Journey to RE/BiRTH: How Re/CASETiFY™ Has Given New Life to 84 Tons of Old Phone Cases

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Will ‘Shōgun’ Get A Season Two?

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Amazon Sets 2024 Prime Experience Emmy FYC Event; ‘Fallout’, ‘Expats’, ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ Among Featured Shows

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After crypto ETF movement in Hong Kong, other Asia regulators could act

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America’s economy is booming. So why are bosses worried?

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Can Arc’teryx’s owner revive Chinese IPOs in America?

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Russia outsmarts Western sanctions

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China’s stockmarket nightmare is nowhere near over

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What Donald Trump can learn from the Big Mac index

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As China’s markets suffer, what alternatives do investors have?

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A guide to the Chinese Communist Party’s economic jargon

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PwC Probed For ‘Enabling Evergrande Misconduct For Years’

asiafinancial.com British accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers is under investigation in Hong Kong for allegedly overlooking misconduct by collapsed developer China Evergrande for more than…

Bloomberg’s Cortez moving to Washington

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Europe’s Largest Traditional Banks Venturing into Crypto Thanks to MiCA

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IBN Announces Latest Episode of The Bell2Bell Podcast featuring Hank Wang, CEO of SUIC Worldwide Holdings Ltd

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Bitcoin Market Dynamics Still Positive Post-Halving

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Stock market today: Wall Street adds to its hot start to the week

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Tron Founder Justin Sun Buys $1B In ETH, A Price Recovery Ahead?

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Hong Kong Stocks: Li Ning Shares Gain on Mixed Q1 Update

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How 9 gangs and Mafias actually work

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Is the tea bubble bursting? ChaPanda shares plunge in Hong Kong IPO

aol.com Shares in Chinese bubble tea chain Sichuan Baicha Baidao failed to pop during their market debut Tuesday, tumbling as much as 38% from their listing price. The company, also…

Hong Kong accounting industry grows as ESG, Greater Bay Area opportunities draw young professionals: HKICPA president

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Hong Kong’s market depth, China proximity highlighted at Apec business summit

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Bitcoin Price Briefly Hits $67,200 as Bitfinex’s Analyst Forecasts Further Growth

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Binance Loses Global Crypto Trading Market Share as Regulations and Competition Tighten

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Come to Hong Kong, we have ‘good conditions and advantages’ for hydrogen development, Towngas executive says

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Huawei Takes Another Bite Out of Apple’s Market Share in China

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This strategist says ETFs are bad for Bitcoin: ‘I’m very worried’

dlnews.com The Wall Street creep puts Bitcoin at risk of losing its soul, according to Jim Bianco, president of Bianco Research. Rather than realising founder Satoshi Nakamoto’s vision…

Superfakes: Copycat manufacturers are becoming increasingly skilled at producing knock-off designer handbags

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Victory Securities Unveils Next Big Thing In Spot Bitcoin & Ethereum ETF

coingape.com Hong Kong’s financial landscape sees a groundbreaking shift as Victory Securities unveils pioneering updates to its Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF. Meanwhile, the move,…

HUYA Inc. to Report First Quarter 2024 Financial Results on Monday, May 13, 2024

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Goldman Sachs, UBS forecast lift for Chinese stocks from market reforms

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U.S.-China relations 'stable but fragile,' AmCham chief says

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Hang Seng Boosted By Wall St Tech, Weak Yen Lifts Nikkei

asiafinancial.com Asia’s major stock indexes advanced on Tuesday as a tech-led Wall Street rally buoyed the mood across the region. Investors were betting on earnings reports due out from US…

Chinese bubble-tea maker Chabaidao sinks in worst Hong Kong debut in 6 years

scmp.com Chinese bubble-tea maker Chabaidao sinks 27% on Hong Kong debut as investors offload shares in biggest IPO of the year Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial, which owns and…

China tea chain ChaPanda sinks in Hong Kong IPO as market sours

asia.nikkei.com HONG KONG -- Sichuan Baicha Baidao, a Chinese low-priced tea chain also known as ChaPanda, made a disappointing debut on the Hong Kong market on Tuesday, casting a shadow on…

Swiss Bitcoiners Renew Efforts To Orange-Pill The Country's Central Bank

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DIDWW expands its Emergency Calling services to the Czech Republic, Switzerland and Hong Kong

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Self-Regulatory Crypto Framework Proposed in Hong Kong

bitdegree.org The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Professionals Association (HKSFPA) has put forward a proposal for the city's crypto firms to establish independent self-regulatory…

Bubble tea bust: Shares in bubble-tea maker Chabaidao plunge over 38% in Hong Kong’s biggest IPO of 2024

fortune.com Chinese bubble-tea maker Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial Co. plunged more than 38% in its trading debut in Hong Kong, the latest setback for the city as it attempts to…

Strong Dollar False Fears Are Back, and Overdone

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Asia markets extend gains as investors assess business activity figures from around the region

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Stock market today: Asian stocks track Wall Street gains ahead of earnings reports

apnews.com Asian share benchmarks were mostly higher Tuesday after U.S. stocks clawed back a chunk of their losses from the week before. U.S. futures were mixed and oil prices rose.…

Hong Kong’s small businesses more confident of growth than their mainland China, Singapore peers, survey shows

scmp.com In mainland China, New Zealand and Taiwan the proportion of companies foreseeing growth was 59 per cent, 60 per cent and 63 per cent respectively. Hong Kong more or less…

Shares of Chinese bubble tea firm Chabaidao plunge nearly 40% in Hong Kong debut

cnbc.com Shares of Chinese bubble tea chain Chabaidao tumbled almost 40% on its trading debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange. The stock, officially listed as Sichuan Baicha Baidao…

Chinese Bubble Tea Maker Slides in Hong Kong Trading Debut

wsj.com Shares of Chinese bubble tea maker Sichuan Baicha Baidao Industrial slumped in their trading debut in Hong Kong on lukewarm demand.

China tea chain ChaPanda dips close to 40% after Hong Kong IPO

asia.nikkei.com HONG KONG -- Sichuan Baicha Baidao, a Chinese low-priced tea chain also known as ChaPanda, made a disappointing debut on the Hong Kong market on Tuesday, as its price…

Square Enix Partners with Animoca Brands Japan for Symbiogenesis

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Probe of PwC's Evergrande conduct casts shadow on Big Four auditors

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Hong Kong stocks rise again after China’s pledge to support market

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China tea chain ChaPanda dips more than 30% after Hong Kong IPO

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Top Reasons Why Massive Bitcoin Supply Shock is On The Way

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Hong Kong Officials Recommends Self-Regulatory Committee for Compliance Monitoring in Crypto Industry

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China tea chains race for Hong Kong IPOs in lethargic market

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Why Chinese Stocks Tencent, PDD Holdings, and JD.com Surged Today

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Chinese market watchdog’s support to divert IPOs from mainland to Hong Kong

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ETH could thrive with or without spot Ethereum ETFs

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