Reuters/TYRONE SIU Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks during a news conference in Hong Kong . HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie L …
Retail Is Concerned That China Could Flip Hong Kong – One Country, One System?
Everyone understands that we live in crazy times, but retail is also sitting on a special apocalyptic edge of the cliff. The last thing that anyone wants to do right now – is to pack up and move out …
Li Ka-Shing’s Hong Kong Group Loses Israel Deal on U.S. Push
The Hong Kong conglomerate founded by billionaire Li Ka-shing lost a bid for an infrastructure project in Israel, weeks after the U.S. asked the Middle Eastern country to review potential security …
Stanley Ho, Macau Casino Magnate, Dead at 98
Stanley Ho, the entrepreneur who built a casino empire that dominated Macau, has died. He was 98. Once the richest man in Asia, Ho died on Tuesday in Hong Kong’s Sanatorium Hospital. He had …
Coronavirus Doesn’t Have to Be So Deadly. Just Look at Hong Kong and Singapore.
Hong Kong and Singapore’s coronavirus fatality rates are among the lowest in the world, showing that outbreaks don’t have to result in large-scale loss of life. Their playbook: test widely, quarantine …
Israel rejects Hong Kong group’s bid for $1.5bn water project
The $1.5bn Sorek 2 project, which could supply more than a third of Israel’s water, will be built by a consortium led by local company IDE Technologies and financed by Israel’s Bank Leumi and two …
Israel taps local desalination firm IDE over Hong Kong rival
Israel on Tuesday chose local company IDE Technologies over a Chinese-linked rival to build the country’s largest desalination plant to tackle water shortages in one of the driest parts of the world.
China’s Hong Kong law set to bar foreign judges from national security cases: sources
Beijing’s planned national security legislation for Hong Kong is set to block its foreign judges from handling national security trials, people familiar with the matter said, which would exacerbate …
China’s new national security law for Hong Kong will erode Hong Kong’s autonomy
China’s announcement last week on new national security legislation for Hong Kong is a dramatic move to roll back the “one country, two systems” model Beijing promised when the former British colony …
Exclusive: Cathay Pacific’s Brand Merger Hits Roadblock From China’s Aviation Regulator
China’s aviation regulator may make it difficult for Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd to merge regional arm Cathay Dragon into its main brand because of infractions during last year’s …