A flagship $3.4 billion plan by Hong Kong to build temporary housing to ease a massive shortage is facing fierce criticism over its high cost and the absence of a longer-term solution.
Middle Eastern businessmen shrug off Western concerns over Hong Kong’s national security law, city’s deputy justice minister says
Deputy Justice Minister Horace Cheung says region's businessmen have not raised any concerns over law that West claims has undermined investor confidence in city Cheung, who is accompanying city ...
Few Hong Kong workers expecting pay raise in 2023
This is despite a recent report from Willis Towers Watson that many employers across the Asia Pacific region are budgeting for a higher pay raise this year. In Hong Kong, the 2023 ...
Hong Kong and UAE to explore new collaboration opportunities
Hong Kong and the UAE have decided to explore new collaboration opportunities with a key focus on finance, technology and ...
HSBC, Bank of China (Hong Kong) push digital payment services as border reopening promises e-commerce boost
HSBC and Bank of China (Hong Kong), two of the city’s major lenders, have expanded their digital payment services to support cross-border transactions as the reopening of China’s border is expected to ...
John Lee jetting off to Middle East, Southeast Asia a stopgap measure, not a solution for Hong Kong’s economic woes, experts say
Emerging market focus understandable given current geopolitical tensions, but city will still need traditional markets such as US and Europe, observers say.
‘Online lover’ swindles Hong Kong investment manager out of HK$12.8 million inheritance in 1 month through bogus cryptocurrency trading
Swindler, claiming to be a female cryptocurrency investment expert, developed a relationship with the man through the internet, police say Source says victim lost total of HK$12.8 million recently ...
Hong Kong stocks arrest two-day slide on mainland fund inflows as Fed terminal rate outlook caps advance
Local stocks chalk up marginal gains in early trading. Investors get a boost from China reopening story while concerns about the Fed’s tightening moves are seen reining in risk-taking.
Hong Kong private hospital to make deal with government to serve public patients in return for HK$4 billion loan repayment postponement
Chinese University's hospital has agreed to provide public healthcare services, hoping it can start paying off HK$4 billion loan in 2028 CEO says hospital would not have been able to continue ...
ChatGPT drives crazy Chinese tech stock runs in Hong Kong, Shanghai as investors chase Zhihu, Baidu and Cloudwalk
Zhihu has risen 55 per cent in Hong Kong this year, while Hanwang Tech and Cloudwalk logged more than 128 per cent gain on mainland exchanges ChatGPT has garnered 30 million view on Chinese ...
Hong Kong loses status as most attractive city in China for East Asian expats, falls several spots below Taipei in liveability ranking
Hong Kong was placed 92 in 2022 ranking of more than 500 cities by global human resources consultancy, falling several spots below Taipei.
Nickel Asia unit fined by BOC
NICKEL Asia Corp. (PSE: NKL) on Wednesday said it was slapped with a P100,000 fine by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) for loading nickel ores onto a marine vessel sans the necessary government permit. NKL ...
Hong Kong Police Disrupt International Phishing Syndicate
Hong Kong police and Interpol disrupted an international criminal operation that planted banking Trojans through SMS phishing messages that appeared to originate ...
Hong Kong loses status as most attractive city in Greater China for East Asian expats, falls several spots below Taipei in liveability ranking
Hong Kong was placed 92 in 2022 ranking of more than 500 cities by global human resources consultancy, falling several spots below Taipei Company behind survey says city's drop in listings partly due ...