Microsoft has extended its partnership with Hong Kong insurance provider FWD, with a four-year agreement, as companies race to integrate cutting-edge AI technology into their products and services.
Dior cancels show as Hong Kong struggles with legacy of protests
Christian Dior, the international fashion label, has cancelled a catwalk show in Hong Kong, in a further blow to the territory’s efforts to re-establish itself as a business and cultural destination ...
Caught in Beijing’s grip, Hong Kong struggles to find a new identity
Politicians in this former British colony want to please the nationalist rulers in Beijing while simultaneously preserving the city’s cosmopolitan character. It is proving to be an impossible ...
1MDB trial: MACC investigator says Switzerland, Barbados, HK didn’t cooperate over bank employees’ interviews
MACC Senior Superintendent Nur Aida Arifin, the 49th prosecution witness in Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s trial over the misappropriation of RM2.27 billion of 1MDB’s funds, confirmed that all the documents ...
Housing Authority wins bid to ask Hong Kong’s highest court to quash ruling giving same-sex couples right to pass on public housing to spouses
Hong Kong’s Housing Authority has been given a last chance to ask a court to quash a ruling that granted same-sex couples the right to inherit public housing flats owned by their partners. The Court ...
Christian Dior postpones much anticipated Hong Kong show
French fashion label Christian Dior has postponed its planned mega fashion show in Hong Kong due to be held in March, the government said on Monday, without giving a reason for the decision.
Greater Bay Area: HSBC, Standard Chartered increase Wealth Management Connect products amid drive to promote cross-border investment
Banks in Hong Kong including HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank are rolling out more products tied to the Wealth Management Connect scheme amid a drive by Beijing to boost the Greater Bay Area’s ...
Hong Kong’s BEA launches WMC 2.0 Southbound services
WMC 2.0 expands investment opportunities southbound, providing BEA and its China business, BEA China, to offer expanded services. Under the WMC 2.0 scheme, the eligibility for Chinese mainland ...
HK Green Week: Hong Kong primed to lead region in green technology development, Paul Chan says
Hong Kong launched a week-long series of sustainability-themed discussions, exhibitions and events as the city pushes its plan to transform itself into a centre for both green technology and green ...
Hong Kong scams hit record high last year with new victim every 13 minutes; scamsters get away with HK$25 million a day
The Hong Kong Police Force appealed to residents to report dubious information on the platform to help expand its database of scammers.
Hong Kong man arrested for allegedly splashing unknown liquid on women’s buttocks in the streets
Victims described the liquid as being “odourless, but with a light colour and slightly warm”. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hong Kong Security Law May Hurt News Reporting, Press Group Says
A Hong Kong journalist group has raised concerns about a planned new security law, saying a broad definition of offenses could hurt journalists’ ability to report in the Asian financial hub.
Hong Kong set for 12-degree Celsius temperature swing later this week, says Observatory
Hong Kong is set to face wide temperature swings of 12 degrees Celsius (21.6 degrees Fahrenheit) later this week on the back of the arrival of a monsoon, the city’s weather forecaster has warned. The ...
Hong Kong’s first hydrogen bus hits the streets
There is also only one hydrogen refuelling station at Citybus' West Kowloon depot, though there are plans for more stations to be established on Hong Kong Island as the hydrogen-powered bus services ...