Alibaba's Media Arm to Invest $640 Million in Hong Kong Entertainment
Alibaba Group’s media and entertainment arm will invest in movies, television dramas and creative events in Hong Kong over the next five years.#alibabagroups #hongkong (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 12, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Blast Futures is LIVE on Blast Mainnet, Offers 3% on All Deposits
[PRESS RELEASE – Hong Kong, March 11th, 2024] Blast Futures (BFX) — the first DEX to offer native yield on all trader deposits — has launched with huge demand and volume on Blast Mainnet. A winner of the Blast Big Bang Competition and backed by a legendary community, BFX offers the best execution,…#hongkong #blastfutures #bfx #dex #blastmainnet #depositbonanza #bonanza #usdb #blastpoints #blastfuturesexchange (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Alibaba to invest $640m in Hong Kong entertainment industry
HONG KONG -- China's Alibaba Group Holding said Monday that it will invest at least 5 billion Hong Kong dollars ($640 million) in Hong Kong's entertainment sector over the next five years to support and strengthen the production of movies and other visual content. The announcement was made at the…#hongkong #alibabagroupholding (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Bloomberg hires O ’Keeffe to cover US-China tech issues
O’Keeffe wrote about U.S.-China issues previously at The Wall Street Journal’s Washington D.C. bureau, where she previously covered the U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security. Before moving to D.C., O’Keeffe did a six-year stint in Hong Kong covering the global gambling industry with a…#uschina #wallstreetjournals #washingtondc #homelandsecurity #hongkong #macau #lasvegas #singapore #princetonuniversity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Exclusive-Chinese regulators ask large banks to step up support for Vanke, sources say
HONG KONG/SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese regulators recently met financial institutions to discuss state-backed property developer China Vanke where they asked large banks to enhance financing support and asked private debt holders to discuss maturity extension, two sources said. The sources…#hongkong #statecouncilchina #taikanginsurance #countrygarden (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Horror Anthology Series ‘Urban Horror’ Heads To Filmart With Screenworks Asia
Screenworks Asia, the production subsidiary of Taiwan’s Catchplay, has acquired international sales rights to the horror anthology series Urban Horror and will present the show at this week’s Filmart in Hong Kong. Directed by Jun-Hong Li (Mom, Don’t Do That!), Bao-Zhong Chen, and Dan-Chi Huang,…#screenworksasia #taiwan #catchplay #urbanhorror #hongkong #junhongli #baozhongchen #danchihuang #austinlin #marrymydeadbody (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Annecy-Backed HAF Work-in-Progress Animated Film ‘Heirloom’ Examines the Dark Side of Nostalgia While Celebrating Indian Textiles
Upamanyu Bhattacharya‘s animated feature “Heirloom” has the emerged from the crucible of Annecy, one of the world’s top animation festivals. The Indian work-in progress film has been selected for the 22nd Hong Kong — Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), the project market that operates concurrently…#upamanyu #heirloom #annecy #hongkong #filmart #kirti #mrinalini #cannes #mifa #filmbazaar (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Singapore steps up scrutiny of China wealth after money laundering case
HONG KONG -- Singapore has stepped up scrutiny of Chinese wealth coming into the city, including rejecting applications to set up family offices, following a recent money laundering scandal. The Monetary Authority of Singapore since January has denied two family office applications with…#hongkong #singapore #nikkeiasia (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

CreAsia Studio ’s Jessica Kam-Engle On Producing Content For Southeast Asia: “If You Don’t Cook Dinner, You Go Out And Buy It”
After stints heading local-language production at Disney APAC and HBO Asia, Hong Kong-based Jessica Kam-Engle is now heading CreAsia Studio, a new Banijay Asia venture in Southeast Asia, in the role of EVP & Business Head. Sitting down with Deadline in Hong Kong in the run-up to Filmart, Kam-Engle…#disneyapac #hboasia #hongkong #jessicakamengle #creasiastudio #banijayasia #southeastasia #evpbusinesshead #deadline #filmart (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 11, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

FilMart: European Film Sales Agents See Strength in Numbers, as EFP and Unifrance Umbrella Stands Reopen at Hong Kong Market
Oscar contenders and Berlin prize-winners will be among the European films being represented by visiting companies to FilMart that are making use of the European Film Promotion umbrella stand within the annual Hong Kong market. In total 29 European film sales companies are making the trip,…#berlin #filmart #hongkong #unifrance #charades #goodfellas #fandango #efp #susannedavis #fourdaughters (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Hong Kong energy giant CLP takes the nuclear option to hit decarbonisation goals
He added there are plans to tap other green energy sources in China once additional infrastructure connecting Hong Kong and the mainland is in place. “We are working on bringing more nuclear power into Hong Kong … we are having ongoing conversations,” chief strategy, sustainability and governance…#hongkong #davidsimmonds #guangdong #clp #parisagreement #clpholdings #simmonds #fangchenggang #guangxizhuang #consulting (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 10, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Hong Kong start-ups see potential in Saudi Arabia, but no immediate gains
“I always give the sort of rough comparison of Saudi [Arabia] as more like China in the late 90s, early 2000s, with UAE or Dubai more like Hong Kong: sexy, bright lights, tourists and so on,” said Patrick Tsang , founder of the Hong Kong-based Tsangs Group family office. “But [the UAE] is a much…#saudi #uae #dubai #hongkong #patricktsang #tsangsgroup #saudiarabia #leaptechnology #riyadh #unitedarabemirates (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 9, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

All Rights Entertainment Backs Cartoon Movie Buzz Title ‘The Defects’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Paris, Hong Kong and L.A-based sales company All Rights Entertainment has picked up worldwide rights for “The Defects,” a 3D animated sci-fi comedy that drew significant buzz as this year’s Cartoon Movie, which ran from March 5 – 7 in Bordeaux. Directed by Federico Milella (“The Fairy Princess &…#hongkong #cartoonmovie #bordeaux #federicomilella #fairyprincessunicorn #luxembourg #fabriquedimages #luisandaliens #belgium #freaksfactory (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Stock market today: Asian shares rise after Wall Street sets another record
Asian shares were mostly higher Friday, after U.S. stocks climbed to records, with easier interest rates beckoning on the horizon. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 added 0.2% to finish at 39,688.94. Sydney's S&P/ASX 200 jumped 1.1% to 7,847.00. South Korea's Kospi surged 1.1% to 2,677.22. Hong Kong's…#nikkei225 #sydney #sp #hongkong #hangseng #shanghaicomposite #bankofjapan #tanboonheng #mizuhobank #singapore (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Microsoft Boosts Hong Kong ’s Digital Currency (wCBDC) Project: Report
Hong Kong’s digital currency initiative receives a significant boost as global tech giant Microsoft and Ant Digital join forces with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) in a groundbreaking wCBDC (wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency) project. Notably, this collaboration marks a pivotal step…#hongkongs #antdigital #projectensemble #scmp #zan #coinbasewarns #financialhub #eddieyuewaiman #hkma #hongkong (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 8, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news