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Three blank-check companies have let their listing applications lapse in Hong Kong after first filing them in late January. The special-purpose ... ( read original story ...)

John Marrett of the Economist Intelligence Unit says that's partly because Hong Kong has privileged access to the mainland market. ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's June retail sales slipped 1.2% from a year earlier tracking a slight drop in the previous month, government data showed on Tuesday. Sales eased to HK$27.7 billion ($3.53 billion), having ... ( read original story ...)

Sales for June totalled HK$27.7 billion, provisional figures released by Census and Statistics Department show Government attributes decline to souring desire to spend following resurgence of local ... ( read original story ...)

Economists downgraded their forecasts for Hong Kong’s economy, predicting it could contract for the third time in four years, after data Monday showed growth is being weighed down by Covid ... ( read original story ...)

Leo Chen of Calastone discusses the types of stocks investors are turning to in an inflationary environment. Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. Sign up for free newsletters and get ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's Hang Seng led losses in Asia on Tuesday as South Korea's inflation rose. Consumer prices in South Korea rose 6.3% in July compared with the same period in 2021, official data showed on ... ( read original story ...)

Shareholder Ken Lui said a split would make it easier for HSBC to navigate the rising tension between China and the West. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)

The London- and Hong Kong-based bank is facing breakup calls driven by its largest shareholder, Ping An Insurance Group of China, with the aim of freeing the faster-growing Asian businesses from ... ( read original story ...)

HSBC pushed back on a proposal by top shareholder Ping An Insurance Group Co of China to split the lender, a move Europe's biggest bank said would be costly, while posting profits that beat ... ( read original story ...)

"To maintain [Hong Kong's] status as an international financial centre, we need to be true to the label and be international. The ability to travel unfettered internationally is a basic ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong has been plunged into a year of economic decline after zero-Covid restrictions and a global trade slump took their toll on the former British territory. In a further sign that some of the ... ( read original story ...)

Senior station officer at Fire Services Department has been accused of making false claims for a mortgage loan. ( read original story ...)

By Claire Lim Chinese fast-food restaurant operator Country Style Cooking Restaurant Chain Holding Ltd. has updated its plans for a stock offering in ... ( read original story ...)