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BUSINESS

India: What its general election means for investors

Jin Zhang - Apr 24, 2019 5:18pm

India’s general election is shaping up to be a vote on whether the right-leaning Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will stay on in power, and if so, the extent...
Germany’s Wirecard lands US$1 billion investment from SoftBank

Apr 24, 2019 4:59pm

Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp will buy a 5.6 percent stake in Wirecard for around 900 million euros (US$1 billion), joining forces in the digital payments sector, Reuters reports. Shares in Wirecard jumped 10 percent to the...
Top US officials to hold trade talks in China next week

Apr 24, 2019 4:38pm

US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will travel to Beijing for trade talks beginning on April 30, Reuters reports, citing a White House statement. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, who will lead...
Qutoutiao to add more staff as it remains upbeat on future

Apr 24, 2019 3:22pm

Popular Chinese news aggregator app Qutoutiao will step up hiring this year as it feels it needs a bigger team to help the firm maintain fast growth and consolidate its market position. In contrast to the mood...
China Unicom makes its 5G ambitions clear

SC Yeung - Apr 24, 2019 2:13pm

China Unicom may be smaller in size compared to the other state-owned telecoms operators, China Mobile and China Telecom, but that has not stopped the firm from aiming for a leadership role in the nation’s 5G...
China meeting hints at policy fine-tuning after strong Q1

Ko Tin-yau - Apr 24, 2019 10:10am

The Chinese Communist Party’s Politburo meeting last week delivered several important messages to the financial markets about forthcoming policy moves. According to mainland media, the meeting has highlighted a few points pertaining to an updated economic...
Lyft’s IPO banks give troubled stock a flurry of ‘buy’ ratings

Apr 24, 2019 9:26am

Lyft received some badly needed support on Tuesday, as analysts at banks that had worked on its IPO urged clients to buy the ride-hailing firm’s beleaguered shares, Reuters reports. Following the required 25-day wait for deal...
US congressional leaders query Google on tracking database

Apr 24, 2019 9:04am

Top Democrats and Republicans on the US House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday wrote Google chief executive Sundar Pichai raising concerns about reports of a massive database known as Sensorvault containing precise consumer location information...
Trump complained to Twitter CEO about lost followers: report

Apr 24, 2019 8:39am

US President Donald Trump met with Twitter Inc’s chief executive Jack Dorsey on Tuesday and spent a significant time questioning him about why he has lost some Twitter followers, Reuters reports, citing a person briefed on...
US accuses pair of stealing secrets, spying on GE to aid China

Apr 24, 2019 8:26am

A former engineer and a Chinese businessman have been charged with economic espionage and conspiring to steal trade secrets from General Electric Co to benefit China, Reuters reports, citing an indictment unsealed by the US Justice...

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WORLD

Lesson from the latest Yellow Vest protests in France

HKEJ Editorial - Apr 24, 2019 6:58pm

As the French government works aggressively to restore the fire-ravaged Notre-Dame cathedral, one of the unexpected consequences of the massive fund mobilization is that it has provided renewed momentum for the nation’s anti-establishment Yellow Vest Movement....
The Brexit dilemma and UK property market

Eddie Tam - Apr 24, 2019 3:20pm

Many people are pessimistic about the European Union’s future, taking the view that it might fall apart anytime. I don’t agree with such speculation. The EU, in fact, is a very creative and flexible political framework,...
The Arab Spring’s second chance

Ishac Diwan - Apr 24, 2019 9:55am

Mass protests in Algeria and Sudan have recently removed two aging autocrats, ending 20 and 30 years, respectively, of absolutist rule. In both countries, the insurgents are now locked in negotiations with the army, the de...
Trump complained to Twitter CEO about lost followers: report

Apr 24, 2019 8:39am

US President Donald Trump met with Twitter Inc’s chief executive Jack Dorsey on Tuesday and spent a significant time questioning him about why he has lost some Twitter followers, Reuters reports, citing a person briefed on...
US accuses pair of stealing secrets, spying on GE to aid China

Apr 24, 2019 8:26am

A former engineer and a Chinese businessman have been charged with economic espionage and conspiring to steal trade secrets from General Electric Co to benefit China, Reuters reports, citing an indictment unsealed by the US Justice...

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Hong Kong

Why some Chinese tycoons may be wary about HK fugitives law move

Although the pan-dems successfully stalled the election of chairman and vice-chairman at the first meeting of the Bills Committee on Fugitive Offenders and Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters Legislation (Amendment) Bill 2019 last...
HKUPOP chief vows fresh start via new institute

Veteran pollster Dr. Robert Chung Ting-yiu promised on Tuesday that he will continue his public opinion surveys and other research work despite breaking away from the University of Hong Kong. The Public Opinion Programme...
Containers tapped to build cultural hub in Kwun Tong

One balmy weekend in February, local pop-rock group RubberBand electrified a youthful audience with their spirited tunes on the Kwun Tong waterfront. The venue, a cluster of old shipping containers converted into eateries, shops...
Justice chief’s husband fined for unauthorized pool at home

The husband of Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah has been found guilty of violating the Buildings Ordinance by failing to report to authorities the construction of a pool in his Tuen Mun home. Otto...
Four Occupy leaders jailed for up to 16 months for 2014 protests

The West Kowloon District Court on Wednesday jailed four of the nine leaders of the 2014 pro-democracy Occupy protests amid growing concerns over the decline of freedoms in Hong Kong. After a near month-long...