Two former top editors of Hong Kong’s defunct online media Stand News will learn their sentences Thursday after a landmark sedition verdict.
Asia-Pacific markets rangebound; Hong Kong’s Hang Seng poised to rise 4% at open
Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index signal a 4% rise for the index at open. HSI futures were at 19,763, compared to the index's last close of 19,000. Investors will also be watching Australia's ...
China, Hong Kong stocks jump as aggressive stimulus boosts sentiment
China and Hong Kong stocks rallied broadly for a second day on Wednesday as investors basked in the afterglow of a wide-ranging stimulus package announced in the previous day. In early trade, China's ...
HSBC to extend US$641 million in pre-approved loans to aid Hong Kong SMEs
Initiative aims to ease access to capital for entrepreneurs who are looking to invest at the beginning of a rate-cut cycle.
Hong Kong Plans to Cut Tax on Spirits in Bid to Revive Nightlife
Hong Kong is planning to lower the amount of tax it levies on spirits, according to people familiar with the matter, as the Asian financial center seeks to regain its edge as a premier destination for ...
Asia-Pacific markets set for mixed open; Hong Kong’s Hang Seng poised to rise 4%
Investors in Asia will look toward Australia's inflation rate for August, which is expected to ease to 2.7% from 3.5%.
Hong Kong Rents Near Record High on Demand From Students, Expats
Hong Kong’s rents are poised to reach a record high, buoyed by an influx of mainland Chinese and foreign nationals to the city.
Hong Kong: Academic Freedom Declines Under Security Law
Academic freedom in Hong Kong has severely declined since the Chinese government imposed the draconian National Security Law on the city on June 30, 2020, Human Rights Watch and Hong Kong Democracy ...
The time the luxury home of Hong Kong’s top cop was robbed by 2 men posing as telephone technicians
In 1990, a duo of robbers threatened commissioner Li Kwan-ha’s wife and tied up their maid before fleeing the couple’s luxury home atop The Peak with HK$50,000 in Rolex watches, jewellery and cash ...
Hong Kong academic freedom under assault in name of security, report says
HONG KONG -- Academic freedom has sharply declined in Hong Kong in the four years since Beijing imposed a draconian national security legislation on the city, a new report from Human Rights Watch and ...
Scholars of William Louey are paying-it-forward 30 years after the Hong Kong philanthropist started funding higher education.
Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist William Louey always intended to create a multiplier effect with his philanthropy. 30 years after he
Chinese research ship docks in Hong Kong on return stopover after deep-sea mission
Shenhai Yihao, the mother ship of Jialong submersible, docks at Ocean Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui, with researchers set to give talks in the city.
DAC Beachcroft debuts in Hong Kong with new office and association
DAC Beachcroft is opening an office in Hong Kong, bucking the trend of international law firms pulling out of the city in recent years.
Hong Kong fencer Cheung Ka-long reveals secret to success in epic Olympic gold medal bout
Hong Kong fencing legend Cheung Ka-long has revealed how he kept focused during the final moments of his gold medal bout at the Paris Olympic Games, despite feeling intense pressure beforehand and ...