Hong Kong’s pro-democracy activists have been thrust to the center of this conflict. In a break from earlier generations of Hong Kong democrats, who made only half-hearted attempts to speak to …
Standard Chartered CEO says Hong Kong is ‘very, very safe’ as a banking center
“The fact is Hong Kong is sitting here as the gateway to China for capital into China and out of China. That’s only become more clear,” said StanChart’s CEO Bill Winters.
Standard Chartered CEO says Hong Kong is ‘very, very safe’ as banking center
“The fact is Hong Kong is sitting here as the gateway to China for capital into China and out of China. That’s only become more clear,” said StanChart’s CEO Bill Winters.
Hong Kong social enterprises on the brink after protests, COVID-19
A quarter of Hong Kong’s social enterprises could go out of business by the end of the year, according to a new poll, threatening the jobs of hundreds of employees as the coronavirus pandemic takes a …
Chinese companies are showing signs of returning to Hong Kong’s offices and executive apartments, boding well for city’s real estate
As Asia’s third-largest capital market, Hong Kong is where hundreds of mainland Chinese companies go to raise capital, and where thousands of multinational companies locate their regional head offices …
Hong Kong’s controversial Lantau land-reclamation scheme could wipe out city’s fiscal reserves in less than a decade, economist says
An economist and an environmental group have thrown cold water on Hong Kong’s ambitious plan to build artificial islands off Lantau to serve as a new housing and business hub, saying the project would …
State Department lowers China travel advisory but warns of ‘arbitrary detentions and exit bans’
At the same time, the State Department warned Americans about “arbitrary detention” and “arbitrary enforcement of local laws” in China and Hong Kong.
Businesses Make Deeper Cuts; Hong Kong Stimulus: Virus Update
Citigroup Inc., Qantas Airways Ltd. and Singapore’s United Overseas Bank Ltd. joined companies worldwide making deeper cost cuts, from property and equipment to staff and pay, as the pandemic persists …
Coronavirus: more bad news for Hong Kong’s battered tourism sector, with August arrivals down nearly 80 per cent from July
The August arrival figures represent a 99.9 per cent year-on-year drop, while arrivals from the mainland were also down some 60 per cent from the month before.
U.S. again issues wide-ranging warnings against travel to China and Hong Kong
At a time of heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing, U.S. says its citizens face the risk of “arbitrary detention” and “arbitrary enforcement of local laws” there.