Alibaba ready to push the button Alibaba is poised to launch a Hong Kong share sale expected to raise up to US$13.4 billion (HK$104.52 billion) as soon as today, according to two sources with knowledge of the discussions. At that amount, the Chinese e-commerce giant's share sale would be Hong Kong's largest...

Banks close as workers struggle to get to their offices Bank branches in some districts were closed yesterday amid damage caused by protesters and traffic woes. All branches of Chiyu Banking Corp, Bank of Communications (HK), DBS Bank (HK), China Construction Bank (Asia) Corp, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Asia) and...