Expensive airfares, limited flight options and strict quarantine rules are deterring visitors from heading to Hong Kong, despite officials announcing foreigners can travel to the city for the first ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s iconic Star Ferry may launch its final journey after 142 years in service
After 142 years of service, Hong Kong’s iconic Star Ferry may sail its last trip between Kowloon and Hong Kong Island — unless it gets help from big-bucks ... ( read original story ...)
Mainland China property companies pull back in Hong Kong
The Two International Finance Center building and other buildings in Hong Kong in 2021. The territory is also suffering from lower demand for premium office space from a wide range of mainland tenants ... ( read original story ...)
Free media in Hong Kong almost completely dismantled – report
Government crackdown has cleared market for an expanded pro-Beijing and state-owned media sector ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reopens to non-residents on May 1, theme parks restart
Hong Kong's government announced the end of a 2-year-old ban on non-residents flying into the city as its outbreak fades. Streets in Shanghai were largely empty despite an easing of restrictions that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks open with small gains
Hong Kong stocks started Tuesday with small gains after suffering another hefty drop in the previous session, although traders remain on edge over ... ( read original story ...)
China lockdown angst rips through markets as stocks and yuan plunge
Fears about the economic toll of China’s strict Covid-zero policy intensified, as news that lockdowns were spreading to Beijing sent stocks, commodities and the yuan tumbling. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong reports 242 new COVID-19 cases
A staff member guides citizens at a mobile nucleic acid testing site in Hong Kong, south China, April 25, 2022. On Monday, Hong Kong registered 242 new COVID-19 cases by nucleic acid tests, and 189 ... ( read original story ...)
HSBC stock is on the rise ahead of Q1 earnings despite China Covid impact
Covid curbs in China are likely to hit the bank’s sales when it reports first-quarter figures this week, but the shares seem to be gaining. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to start application for employment support scheme this week
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced on Monday that the application for the 2022 Employment Support Scheme (ESS) will start on Friday. Law Chi-kwong, secretary for ... ( read original story ...)
Global Sourcing Platform BuyHive Eyes Strong Growth in the US and Europe
Hong Kong-based B2B tech-enabled global sourcing platform BuyHive today announced the launch of its local operations in the US and UK markets. The company said it is looking to support a rapidly ... ( read original story ...)
Journalists halt human rights awards over Hong Kong security law fears
Hong Kong’s historic Foreign Correspondents’ Club has suspended its annual Asian human rights journalism awards over fears they could break the Chinese territory’s tough security law. The decision to ... ( read original story ...)
China property firms joined central bank talks on ways to help sector, sources say
HONG KONG/BEIJING- Several Chinese property developers attended talks with China's central bank last week to discuss the sale of distressed assets and other ways to support the real estate industry ... ( read original story ...)
Didi’s Hong Kong listing hits snag as plan by China’s ride-hailing giant is on indefinite hold pending outcome of probes, sources say
Didi was notified that its relisting plan wouldn't receive a green light until it makes sufficient "rectifications" in accordance with probes conducted by regulators Without instructions from Chinese ... ( read original story ...)