At a glitzy finance summit in Hong Kong this week, the city’s leader triumphantly told a room packed with top Wall Street executives that the Asian hub was back in business. “The worst is ...
Hong Kong ready to co-host National Games, John Lee says 100 days before launch
City leader joins Beijing liaison office chief, sports minister at Hong Kong Velodrome Park to mark 100 days until National Games start.
Hong Kong created an oyster reef on a seawall beside an airport. Canada could learn from it
An estimated 85 per cent of the world's oyster reefs have been lost. And the vast majority of oyster beds in Hong Kong are not recognized as ecologically important, and therefore, not granted ...
John Woo on the classic era of Hong Kong action, plus the week’s best movies
Alex Ross Perry's epic essay 'Videoheaven,' Merle Oberon and 'Dark Waters' in 35mm, 'Master and Commander' in 4K and Cat Video Fest.
Hong Kong firm appeals for legal protection of investors as its Panama Ports contract faces lawsuits
A subsidiary of a Hong Kong conglomerate entangled in U.S.-China tensions appealed on Friday for legal protection for businesses in Panama after the company's contract over its Panama Canal port ...
Hong Kong Harbour Protection Group Disbands Over Reclamation Law
A prominent environmental group in Hong Kong said on Friday (Aug 1) it was disbanding after decades of campaigning to protect Victoria Harbour from large-scale reclamation, citing a new law that ...
Hong Kong Court Preserves $1.8 Billion in Wahaha Trust Case
A Hong Kong court granted an order preventing Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co. Chairwoman Kelly Zong from withdrawing any of the $1.8 billion held in an HSBC Holdings Plc account, as part of a case filed by ...
Hong Kong to lower exchange’s minimum float to let more companies join city’s IPO bonanza
Mainland-listed firms will be allowed to float a minimum of HK$3 billion worth of shares in Hong Kong, or 10 per cent of outstanding capital.
About 50 workers in Hong Kong owed more than HK$7 million as another eatery closes
Union says workers left with unpaid wages and other claims after their employer, Glorious Seafood Restaurant, closes permanently on Friday.
‘Space oil’ drug renamed as ‘etomidate’ by Hong Kong government
In early July, the Hong Kong government announced their plans to rename the ‘space oil’ drug as its current street name makes it sound too appealing. The authorities have now decided to officially ...
Quake rumour fades as Hong Kong investor keeps buying Japanese hotels
Weak yen, new rail links and landlord-friendly rules convince veteran deal maker Roy Yip that Japan’s bricks still beat the whispers ...
Hong Kong’s struggling office market drags down HSBC’s earnings
In its latest earnings report, HSBC chalked up a less-than-stellar performance in Q2 to a struggling Hong Kong office market.
Hong Kong set to issue first batch of stablecoin licences early next year
Hong Kong, which is positioning itself as a crypto-friendly hub, is establishing a licensing regime for stablecoins referenced to the Hong Kong dollar. A new guideline issued this week lays out ...
Soccer-North London derby makes historic Hong Kong debut as 50,000 live the dream
Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur delivered a slice of football history on Thursday by staging the first North London derby outside the United Kingdom as nearly 50,000 fans packed Hong Kong's Kai Tak ...