Hong Kong stocks opened slightly higher on Thursday morning following another weak lead from Wall Street, while traders kept tabs on China-US ties ... ( read original story ...)
EU considers sending delegation to Hong Kong after electoral law reform
The European Union denounced on Wednesday Hong Kong's major overhaul of its political system as a breach by China of its international commitments and threatened to send a delegation to visit the ... ( read original story ...)
Someone In Hong Kong Paid USD1.3 Million For A Parking Bay
Hong Kong has some of the priciest real estate in the world and that unfortunately extends to the parking bay for most of the luxury condominiums there. Already possessing the record for the world’s ... ( read original story ...)
Top Stories this AM: Skepticism on Musk’s Boring vision; vaccine destroyer sentenced to 3 years; Hong Kong offers $14 million to get vaccinated
Good morning and welcome to your weekday morning roundup of the top stories you need to know. For more daily and weekly briefings, sign up for our newsletters here. Musk moles through. Some cities ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong is so desperate to get people vaccinated that it’s auctioning off a Tesla, a year’s worth of stays at a 5-star hotel, and an apartment
The total value of vaccination rewards in Hong Kong exceeds $14 million. The eligibility terms differ but are exclusively available to vaccinated individuals. ( read original story ...)
Why is a gun fired in Hong Kong every day at noon?
First things first: the Jardine's Noonday Gun gets its name from its owner, the Jardine Matheson Company, which was founded in the early 1830s. The powerful Hong Kong-based conglomerate, which has ... ( read original story ...)
How China Is Tightening Its Grip on Hong Kong’s Media Scene
Since China imposed a national security law on Hong Kong a year ago, it has snuffed out protests, arrested key democracy activists and overhauled the election system. Now its vibrant media scene is ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Witness with an Explosive chance at the Valley
LEADING trainer, Caspar Fownes, has seen the pendulum swing in his favour in the Trainers’ Championship race. The Australian, looking The post Hong Kong Racing Tips: Witness with an Explosive chance ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s OmniFoods sets its sights on plant-based seafood on World Oceans Day
OmniFoods, the Hong Kong startup best known for its fake pork product "OmniPork," said in an announcement on World Oceans Day that it's jumping on what it sees as the next phenomenon: plant-based ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong to Test Linking China’s Digital Yuan With Domestic Payments
Hong Kong is to test connecting China's digital yuan with its domestic payments network, officials said on Tuesday, the second stage of experiments of China's digital currency in the financial hub. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong devolving into economic monoculture
A young trader at the Hong Kong branch of a mainland brokerage learned five years ago what matters most in local finance. At a 2016 annual meeting, executives told his team just how critical access to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong risks its global finance status over Covid isolation
There has been more outspoken criticism of Hong Kong government policy from business and finance circles in the past two months than in two years of political and social turmoil. A slow Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)
$1.3 million parking spot in Hong Kong sets new record
Hong Kong’s property market is breaking yet another record. Wharf Holdings Ltd. and Nan Fung Group sold a parking space for HK$10.2 million ($1.3 million) at the luxury Mount Nicholson residential ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong parking space sells for record $1.3 million
A parking space in Hong Kong has been sold for a record $1.3 million. The price broke the previous high mark by over 30%. ( read original story ...)