The championship, organized by the Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU), has a rich history dating back to 1952. China have dominated with 135 gold medals, followed by Japan (18) and South Korea (14) in ...
Baidu eyes Hong Kong, overseas for self-driving cars as Tesla gears up for robotaxi launch
Baidu’s Apollo Go completed about 899,000 rides in the three months to June this year, a year-on-year increase of 26 per cent.
Hong Kong and mainland China broaden trade agreement to support local firms’ expansion across border
Hong Kong has broadened a trade agreement with China, a move that will help local firms in sectors such as tourism and banking expand into the mainland market. Financial Secretary Paul Chan and China’s Ministry of Commerce representative Li Yongjie signed an agreement on Wednesday to expand a trade services deal under the Mainland and ...
Hong Kong customs seizes a tonne of agarwood in record haul of protected tree bark
Customs says consignment suspected to be from Vietnam smuggled via Guangdong, with HK$18million worth of tree bark seized.
China Resources Beverage to launch up to $700 million IPO next week, sources say
Drinks maker China Resources Beverage is set to launch its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) next week, aiming to raise up to $700 million, said two people with direct knowledge of the matter, ...
HSBC cost cuts expose new CEO’s bigger problem
There’s always a case to be made for cost cuts at HSBC , . The $160 billion lender employed 214,000 people in June and arguably suffers from duplication across its different bits. Still, new CEO ...
Hong Kong Fintech Week: A Front Row Seat to the Future?
The details for one of the world's largest fintech events have been announced, where AI, blockchain and digital assets will be hot topics of conversation ...
Hong Kong to deploy firefighting drones during tomb-sweeping festival for first time
Hong Kong authorities will deploy drones to detect hill fires for the first time during the Chung Yeung Festival on Friday as part of their emergency response measures, warning of a high risk of ...
Hong Kong policy address 2024: John Lee to consider more SME help amid rising closures
Chief executive meets SMEs before next week’s policy address to gauge views of businesses under pressure from ‘economic transitions’.
Hong Kong police investigate alleged hit-and-run involving dead cat in New Territories
Hong Kong police are investigating a suspected hit-and-run incident that may be linked to the death of a cat in the New Territories. The force said a 43-year-old woman called the police in the early ...
Hong Kong court rejects activist Jimmy Lai’s bid to have a jury trial for libel case
A Hong Kong court has rejected jailed publisher Jimmy Lai’s request to have a jury trial for his libel case against a pro-Beijing newspaper ...
HSBC targets senior bankers in cost-cutting plan
London | Hong Kong | HSBC chief executive Georges Elhedery plans to target the lender’s expensive layer of senior bankers in a cost-cutting restructure that will aim to save as much as $US300 million ...
Cut high tax on hard liquor to save Hong Kong’s bar industry amid slump in business, owners urge gov’t
Hong Kong’s bar owners are calling for a cut in the tax on hard liquor to save the industry amid a slump in business as residents head to mainland China for cheaper nights out. Seventy per cent ...
Hong Kong ETF Investors Make Record Bet on Stock Market Decline
Investors in Hong Kong have bet a record amount on exchange-traded funds that profit when stocks decline, showing how quickly sentiment is shifting following a breakneck rally.