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Jimmy Lai warns investors not to buy his Next Digital stock, investors buy it anyway
Jimmy Lai, the media mogul who owns the pro-democracy Apple Daily newspaper, warned investors not to buy his Next Digital Ltd. media empire’s stock because the company’s fundamentals don’t justify its recent rally.
August 14, 2020
Hong Kong
Apple Daily's Jimmy Lai says he was arrested on 'trumped up' charges
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai said he was arrested on “trumped up” charges, pushing back against landmark national security legislation that has raised questions about press freedoms and the future of the democracy movement.
August 14, 2020
Global Economy
Briefs
Briefs: MAS commits $250 mil, Airbnb close to filing for IPO, and HK tycoon Jimmy Lai says arrest took him by surprise.
August 14, 2020
Hong Kong
China sanctions 11 US officials in retaliation for similar measures; avoids top Trump aides
China said it will sanction 11 Americans in retaliation for similar measures imposed by the US on Friday, but the list doesn’t include any members of the Trump administration.
August 12, 2020
Hong Kong
Hong Kong stocks trading cheaper by the day on negative news flow
The Hang Seng Index fell 0.6% on Monday to close at a six-week low. Top of investor concerns is deciphering the impact on the city’s listed firms from a host of measures taken in the Chinese and U.S. capitols.
August 11, 2020
US-China trade war
China hits US officials with sanctions, avoids top Trump aides
China said it will sanction 11 Americans in retaliation for similar measures imposed by the US, but does not target any members of the Trump administration.
August 11, 2020
Hong Kong
US sanctions Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on China crackdown
Lam was sanctioned because she is “directly responsible for implementing Beijing’s policies of suppression of freedom and democratic processes,” the US Treasury Department said.
August 07, 2020
Hong Kong
Bankers leaving Hong Kong face grim job markets and higher taxes
As China strengthens its hold on Hong Kong with a new security law, residents considering an escape are coming to grips with the sacrifices they’ll face.
July 28, 2020
Global Economy
A harsher global environment requires a regional response
The Southeast Asian region is only gradually coming to grips with the Covid-19 pandemic, but it does not have the luxury of postponing action to tackle the longer-term dangers that it faces.
July 24, 2020
Singapore economy
Hong Kong remains 'formidable' financial centre despite surge in inquiries from businesses looking to come to Singapore: Ravi Menon
Hong Kong remains a “formidable” financial centre even though inquiries from businesses looking to come to Singapore are picking up amid the uncertainties in the Chinese territory, said the chief of Singapore’s financial regulator.
July 16, 2020