Douglas Woo sparked a $3.2 billion overnight surge in his family’s wealth by unveiling plans to take the centerpiece of their Hong Kong property empire private. The biggest decision of the 42-year-old ... ( read original story ...)
Why is Hong Kong so superstitious?
Despite being the picture of an ultra-modern city, ancient superstitions still play an everyday role in people’s lives in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Fife business to send award-winning haggis to Hong Kong
Fife business The Farmer’s Son has secured a listing with high-end supermarket, City Super, to export its award-winning black pudding, haggis and white pudding across the globe to Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-Singapore Travel Bubble Won’t Happen This Year
A plan to allow quarantine-free travel between Hong Kong and Singapore, delayed last month as Covid-19 cases began surging in Hong Kong, has now been pushed back beyond the end of the year. The [trave ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai refuses to admit wrongdoing in fight for freedom
Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai refused to admit wrongdoing in the fight for freedom during an exclusive interview on “Mornings with Maria” on Tuesday. Lai, the founder of Hong Kong media company ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Disneyland closes for third time amid coronavirus pandemic
Hong Kong Disneyland will close for the third time this year due to a new wave of coronavirus infections in the city. The theme park announced the news on Tuesday, explaining that it will temporarily ... ( read original story ...)
Democracy darkens: For Hong Kong activists, year of despair and dread
This is the story of four people divided by age but united by a deep love of their city – and the toll that tightening Chinese rule has taken on them. ( read original story ...)
China Sanctions Four With U.S. Democracy Promotion Ties Over Hong Kong
China will impose sanctions on four people over their egregious behaviour regarding the Asian financial hub of Hong Kong, it said on Monday. They will be banned from entering China, foreign ministry ... ( read original story ...)
JD to Raise $3.5 Billion in Biggest Asia Health-Care IPO
JD Health International Inc. raised HK$27 billion ($3.5 billion) after pricing Asia’s biggest health-care initial public offering at the top end of a marketed range, people with knowledge of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares rise on upbeat China factory data, vaccine hopes
Hong Kong shares rose on Tuesday after data showed rapid acceleration in factory activity in China, as the world’s second-largest economy rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, and as investors continued ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Retail Slump Eases as New Virus Wave Threat Looms
Hong Kong’s subdued retail environment showed signs of improvement in October, though a new wave of virus cases threatens that progress as the city tightened social-distancing rules again. ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Hong Kong Push Back Their Travel Bubble Again, This Time Beyond 2020
Authorities from both cities said they will review the arrangement again in late December to decide on a start date. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader urges people to stay home as cases rise
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday urged residents to stay home as the city grapples with a resurgence of the coronavirus, which has infected over 500 people in the past week. Lam asked citizens ... ( read original story ...)
How 2020 turmoil will reshape the future of Hong Kong financial hub
In the weeks leading up to the planned public offering from Ant, the Chinese fintech group controlled by billionaire and Alibaba founder Jack Ma, bankers in Hong Kong radiated confidence. Here, the ... ( read original story ...)