HK police hunting armed bank robber who stole HK$70,000

Police are hunting for an armed robber who stole around HK$70,000 (nearly US$9,000) from a Bank of East Asia branch in Central on Hong Kong Island on Wednesday afternoon. At 3:30pm, a man aged around 50 was seen pointing what appeared to be a gun at a ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s budget to push for fintech, innovative industries

Over HK$50 billion ($6.4 billion) would be earmarked for "investing in the future", Chan said, to help innovative and creative industries include a start-up fund and investments in sectors such as fintech. Hong Kong is widely seen to be lagging far behind ... ( read original story ...)

Top Hong Kong developers step up expansion amid property boom

HONG KONG -- Top Hong Kong property developers are accelerating their pace of land-buying after a year-long slowdown, as the once-formidable mainland companies largely drop out of auctions. The restart of land expansion came after another record-breaking ... ( read original story ...)