Ant Bank (Hong Kong), the virtual banking arm of Ant Group, on Monday became the sixth branchless lender to start operations in the city and said that it would partner with AlipayHK to tap its two ... ( read original story ...)
Questions raised over Asian ETFs in unyielding market
Despite the industry’s popularity in the west, financial hubs in Hong Kong, Singapore and Seoul fail to be won over ... ( read original story ...)
Oxford moves to protect students from China’s Hong Kong security law
Students will submit work related to China anonymously and told not to record classes ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Launches First-Ever Domestic Tourism Campaign: ‘Hello Hong Kong – Holiday at Home’
Hong Kong’s domestic spending started slowing down. The numbers fell even further when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the region with citizens spending even less and staying home even more says market ... ( read original story ...)
‘Back where we were’: history repeats for Hong Kong’s freedom swimmers
They risked their lives in search of liberty in the British colony - now the system they were desperate to escape is at the door ... ( read original story ...)
‘We swam to Hong Kong for freedom half a century ago. What now?’ – video
Hon Man Po is a freedom swimmer who fled China for Hong Kong. He arrived in 1968 after years of trying. With the implementation of a new national security law by China – he sees that same fear he was ... ( read original story ...)
Recycling in Hong Kong takes another hit as plan for waste paper processing ‘falls through’
A plan for a recycling and manufacturing plant to process up to a third of Hong Kong's waste paper is unlikely to happen, with the government now considering building a pulping facility instead, ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stock Market Due For Support On Monday
The Hong Kong stock market has finished lower in two straight sessions, plunging more than 500 points or 2.1 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now rests just above the 23,235-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong businesses step up M&A deals by latching on to China’s economic rebound
Mergers and acquisitions have more than doubled so far this quarter from the preceding three months, while concerns surrounding US-China economic decoupling could drive even more deals in the final ... ( read original story ...)
Cathay Pacific CEO calls for Hong Kong to adopt faster Covid-19 testing method in bid to kick-start planned travel bubbles
The antigen test, also backed by a member of Carrie Lam’s cabinet, produces results within 15 minutes, though some have questioned its reliability. ( read original story ...)
JD Health Could Raise $3 Billion in Hong Kong Listing
Hong Kong, in a deal that people familiar with the situation said could raise at least $3 billion. JD Health International Inc. plans to launch the initial public offering as soon as December, the ... ( read original story ...)
Who runs Hong Kong: party faithful shipped in to carry out Beijing’s will
A senior communist party operative whose only previous experience in Hong Kong is a business trip two years ago; a former Guangdong mayor who oversaw the mass arrests of villagers protesting against ... ( read original story ...)
‘You’re still my baby’: Hong Kong mother pleads for son held in mainland China after desperate boat escape
Hong Kong police say the 12 who tried to flee by boat to Taiwan will be tried by the mainland China legal system. ( read original story ...)
American diplomats in Hong Kong want to meet local officials or politicians? Get permission from Beijing’s foreign ministry, new directive demands
American diplomats must obtain approval from Beijing's foreign ministry before they can meet with Hong Kong government officials or personnel from the city's educational institutions and societies, ... ( read original story ...)