https://www.scmp.com/rss/328272/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com When Ali left his job as a software developer for power substations in Hangzhou for Hong Kong, he thought the move would make his life easier. The 45-year-old, who asked to be referred to as Ali, had lived in Hangzhou for 3½ years after leaving behind family and friends in Iran in 2013 to seek greater fortune in China. “I thought moving to Hong Kong would be better because in [mainland] China I had problems with the language. Two times, I had to go to hospital and it was really difficult because... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2160210/where-stash-hk150000-iranians-tale-life-hong-kong-without-bank?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2160210/where-stash-hk150000-iranians-tale-life-hong-kong-without-bank?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Aug 2018 23:04:04 +0000 Chandran Nair, the founder of the Global Institute for Tomorrow, was seeking answers when four Standard Chartered senior bank officers strode into his Hong Kong office in Taikoo Shing. Nair, from Malaysia, whose think tank deals mainly in executive education, wanted to know why his company account was frozen, and then, seemingly out of the blue, the bank started asking questions about his company’s dealings with Iran. “The bank wanted to know if we are some criminal organisation,” Nair said.... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2160217/trump-aims-sanctions-iran-hong-kong-bank-customers-get-hit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/geopolitics/article/2160217/trump-aims-sanctions-iran-hong-kong-bank-customers-get-hit?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Aug 2018 00:30:00 +0000