Asia-Pacific markets are set for another day of losses ahead of the Bank of Korea's rate decision announcement later today. South Korea, which was one of the first Asian banks to pause its rate hikes, ...
HSBC Buys back Over 4.9M Shrs for $289M Ytd
Short selling $386.96M; Ratio 36.417% announced that it has repurchased a total of 4.9003 million shares in the U.K. and Hong Kong yesterday (17th), involving approximately HKD289 million in total.
Hong Kong’s development chief says companies granted land at proposed technopole will be banned from leaving it vacant, arbitrarily selling or changing its use
Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn says maximising land premiums is not a top priority for San Tin Technopole Lawmakers and groups voice concerns over regulation of granted land lots, including ...
Major Hong Kong Democratic Party Disbands Amid China Security Clampdown
The Civic Party, founded in 2006, had been a major democratic force in the financial hub that returned from British to Chinese rule in 1997, alongside the Democratic Party, performing strongly in ...
Hong Kong uses soft power to lure international travellers back
Also known as ‘silk-stocking milk tea’, Hong Kong-style milk tea is truly iconic.
Hong Kong’s bun festival returns after pandemic hiatus
STORY: At the stroke of midnight, the 12 brave participants scrambled up a 60-foot tower made of buns. The person who successfully retrieved the bun at the top of the structure would bring luck to ...
Ovolo Hotels founder on going from watches to serviced apartments to building a boutique hotel chain in Hong Kong and Australia
Girish Jhunjhnuwala, founder of Ovolo Hotels, got an early taste for entrepreneurship from his father and followed him into the watch manufacturing business He later opened a chain of serviced ...
UPDATE 1-Tsingshan-backed Fox ESS completes over $145 mln pre-IPO round of capital raising
China's Tsingshan-backed new energy firm Fox ESS said on Friday it has completed a pre-IPO round of capital raising of more than 1 billion yuan ($145 million).
BOC HK Joins ‘e-HKD’ Pilot Program
BOC HONG KONG (02388.HK)'s vice chairman and chief executive Sun Yu said that BOCHK welcomes the commencement of the "e-HKD" Pilot Programme by the Hong Kong Monetary... BOC HONG KONG (02388.HK) ...
Huobi To Open Hong Kong Cryptocurrency Trading Service
Huobi revealed it is “actively preparing” to seek a license for its new Hong Kong cryptocurrency trading platform.
Chic Hong Kong Grand Opening at COCO Park Shenzhen
Bringing together 130+ stylish Hong Kong brands, showcasing the city's charmHONG KONG, May 26, 2023 - (ACN Newswire) - Consumers in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) can look forward to experiencing three da ...
Importing workers to ease Hong Kong’s labour crunch will not improve salary, welfare for locals, unions warn
Workers’ groups from sectors said to be target of new scheme, such as construction, aviation and transport, renew opposition ahead of decision by authorities.
HSBC to Participate in 2 ‘e-HKD’ Pilot Programs
Luanne Lim, Hong Kong CEO of HSBC, said that more than 100 countries, accounting for over 95% of the world's GDP, are currently studying the development of some form of central bank digital currency.
Zara uses recycling tech from start-up backed by Mount Nicholson co-developer Nan Fung
Nan Fung is a joint developer of Mount Nicholson on The Peak, one of the most expensive property projects in Hong Kong and Asia. The clothing range relies on a technology from US-based ...