HONG KONG (AP) — A veteran Hong Kong activist was arrested Friday, days after he announced plans to protest the Beijing Winter Olympics outside government offices in the city, according to local media ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Markets Up As Hong Kong Returns With Rally, Eyes On US Jobs
Asian markets rose Friday as a surge in Hong Kong on its first day back from a break helped overcome a sharp drop on Wall Street, though a surprisingly hawkish tilt from the European Central Bank ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index soars more than 3% in Friday return to trade as Asia-Pacific stocks rise
Asia-Pacific stocks rose on Friday. Markets in Hong Kong returned to trade on Friday after being closed for most of this week due to the Lunar New Year holidays. Shares on Wall Street tumbled ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Pet Owners Leaving on Private Jets
Spurred by Covid-19 restrictions and other tensions, some Hong Kong residents are leaving the city. Those with pets could pay up to $190,000 to take their cats and dogs along with them. Rosalie ... ( read original story ...)
How sneezing hamsters sparked a COVID outbreak in Hong Kong
Pet hamsters likely imported the Delta variant into Hong Kong, sparking a human COVID-19 outbreak, according to a genomic analysis of viral samples from the rodents. The research confirms earlier ... ( read original story ...)
Why Alibaba And Tesla Rivals Xpeng, Li Auto Are Shooting Up In Hong Kong Today
Shares of U.S.-listed Chinese tech companies surged in Hong Kong on Friday as the market resumed trading after the Lunar New Year holidays. Why Is It Moving? The Hang Seng Index was up almost 2.6% at ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-listed developer Shui On Land says it has resolved flat owners’ complaints at joint venture project in Wuhan
Some buyers had complained of poor workmanship, substandard materials and mismatches between blueprints and actual features Shui On Land met a group of buyers on January 18, where they 'accepted our ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks surge after Lunar New Year holiday, sports brands shine
HONG KONG, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Hong Kong shares jumped on Friday and were set for their best session in two weeks, as markets resumed trade after a three-day Lunar New Year holiday and played catch-up ... ( read original story ...)
MART IN METAVERSE: The First-Ever ‘Hong Kong CNY Mart Event’ Landed Metaverse
HONG KONG, Feb 4, 2022 - (ACN Newswire) - MART IN HONG KONG, a revolutionary annual event organized by FEED HK at the Central Harbourfront since 2017 and extended to Phygital "Online + Offline" mode ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Markets Mostly Rise As Hong Kong Reopens, Eyes On US Jobs
Asian markets mostly rose Friday as a rally in Hong Kong on its first day back from a break helped overcome a sharp drop on Wall Street, though a surprisingly hawkish tilt from the European Central ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stocks Rally After Holidays as Traders Play Catch-Up
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong stocks played catch-up to gains in global equities as trading resumed after the Lunar New Year holidays, with a rally in financials outweighing the impact of an overnight tech ... ( read original story ...)
Women on boards: Hong Kong firms under pressure to improve boardroom gender diversity as asset managers turn up the heat
Publicly listed companies in Hong Kong, including blue chips, reported only a marginal improvement in the poor representation of women on their boards last year. And with new rules taking effect from ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Covid-19 testing regime must be refined so that it’s not all stick, no carrots
Readers discuss how Hong Kong's 'dynamic zero infection' strategy deters people from getting tested, and is letting down 27,000 students across the border Arriving in Hong Kong from the mainland on ... ( read original story ...)
Omicron: health experts urge government to tackle gaps in pandemic strategy as daily cases soar to near record highs in Hong Kong
Dr Chuang Shuk-kwan, head of communicable disease branch at Centre for Health Protection, warns city should brace for hundreds of more cases. ( read original story ...)