Billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group warned that rising U.S.-China trade tensions threaten its business as it gears up for an initial public offering that could give it a valuation as big as Bank of …
Two Hong Kong Lawmakers Arrested Over 2019 Protests
The detentions followed the biggest roundup of prominent opposition figures in the city’s recent memory, as Beijing moves to clamp down on dissent in the territory.
Hong Kong Arrests Two Lawmakers in Further Blow to Opposition
(Bloomberg) — Two Hong Kong opposition politicians were among at least 10 people arrested on Wednesday, according to the city’s police force, the latest blow to the city’s pro-democracy movement.
Hong Kong police arrests two pro-democracy lawmakers in relation to 2019 protests
Police have arrested two Hong Kong opposition lawmakers in relation to anti-government protests in July last year, one of whom was suspected of rioting, the Democratic Party said on Wednesday.
Ant Group delivers timely boost to Hong Kong listing market
Ant Group’s planned sale of up to $30 billion worth of shares is set to revive fortunes for Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEX) which fell to fifth rank as a destination for initial public …
Asia Pacific markets mixed; Alibaba’s Hong Kong shares jump after affiliate Ant Group files for listing
Chinese tech giant Alibaba’s affiliate Ant Group on Tuesday filed for a concurrent listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s STAR market and the Hong Kong stock exchange.
Hong Kong’s new security law inhibits anxious artists
Fearing their work may violate a national security law recently imposed by Beijing, some Hong Kong artists are turning to self-censorship while others are moving their creations abroad or are planning …
Turkey infections rising; India tops global tally of new cases for 18th day – as it happened
June; India worse than US and Brazil in number of daily new cases; European re-infections add to immunity concerns prompted by Hong Kong case …
Canada presses China counterpart over detainees, Hong Kong: Ottawa
Philippe Champagne met his Chinese counterpart, state councillor Wang Yi, in Rome on Tuesday and urged Beijing to release two citizens of Canada it has detained, Ottawa said.
2 more people have been reinfected with the coronavirus, European scientists say, a day after the first confirmed reinfection in Hong Kong
Reports of people getting the coronavirus a second time are starting to trickle in. Still, their immune systems seem to have learned from being sick.