Hong Kong security chief criticises WSJ opinion piece on ‘Subversive’ art

HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong’s Security Chief Chris Tang criticised an opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on a seizure by authorities of a statue commemorating Beijing’s Tiananmen Square crackdown on democracy protesters in 1989. Tang said in a letter to the newspaper that the WSJ opinion piece, titled “Subversive Art is a…

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Virgin Australia Says IPO Planning Advanced, Finalising Capital Return

Virgin Australia Says IPO Planning Advanced, Finalising Capital Return

By Scott Murdoch and Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) -Planning for Virgin Australia’s upcoming initial public offering (IPO) is “well advanced”, Chairman Ryan Cotton said on Wednesday in an internal email that also outlined bonus payments to the airline’s shareholders and staff after a return to profit. Cotton said Australia’s second-biggest airline was days away from…

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Exclusive-CICC Capital Bans Consulting Firm Capvision After China Crackdown-sources

Exclusive-CICC Capital Bans Consulting Firm Capvision After China Crackdown-sources

By Julie Zhu HONG KONG (Reuters) – CICC Capital, a unit of Chinese investment bank CICC, has decided to stop using consultancy Capvision Partners’ services, three sources said, as some financial firms review their ties with China’s largest “expert network” group. Capvision is the latest consultancy and due diligence firm to get caught in Beijing’s…

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