Hong Kong's Monetary Authority has proceeded with plans to distribute an initial batch of stablecoin issuer licenses, despite China's prohibitions on crypto.
Hong Kong continues to support local digital asset community growth, chief executive says
The government will continue to support a local crypto/Web3 agenda, Chief Executive John KC Lee said at Consensus.
Plight of imprisoned Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai evokes grief over loss of press freedoms
Hong Kong's pro-democracy newspaper, Apple Daily, shut down nearly five years ago after a Beijing-imposed national security law took effect in 2020 ...
Hong Kong’s IPO market rebounds, Chinese chip designer Montage Tech shares jump on public listing
Hong Kong’s IPO market showed fresh signs of revival after Chinese chip designer Montage Technology surged on its trading debut ...
China’s property woes likely to hurt some Hong Kong banks’ 2025 earnings: Citi
Bank of China (Hong Kong) and Bank of East Asia could be affected the most as they have the highest exposure to China's property sector China's commercial real estate stress will force some Hong Kong ...
Hong Kong’s single-family offices total surpasses 3 380, injecting over $10 billion annually into local economy
The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) jointly announced today (February 10) that over 3 380 single-family offices were in operation in Hong Kong as of ...
Axera Semiconductor Shares Rise in Hong Kong Debut
Axera, which makes visual artificial intelligence inference chips for on-device computing and smart vehicles, raised 2.96 billion Hong Kong dollars, equivalent to US$378.7 million, in gross proceeds ...
Hong Kong fire victims long for home as Lunar New Year stirs painful memories
A massive fire in Hong Kong last November killed 168 people, devastating a tight-knit community. Residents displaced by the blaze remain uncertain whether they can visit their burnt apartments or when ...
Hong Kong fire survivors at Wang Fuk Court await resettlement plans
The deadliest fire in Hong Kong in decades last year (2025) left thousands of residents without some of their friends, family or the place they called home.
Hong Kong’s IPO scene bounces back
Shares of Chinese chip designer Montage Technology soared on Monday following the company’s IPO, the latest sign of Hong Kong’s market rebound.
Rubio blasts China over ‘unjust and tragic’ 20-year sentence for Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai
U.S. Secretary Marco Rubio calls Jimmy Lai's 20-year sentence "unjust" as Hong Kong convicts the 78-year-old democracy activist under national security law.
Media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in Hong Kong
Lai was convicted in December on charges related to national security.
Hong Kong court jails media tycoon and British citizen Jimmy Lai for 20 years
The former pro-democracy newspaper publisher was sentenced for offences under the controversial national security law.
Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai gets 20 years’ jail
Lai's supporters say this amounts to a death sentence, but authorities say it demonstrates the rule of law.