Hong Kong shares lead gains in Asia-Pacific as China’s June exports beat forecasts
SINGAPORE, Jul 13, 2021, CNBC. Shares in Asia-Pacific were higher on Tuesday as investors reacted…
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China, is an economy of 7 million people that joined APEC in 1991. On the year it joined the forum, it had a real GDP of USD 110 billion and a per capita GDP of USD 19,000. By 2016, its real GDP more than doubled at USD 269 billion, while its per capita GDP rose to USD 37,000.
Hong Kong newspaper increases print fivefold after arrests
HONG KONG, Jun 18, 2021, AP. Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily increased its print…
Hong Kong police arrest Apple Daily executives, seize reporting materials in national security law raid
HONG KONG, Jun 17, 2021, Reuters/Bloomberg. Five hundred Hong Kong police officers sifted through reporters’…
Hong Kong watching Chinese nuclear plant after leak reported
HONG KONG, Jun 16, 2021, AP. China’s government said Tuesday no abnormal radiation was detected…
Japan, Australia raise concerns about reported abuses in China
TOKYO/CANBERRA, Jun 9, 2021, Reuters. Japan and Australia voiced “serious concerns” on Wednesday over reports…
Morgan Stanley picks China stocks for the second half of the year
BEIJING, May 25, 2021, CNBC. Morgan Stanley analysts are so cautious on China they’re downgrading…
Singapore and Hong Kong to postpone travel bubble again
SINGAPORE, May 17, 2021, CNBC. Singapore and Hong Kong have once again pushed back the…
JPMorgan says China tech stocks are in a ‘good buying spot’
HONG KONG, May 11, 2021, CNBC. China’s technology stocks are attractive despite near-term uncertainty from…
[Analytics] How a Hong Kong protester became one of the territory’s youngest exiles
For more than a year, the teenager’s weekends were dominated by marches, during which she…
[Analytics] Taiwan, Hong Kong expats counts the cost of doing business in Myanmar
Taiwanese entrepreneur Andy Chen and his family have packed their belongings to leave Myanmar. The…
[Analytics] China v Russia v America: is 2021 the year Orwell’s 1984 comes true?
It may just be coincidence that Russia was piling military pressure on Ukraine last week…
Some Hong Kong lawmakers criticise plans to mask company directors’ data
HONG KONG, Apr 9, 2021, Reuters. Several Hong Kong lawmakers on Friday raised concerns that…