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Danish shipper Maersk to stop taking waste to China, Hong Kong from Sept
Maersk, the world’s top container shipping firm, said on Wednesday it would stop accepting solid waste shipments bound for China and Hong Kong from September.
Hurting the Hong Kong dollar peg could come at a ‘high cost’ to the greenback, strategist says
Two methods the White House could use to damage the peg would likely backfire, Liu told CNBC’s “Street Signs” on Wednesday.
Equinix invests $51m into Hong Kong footprint
With an additional 1,000 cabinets added to the facility, HK4 now has a total capacity of 1,500 cabinets and will further add 3,000 cabinets in future phases.
Cytus II game removed in China over links to pro-Hong Kong morse code message
Distributor of popular music game ‘strongly condemns’ director who hid message in song uploaded to personal account A protesters holds up blank paper during a rally in Hong Kong. The Cytus II game has …
Fear of China’s courts drives Hong Kong extradition concerns
A year ago, an extradition bill in Hong Kong that could have sent suspects to mainland China for trial sparked the largest protests since its return to China in 1997 …
Why Jack Ma’s Ant Group chose a dual IPO in Hong Kong and Shanghai and not New York
As financial technology giant Ant Group gears up for one of the largest initial public offerings of all time, New York’s stock exchange is being left out in the cold.The decision is a rare occasion …
Alibaba’s Ant Group plans Shanghai, Hong Kong IPOs
Alibaba Group has kicked off IPO proceedings for its mobile payment business, Ant Group, in Hong Kong and Shanghai, where it reportedly is eyeing a $200 billion valuation. The listings are touted, …
RPT-EXCLUSIVE-Singapore’s Agritrade has potential investors-source
London-based Nithia Capital Resources Advisors LLP is seeking to acquire troubled Singapore commodity trader Agritrade International Pte Ltd (AIPL) and its shares in its Hong Kong-listed subsidiary, …
Quarantine exemptions blamed for surge in Hong Kong cases
A convoluted system of quarantine exemptions, including allowing executives of listed companies to freely enter Hong Kong, has been blamed for a third wave of coronavirus cases sweeping the Asian …