Singapore is often touted as the leader in open banking in this region, a report by IDC indicated that the lion city even surpasses the likes China, Hong Kong and Australia. This is driven largely by ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) stocks retreat
Asian stocks retreated on Monday as strong U.S. jobs data for September added to worries about rising interest rates and investors brushed aside central bank policy loosening ... after a week-long hol... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong rejection of journalist’s visa prompts calls for explanation
Chinese-ruled Hong Kong last week rejected an application to renew the work visa of Financial Times Asia news editor Victor Mallet, who also serves as the vice-president of the city's Foreign Correspo... ( read original story ...)
Journalist’s Expulsion From Hong Kong ‘Sends a Chilling Message’
HONG KONG — The Financial Times said in an editorial Sunday that the expulsion of one of its journalists from Hong Kong sends a chilling message about the steady erosion of basic rights in the semiaut... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong journalist group protests FT editor’s visa denial
Hong Kong journalist groups have expressed shock over the government's refusal to renew a work visa for a Financial Times editor. Representatives from the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents' Club, Hong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong: HANG SENG INDEX (.HSI) prepare for even greater swings
“We may see sudden spikes in Hibor and the Hong Kong dollar more often in the future, as the seizable drop in aggregate balance has made banks more concerned with liquidity shortage,” OCBC Wing Hang B... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong firm Summer Capital joins fundraising for Swiss crypto-bank SEBA Crypto AG
Hong Kong investment firm Summer Capital has taken a stake in start-up SEBA Crypto AG, which aspires to be the first cryptocurrency investment bank, pending approval of its license application before ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong refuses to renew visa of Financial Times editor Victor Mallet
The Hong Kong Journalists Association is shocked by the Hong Kong Government's refusal of the application for a renewal of the working visa of veteran journalist Victor Mallet, who is also the First V... ( read original story ...)
Fake Hong Kong diamonds by Nirav Modi cost me US$200,000 – and my fiancée
In January, the Punjab National Bank (PNB)filed an initial criminal complaint accusing ... By April, Indian authorities, believing that the jeweller was in Hong Kong, submitted a request to the city’s ... ( read original story ...)
STX Re-evaluating Hong Kong IPO, Contemplates Shift To New York Public Markets
EXCLUSIVE: STX Entertainment is re-evaluating making its initial public stock offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and is contemplating, among its options, whether to sell shares on one of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks suffer biggest weekly loss in eight months
The worst blue-chip performer was Link Reit, Asia’s biggest property investment trust, which dropped 3 per cent to HK$70.95 after investment bank Nomura downgraded and reduced its target price, predic... ( read original story ...)
Faster payment system pushes HK towards cashless society
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the de facto central bank, has recently unveiled the Faster Payment System (FPS). The system, operated by Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited, allows instant ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong refuses visa for FT journalist who hosted independence speech
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong has refused to renew a work visa for a Financial Times journalist who chaired a speech by an independence activist at the Foreign Correspondents' Club, a decision that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Plans to Expel a Financial Times Editor
HONG KONG — The Hong Kong government has declined to renew the visa of a journalist for The Financial Times, a move that would result in his de facto expulsion and deepen concerns about the deteriorat... ( read original story ...)