Board of directors says “current circumstances” in once semi-autonomous Hong Kong will force it to cease all operations by the end of the week.
Hong Kong crackdown means business
Apple Daily, a pro-democracy Hong Kong tabloid published by Next Digital (0282.HK), could be effectively bankrupted in the name of national security. Founder Jimmy Lai, who’s being honoured with a …
Capitalists of Hong Kong, unite!
Companies are leaving Hong Kong now that China has ramped up its oppression. Go figure. Ever since its transfer from the United Kingdom to China in 1997, Hong Kong has billed itself as a bridge …
Hong Kong Set to Hold First Trial Under Security Law
The first trial under the national security is due to begin in Hong Kong in a few hours. A 24-year-old man is set to face charges of incitement to secession and engaging in terrorist activities …
China issues furious response after Canada condemns human rights record
Canada leads more than 40 countries in voicing concern over Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Tibet, sparking clash at UN …
Coronavirus: antibody testing triggers industry calls for Hong Kong to expand quarantine exemptions to more business sectors
Industry leaders say antibody screening supports the expansion of quarantine exemptions for financial executives to other sectors.
Turkmenistan capital tops Hong Kong as world’s costliest: survey
Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat has overtaken Hong Kong as the world’s most expensive city for foreign workers, a survey showed on Tuesday. Beirut jumped to third place in the 2021 Mercer survey from …
Turkmenistan capital tops Hong Kong as world’s costliest: survey
Turkmenistan’s capital Ashgabat has overtaken Hong Kong as the world’s most expensive city for foreign workers, a survey showed on Tuesday. Beirut jumped to third place in the 2021 Mercer survey from …
As Apple Daily grinds to a halt, China snuffs the last light of a free press in Hong Kong
Beijing has hated the Apple Daily for years. Now, thanks to a “security” law enacted last year, China appears to have exactly the “tool to silence dissent” that it was lacking.
BitMEX in talks to rent more space at Hong Kong’s costliest offices as it goes on hiring spree in cryptocurrency boom
Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, spearheaded by a new CEO, is embarking on an ambitious expansion plan to add headcount and floor space in Hong Kong as tougher industry licensing regime and supervision …