Estimated indirect and direct costs in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan suggest ongoing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) burdens of between 0.6% to 1.6% with the potential to ...
Hong Kong-based femtech founder runs thriving start-up Luüna Naturals, fights to eradicate ‘period poverty’ across Asia
Olivia Cotes-James founded LuUna Naturals, one of Hong Kong's first, and biggest, femtech companies The company has worked with offices and schools to dispense free menstrual products to over 300,000 ...
Hong Kong readies itself for start of HKeToll
The government's new electronic auto-toll system, known as HKeToll, launches at 5 am on Sunday at the Tsing Sha Control Area, which is made up of ...
Media Experts: Reporting in Hong Kong Becoming Increasingly Difficult
Hong Kong registered a slight improvement in media freedom rankings out this week, though experts underscore the environment remains restrictive for journalism. In its annual World Press Freedom Index ...
Hong Kong’s MTR Corp plans to finish installing automatic platform screen gates on East Rail line in 2025
Project covers 13 stations, and involves a total of 35 platforms and almost 1,600 pairs of platform gates, MTR Corp says Installation expected to be completed by the end of 2025, with the contract ...
Hong Kong gears up for safe cross-border driving
Authorities in mainland China and the city are smoothing the way for a scheme to allow more private cars into the rest of Guangdong province Driving to mainland China is about to become much easier ...
Mega Startup IPO Faces Serious Trouble
Some in Congress are calling for the SEC to block this company from going public unless it takes a big action.
FedEx Plans to Move Asia Headquarters, Executives to Singapore From Hong Kong
FedEx Corp. is planning on moving its Asia-Pacific regional headquarters to Singapore from Hong Kong — another blow to the city’s image as an international business hub.
FedEx (FDX) to Shift Asia Base to Singapore From Hong Kong
FedEx Corp. is planning on moving its Asia-Pacific regional headquarters to Singapore from Hong Kong — another blow to the city’s image as an international business hub.
International Healthcare Week returns to showcase Hong Kong’s strengths in healthcare innovation and investment
The Business of Healthcare Advisory Zone will feature biotechnology and healthcare start-ups. Investors and industry experts ... organised by the HKTDC and co-organised by the Hong Kong Medical and ...
Hong Kong stocks jump from 1-week low as Fed hints at rate pause while mainland markets reopen to strong holiday data
Stocks climb from a one-week low as Hong Kong property developers advance on possible end to higher borrowing costs. Markets in the mainland strengthen as trading resumes after a three-day break.
HKMA buys HK$4.7 billion from market as currency hits weak end of trading band
Hong Kong's de-facto central bank bought HK$4.671 billion ($595.12 million) from the market in New York trading hours to stop the local currency weakening and breaking its peg to the U.S. dollar. The ...
Ropes & Gray abandons Hong Kong restructuring practice as leader departs
U.S. law firm Ropes & Gray is shutting down its business restructuring practice in Hong Kong, with its Asia restructuring group leader Daniel Anderson taking his practice to Freshfields Bruckhaus ...
Tencent-backed fintech start-up Airwallex’s first-quarter revenue gets a boost from revival in travel
Border reopening has allowed Hong Kong-based SMEs to expand their international operations, Airwallex general manager Arnold Chan says Airwallex's platform covers over 150 nations and handles US$50 ...