As they grow their business in Hong Kong, virtual banks also need to ensure that their backend processes such as anti-money laundering and know your customer checks are robust. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fund steps up to buy Clarks
A Hong Kong investment fund that owns a one third stake in Inter Milan football club has emerged as the leading contender to take control of ailing Clarks Shoes.The family-owned retailer has entered ... ( read original story ...)
Apec failed to see the urgency of restarting travel and tourism. Can Hong Kong take a lead?
Apec should be pushing for international agreement on Covid-19-safe travel protocol when millions of jobs are at stake. With global cooperation still lacking, Hong Kong could show the way with travel ... ( read original story ...)
How Ant Group plans to pull-off world’s largest ever dual IPO in Hong Kong and Shanghai amid Covid-19 pandemic
Ant Group and its advisers are getting creative as they attempt to score the world's largest initial public offering amid a coronavirus pandemic as well as a first-of-its-kind simultaneous listing in ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong scientist behind artificial ‘mini-hearts’ takes Novoheart closer to China with facilities to quicken drug discovery process
Novoheart, the firm behind artificial “mini-hearts,” is expanding in Hong Kong and mainland China to commercialise a technology that can quicken drug discovery process. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong fugitives are refugees? Washington, you’ve got to be kidding
Washington is good at telling sick jokes. The latest? In its annual proposal on refugee admissions, the US State Department has proposed including Hong Kong people for the first time, in response to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police chief says pandemic measures, national security law contributed to calmer atmosphere in city
Strict enforcement action by the Hong Kong police, the coronavirus pandemic and the implementation of the national security law have combined to create a calmer atmosphere in the city, the force's ... ( read original story ...)
China Anniversary Arrests As Hong Kong Leader Hails ‘Return To Peace’
Dozens of democracy supporters were arrested in Hong Kong Thursday for defying a protest ban as the city marked China's National Day and its leader hailed Beijing's new security law for restoring ... ( read original story ...)
Financial Services Recruitment Hong Kong – Turbulent Times Are Calling for Reliable, Smart Thinkers to Join the Financial Services Sector in HK
Hong Kong has seen a shift in the economic landscape over the past few months to a year. With radical innovation, growing competition and continually changing regulations the disruption faced by Hong ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank-backed used-car startup Kavak becomes first Mexican unicorn
SoftBank-backed used-car platform Kavak has become Mexico's first tech "unicorn" after reaching a $1.15 billion valuation in its latest funding round last month, Chief Executive Carlos Garcia told ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong murder suspect plans to turn himself in to Taiwan
A Hong Kong murder suspect, whose case led the government to attempt to pass an extradition bill last year that sparked massive protests, is expected to return to Taiwan this month to answer the ... ( read original story ...)
How Can Hong Kong Weather the Storm of Plunging Property Prices?
Between COVID-19 and the new national security law, foreign investors may be losing their taste for the Hong Kong market. ( read original story ...)
After Hong Kong: China sets sights on solving ‘the Taiwan problem’
An invasion may not be imminent but experts say armed forces could have capacity to mount one by 2028 ... ( read original story ...)
China National Day: Hong Kong peace ‘is an illusion’
In 2019, it was called "day of mourning" by Hong Kong protesters worried about China's growing control. This year, a Beijing-imposed security law and coronavirus have put a stop to most protests. ( read original story ...)