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Topic: Hong Kong

It’s like ‘return to the Cold War’ as Five Eyes spy alliance trains focus on China

The Five Eyes network, made up of the US, UK, Canada, Australia & New Zealand, is an informal alliance, but its broadening agenda shows the depth of Western concern about China.

Ant IPO pushes demand for Hong Kong dollar as experts see ‘beginning of an up-cycle’

Jack Ma’s Ant Group listing is expected to be so popular that Hong Kong brokers are offering mom-and-pop investors 20 times leverage to buy the shares, with only 5% cash as a down payment.

Virtual bank or a brick-and-mortar one? Millennials have good reasons to opt for the first

With more virtual banks popping up, there is hope they will be more cost-effective, better scalable versions of savings, loan associations and chit funds, with fewer blowups and scams.

Jack Ma’s Ant Group ‘wins’ China nod for Hong Kong IPO plan

The China Securities Regulatory Commission's green light for Ant's listing in Hong Kong paves the way for what could be the world’s biggest IPO.

‘Learned bitterly from 2003 SARS’ — top doctor on why Hong Kong’s Covid fatality rate is low

The 2% Covid fatality rate lends weight to Hong Kong's approach as Prof. Yuen Kwok-Yung says they admit 'any patients, even without much symptoms, into the hospital for isolation'.

Spain could declare state of alarm in Madrid, Peru’s antibody tests fiasco & other Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

8-fold jump in Hong Kong residents getting UK’s BNO passport in 2019, report says

Political unrest that started last year and the introduction of national security law by China have prompted many Hong Kong residents to plan an exit from the former British colony.

Singapore, Hong Kong top destinations for dodgy money transactions, followed by China, India

Revelations are based on a leaked trove of documents which detail more than $2 trillion in transactions between 1999-2017, flagged as possible money laundering or criminal activity.

China is an enemy of freedom of thought. It wants the same from other powerful nations

It would be a strategic error of historic proportions to limit the understanding of China’s rise as merely a clash of interests.

Inconsistencies in Texas data, Lebanon jail could become hotspot and other global Covid news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

On Camera

The politics of air pollution—how they are fooling the citizens

Greens have a sizeable support in the Western countries with clean air and blue skies, but not in India, where poisonous air, water and soil kill millions.

India picks up non-sanctioned Russian oil as discounts widen

The purchases confirm a cautious return to Russian oil, though overall spot purchases remain limited. Trade talks between US and India are ongoing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.