Hong Kong police have revealed that the fatality rate for solo hikers is almost as high as 10 per cent, while urging residents to install a GPS tracking app to make rescue operations easier during ...
World leaders aware of Hong Kong’s return to global stage, city leader says during ‘fruitful’ trip to Apec summit
Chief Executive John Lee says he stressed the ‘Hong Kong story’ at summit of members of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation in Bangkok.
Hong Kong rugby coach admits ‘we were our own worst enemies’ as fraught win over Kenya leaves host of questions
Fraught 22-18 win over Kenya in Dubai leaves Lewis Evans with mixed emotions – and a host of questions about the future of his team.
Hong Kong among Vietnam’s closest trade allies, not behind any Asean partners, country’s leader says at Apec talks with John Lee
Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc reaffirms ties with city’s chief executive on the sidelines of regional trade summit in Bangkok.
Hong Kong protest song again mixed up with Chinese national anthem at rugby match
The Chinese national anthem was mixed up with a protest song tied to Hong Kong’s 2019 social unrest at a rugby match in the United Arab Emirates earlier this month, the sports minister has confirmed, ...
Insilico Medicine, the latest startup chosen by Sanofi to accelerate drug discovery with AI
Insilico Medicine, an AI-based clinical-stage drug discovery company, announced a multi-year, multi-targeted strategic research collaboration with Sanofi on November 8. Under the terms of the ...
BoC foils bid to smuggle P80M worth of gold gems
GOLDEN SMUGGLE TRY. Operatives of the Bureau of Customs at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport foil an attempt to smuggle an estimated P80 million worth of gold jewelry concealed at the lavatory of ...
JD Beats, Hong Kong Tech Concludes Strong Week, Week In Review
Asian equities were mixed this week while Hong Kong-listed internet and real estate stocks outperformed. President Biden met with President Xi on the sidelines of the G20 on Monday, notching a key improvement in relations between the two superpowers and ...
A top Hong Kong crypto firm ends trading after FTX collapse: ‘We don’t know which counterparties would fail next’
A top Hong Kong cryptocurrency firm will stop over-the-counter trading over concerns of broader market turmoil since the collapse of FTX. Genesis Block told customers in an email first reported by ...
Pandemic, Central Banks, Property Issues Drive Hong Kong Shares Into Red
The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index opened higher Friday but sagged in the afternoon, finishing off 0.3% as traders weighed tenacious COVID-19 outbreaks in mainland China, the nation's struggling property ...
Analysis-Reluctant Buyers Pose Main Threat to Beijing’s Property Revival Efforts
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - A slew of recent supportive measures will bring China's cash-strapped property developers much needed relief, but a full recovery of the sector will be hobbled by ...
Central Bank Prospects, Pandemic Undercut Asian Exchanges
MT Newswires Primary Image In Japan, the Nikkei 225 opened higher, wobbled and then finished off 0.1% after Federal Reserve official James Bullard on Thursday signaled that more rate hikes are on the ...
Gold luck! BOC stunned to find gold jewels worth P80M on plane toilet
The BOC said in a statement that the bundles of jewelry weighing 24 kilos in total were discovered hidden inside the toilet of aircraft PR 301, which arrived from Hong Kong on November 17. It noted ...
Hong Kong’s leading crypto retail operator says it ceases trading as FTX fallout roils sector
HONG KONG, Nov 18 (Reuters) - A leading cryptocurrency retail service provider in Hong Kong said it has ceased trading as the broader fallout from the collapse of FTX, and solvency issues at other ...