of a girl murdered in Taiwan more than two years ago have urged authorities on the self-ruled island to simplify procedures to allow suspect Chan Tong-kai to surrender as soon as ... ( read original story ...)