The issue comes at a sensitive time for some Hong Kongers with what they decry as Beijing’s encroachment on their freedoms.
Latham & Watkins Hires White & Case Hong Kong Finance Partner
Latham & Watkins has hired a debt finance partner in Hong Kong from White & Case. Andrew Bishop was most recently a partner at White & Case based in Hong Kong, where he advised investment banks and …
Facebook and Google drop plans for underwater cable to Hong Kong after security warnings
The Pacific Light Cable Network (PLCN), an ambitious underwater data cable project partly owned by Facebook and Google, won’t be connecting Los Angeles to Hong Kong after all. New …
Hong Kong Jewelry Fair Canceled, Moves To All-Digital Format
Jewellery & Gem World Hong Kong is the latest to fall victim to the global coronavirus pandemic that has caused dozens of jewelry fairs to either cancel its 2020 events or move to all-digital formats.
Jewellery & Gem WORLD Hong Kong (JGW) goes virtual for 2020
Informa Markets Jewellery announced today that Jewellery & Gem WORLD Hong Kong (JGW) 2020 is pivoting to an online format this year with the launch of Jewellery & Gem Digital World — a virtual show …
AXA Hong Kong extends free ‘Cleaning and Sanitising Benefit’ to home insurance customers
In light of the ongoing outbreak of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), AXA Hong Kong always put our customers first, we have offered free COVID-19 coverage to our Small and Medium Enterprises …
Trump administration forces Facebook and Google to drop Hong Kong cable
Google and Facebook have withdrawn plans to build an undersea cable between the United States and Hong Kong after the Trump administration raised national security concerns about the proposal. On …
The Vatican should speak up on China’s repression in Hong Kong and beyond
The only power the Vatican has in 21st-century global politics is the moral authority that comes with the forthright defense of human rights for all.
Hong Kong protests: The flashpoints in a year of anger
When a small group of mostly young protesters hurled bricks, water bottles and umbrellas at police during one tense confrontation, the ferocity of the officers’ response shook Hong Kong. Police fired …
As KFC Recovers in China, Parent Yum China Plans Big Hong Kong Listing
China’s largest restaurant company has begun taking orders for a Hong Kong share sale that could raise more than $2.5 billion.