American restaurant Outback Steakhouse will close nearly half its branches in Hong Kong, as high rents and weak sales took their toll.
Towngas makes debut on FTSE4Good Index and secures four awards at UNSDG Achievement Awards Hong Kong 2024
The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas) has announced its inaugural inclusion in the FTSE4Good Index Series, ...
Hong Kong gets first ever community care teams for ethnic minority groups
Hong Kong has rolled out its first community care teams dedicated to ethnic minority groups, with an operating budget of HK$110 million (US$14.1 million) a year. The city’s No 2 official, Eric Chan ...
Hong Kong engineer, 43, arrested after allegedly strangling girlfriend to death
Case comes to light after suspect tells his girlfriend’s boss that she had been out of contact since last week.
Hong Kong home prices soften again in June, down 1.2%
Hong Kong's private home prices eased 1.2 per cent in June, the second monthly decline in a row, as more property developers launched new flats at steep discounts to boost sales. The fall last month ...
Hong Kong’s June lived-in home prices drop while rents rise as buyers await mortgage cuts
The prices of Hong Kong’s lived-in homes fell to the lowest in eight years while rental charges rose amid record mortgage rates, as the buying momentum ran out after February’s removal of a stamp duty ...
{Hot Stocks}HANG SENG BANK(00011) quoted at HK$104, up 3.2%
[ET Net News Agency, 29 July 2024] HANG SENG BANK (00011) rose 3.2% to HK$104, breaking above the 10-D SMA of HK$101.385. It hits an intra-day high of HK$104, hitting an 1-month high, and an intra-day ...
Outback shuts 9 Hong Kong steak houses, lays off 300 staff, as diners head to mainland
American restaurant Outback Steakhouse will close nearly half its branches in Hong Kong, as high rents and weak sales took their toll.
Exhibition showcases art from the ‘margins’ of Hong Kong
Show highlighted work from the city’s migrant communities and minority groups, building connections and telling their stories.
Hong Kong stocks jump after China industrial profits rise, eyes on Politburo meeting
Hong Kong stocks advanced after upbeat industrial profits data and hopes of more supportive policies from the coming Politburo meeting lifted sentiment.
Prada to open 8,000 sg ft Hong Kong store after years of downsizing
Global luxury brands are increasingly returning to Hong Kong’s core business districts. Read more at straitstimes.com.
A ‘panda economy’ is no cure for Hong Kong’s identity crisis
If Hong Kong is to shake itself out of its malaise, the government must show the boldness and creativity it demands of the private sector.
Hong Kong: HKMA Chief Eddie Yue Reappointed, Commits to Stability and Expansion in Financial Sector
Eddie Yue, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), has been reappointed to his role for another five-year term starting in October.
Hong Kong set to post growth for second quarter, as exports expand 12.5%
City will also cultivate new productive forces, finance chief says, but economists caution against excessive optimism.