Both countries face such challenges as heavy tax burdens, bloated government and monolingualism. But their governments are implementing policies to make them more attractive to foreign companies.
Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Sparks Backlash Over Ties to Xinjiang, Hong Kong
Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong and internet users in Taiwan and Thailand are among those who promoted hashtags “#BoycottMulan” and “#BanMulan” on Twitter, following this month’s launch of …
Belarus demonstrators borrow tactics from Hong Kong protests as they rally for democracy
Since the protests began, around 6,700 people have been arrested. Two people have died in police custody. In a clampdown on press freedom, the government recently withdrew the accreditation of 17 …
Outcry in Hong Kong After Police Tackle 12-Year-Old Girl
Children’s rights groups started a petition demanding a public apology from the police force and an investigation over the girl’s treatment.
Chinese Bottled-Water Giant Surges in Hong Kong Debut
Stock in China’s top bottled-water company closed 54% higher on its first day of trading in Hong Kong, after investors thirsty for new stock sales placed nearly $150 billion of orders for a $1.1 …
Jump in Hottest Hong Kong IPO Makes Founder China’s Second Richest
It was the hottest IPO in town. Now Nongfu Spring Co.’s stock surge has turned its founder into China’s third-richest person.Shares of the bottled-water maker jumped as much as 85% and closed up 54% …
Coronavirus: Hong Kong to relax social-distancing rules as it reveals travel bubble talks with countries such as Japan, Thailand, Germany
Four people will be allowed per table in restaurants, up from a cap of two, but the ban on dine-in services from 10pm to 5am remains unchanged ” The limit on public gatherings will be relaxed from a …
Disney’s ‘Mulan’ sparks backlash against China over Xinjiang, Hong Kong
Walt Disney Co’s release of “Mulan”, which is set in China and meant to appeal to audiences there, has provoked a backlash on social media over its star’s support of Hong Kong police and for being …
In Hong Kong, people are buying newspapers to look at the ads
The revival of print advertising in a newspaper under assault by the government is the latest twist in Hong Kong’s ever-evolving protest tactics.
Nongfu Spring made ‘one of the hottest’ IPO debuts ever in Hong Kong’s stock market history
Nongfu Spring’s “overwhelming reception” has been “simply crazy,” says Dickie Wong of Kingston Securities, who adds that nearly 1 in 10 Hong Kongers participated in the Chinese firm’s initial public …