Hong Kong’s Temple Street tourist attraction is in danger of turning stale and needs a new bunch of creative young stallholders to revitalise and turn it into the city’s main souvenir market. Raymond ...
Overseas lawyers will need approval to handle cases under Hong Kong’s Article 23 national security law, justice minister says
Justice minister Paul Lam says government studying whether to add clause to new law that allows Beijing to exercise jurisdiction over cases covered by future legislation.
Halal dim sum? Hong Kong trade fair aims to entice businesses to make city more appealing to Muslims amid ‘very, very low’ tourism standing
Halal Pavilion event will showcase food and consumer goods from around the world, raise awareness Despite Hong Kong's reputation as a culinary haven, there are only 83 halal-certified restaurants ...
Silicon Valley’s Finest Startups Set to Ride HKSTP Elevator Pitch Competition 2024 to Asia and the World Stage
Hong Kong's leading incubator HKSTP aims to elevate the best startups across FinTech, PropTech and MobilityTech and fast track their journey to global success. EPiC will connect the HK and US ...
Hong Kong firm targets spot Bitcoin ETF launch in Q1
A HONG KONG financial services company aims to start an exchange-traded fund (ETF) investing directly in Bitcoin this quarter as the city pushes ahead with efforts to develop a digital-asset hub. Read ...
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals
Readers discuss the role education plays in changing wasteful habits, supporting Hong Kong’s many counselling hotlines, and concern over China’s latest outbreak of respiratory illness.
Boeing Max 9 crisis upends Hong Kong airline startup’s growth
HONG Kong startup carrier Greater Bay Airlines’ plans to challenge the dominance of Cathay Pacific Airways have been thrown into disarray, with delivery of an order of Boeing Max 9 jets likely to be ...
Hong Kong won’t impose departure tax, says finance chief
HONG Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan said he has no plans to impose a departure tax on residents, rejecting a proposal aimed at easing the government’s widening deficit. Read more at The Business ...
Hong Kong’s HashKey Group enters unicorn club
HONG KONG -- Asian digital asset management firm HashKey Group has sealed a $100 million Series A financing round to join the unicorn club -- startup companies valued at $1 billion and above -- at a ...
This Latvian Scientist Says His Startup Is Winning The AI Drug Discovery Race
Insilico Medicine, backed by blue-chip investors like Warburg Pincus and Qiming Venture Partners, has 17 preclinical drug candidates so far and earlier this month signed a $500 million licensing deal ...
Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Hashkey Hits Unicorn Status With $100 Million Funding Round
Hashkey is now valued at more than $1.2 billion after pulling in capital from OKX Ventures and others, according to sources.
Hong Kong police investigate email scam following German pharmaceutical firm’s report it was swindled out of more than RM15.34mil
German firm had been conducting business with supplier from mainland China via email and was allegedly tricked by criminals into making transfer. In separate case involving European firm, Hong ...
Hong Kong Island office rents decline 2% in November
Wan Chai outperformed the other business districts. Towards the end of 2023, more tenants in Hong Kong are sitting on the sidelines amid mounting uncertainty in the business environment. According to ...
CES 2024: Hong Kong start-ups attract interest from Microsoft, Best Buy amid overseas push
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella stopped by the booth of a start-up that makes an artificial intelligence-powered belt to guide the blind at the CES trade show’s Hong Kong pavilion.