The pilot scheme, expected to start in the middle of the year after a trial run scheduled to begin as soon as the end of the month, would offer ambulance services to eligible patients from the University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital on the mainland and Centro Hospitalar Conde de São Januário in Macau direct to … Read more
The week-long trip to China by US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen sidestepped core economic disputes, and without headway, analysts said the pressure of November’s presidential election could force the Biden administration “to be more aggressive” on the trade front. Yellen ended her second trip to China in 10 months on Tuesday, having met Chinese officials … Read more
Washington’s efforts to divert international supply chains from China are already making enough of an impact to drive recommendations for a new game plan from analysts and manufacturers, in their view an essential step to counter a fragmentation of trade that is already under way – and likely to worsen in the coming years. “The … Read more
The fast-tracked Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, which came into force last Saturday, has triggered fresh calls from the US Congress for new sanctions to be slapped on city officials and Hong Kong trade offices in the US to be stripped of special privileges. Frank Jannuzi (left) speaks at a “fireside chat” with ex-commerce secretary Edward … Read more
