Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co. won a key approval from the China Securities Regulatory Commission for its listing in Hong Kong, paving the way for what could be the world’s biggest initial public offering, …
China regulator approves Ant Group’s Hong Kong IPO: IFR
China’s securities regulator has approved financial tech firm Ant Group’s Hong Kong leg of a planned dual-listing worth up to $30 billion, IFR reported on Monday citing unnamed people familiar with …
Thailand’s Protests Shift Tactics, Influenced by Hong Kong
Demonstrators defied a government ban on large gatherings for the fourth consecutive day to call for the prime minister’s resignation.
Pair arrested after HK$3.7 million Lamborghini slams into side of Hong Kong flyover
Hong Kong police have detained a man and woman on suspicion of perverting the course of justice after their HK$3.7 million (US$550,000) sports car slammed into the side of a flyover. The Lamborghini …
How insuring the poor in Hong Kong and elsewhere is becoming big business
Hong Kong’s microinsurance market, in comparison, is nascent but no less ambitious. YAS Digital has created an app store as a marketplace for business-to-business and business-to-consumer insurers.
How Hong Kong engineers used lessons from Sars to solve new Covid-19 challenges for hospitals
Veteran engineer Yuen Pak-leung’s first-hand experience with two major public health crises has convinced him his profession is really about people, and finding solutions swiftly when challenges arise …
Front Lines and Hand Signals: Thailand’s Protests Shift Tactics, Influenced by Hong Kong
Demonstrators defied a government ban on large gatherings for the fourth consecutive day to call for the prime minister’s resignation.
Hong Kong cannot afford to say ‘I don’t mind’ to being overtaken by Shenzhen, President Xi’s ‘miracle’ city
“We should build several Hong Kongs on the mainland,” the late Deng Xiaoping once said. That was when China’s paramount leader and architect of the country’s opening up visited Shenzhen, then a …
Coronavirus: Hong Kong wraps preparatory work on ‘health code’ necessary for cross-border travel, as city records four cases on Sunday
Hong Kong has completed preparatory work on a “health code” necessary for cross-border travel with the mainland and Macau, the health minister revealed on Sunday, as the city recorded four new …
Pandemic, politics lead to closure of storied Hong Kong bar
Nearly 15 years ago, Grace Ma decided to name her bar Club 71, in commemoration of a July 1, 2003 rally where hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers protested a proposed …