Some life insurers saw their assets surge by as much as 44% in 2021. Hong Kong's insurance industry is undergoing a significant shift as the Hong Kong Business 2023 Insurance Rankings reveal a trend ...
Hong Kong stocks fall for second day as China reopening bets show fatigue before Lunar New Year pause
Stocks retreat for a second day from the highest level in six months as fatigue sets in before the Lunar New Year holiday. Tencent and NetEase advance on video-game approvals.
Staff shortages dent Hong Kong air hub hopes
Regional airlines are struggling to ramp up flights to Hong Kong because of staff shortages at the airport, slowing the city's plan to recapture its travel hub status, industry insiders have told AFP.
Hong Kong Luxury Watch Seller Raises $8 Million From Gobi Partners, Kuok Meng Xiong’s K3 Ventures
Wristcheck, a Hong Kong-based luxury watch consignment retailer, raised $8 million in a seed funding round led by Gobi Partners GBA, which oversees Alibaba’s Hong Kong Entrepreneurs Fund – one of the ...
Hong Kong stock exchange expects boost from China reopening, HKEX chair says
Laura Cha, chairman of HKEX, discusses China's economic reopening and the outlook for stock markets in Hong Kong.
Shoppers turn out for Hong Kong’s first Lunar New Year flower market since border reopening but no budding sales mood among vendors
Visitors to Lunar New Year Fair at Victoria Park include shoppers travelling from mainland China to Hong Kong following nationwide rollback of Covid-19 policies ...
Mainland China welcomes back Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan stage stars as zero-Covid curbs lifted
Approval of performance applications by entertainers from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan to start on February 16, Ministry of Culture and Tourism says.
Sustainability, decarbonization take center stage at Hong Kong’s Asian Financial Forum
We now stand on the precipice of a period great change. One that will have a profound implication on our planet, economies and societies.” ...
Hong Kong keen on Thai investors
Thai startups are being encouraged to explore business opportunities in Hong Kong, after Beijing eased its Covid-19 rules and reopened borders on Jan 8.
Is There Still Room for ‘Old White Guys’ in Hong Kong’s Legal Industry?
Old white guys” are being phased out of leadership roles at top foreign firms in Hong Kong, Asia Editor Jessica Seah writes in the Asia Legal Briefing. While this is in part a natural changing of the ...
Hong Kong to launch global charm offensive as city returns to normality after Covid-19 crisis, financial secretary Paul Chan says
Senior officials to pay more visits to other countries to attract investment and talent as quarantine-free travel between city and mainland China resumes.
China border reopening to boost demand for Hong Kong office space, but rents won’t rise significantly, analysts say
CBRE expects vacancy levels to go up from 14.6 per cent currently to closer to 16 per cent by the end of 2023, because of a 'supply boom' Pace of economic recovery and overhang of new office spaces ...
Hong Kong will need to wait a little longer for influx of tourists from mainland China, industry leaders say
Mainland Chinese tourists will not return to Hong Kong for at least another month even though Beijing began issuing individual visas on Sunday, industry leaders have predicted.
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s son criticises UK government for failing to denounce China
Sebastien Lai is in London this week to put pressure on the UK government to fight for his father's freedom after he was jailed in 2020 and faces life imprisonment on national security law charges in ...