Category: NEWS

Banking stocks fell 0.3 percent, as news of Guo Shuqing, governor of China's eastern Shandong province, becoming China's new top banking regulator brings uncertainty to a sector facing increasing deleveraging pressure. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index ... ( read original story ...)

On Tuesday, the Hong Kong-based airline announced a new in-flight innovation ... then the executive vice president of Americas for British Airways, told Fox News that a passenger’s “ability to taste food and wine decreases thirty-percent at altitude.” ( read original story ...)

Michael Freedman was at Sha Tin racecourse this morning (Friday, 24 February) to meet local media, one week on from last Friday’s announcement that the Sydney-based trainer will join the Hong Kong ranks in July, working out of the Olympic Stables complex. ( read original story ...)

They also plan to file a police report. Mr Thilina, who arrived in Hong Kong in 2005, said he was frightened by the news. "I am nervous and scared. I don't have a normal life now," he said. His compatriot, Mr Kumara, an army deserter who served as an ... ( read original story ...)

Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang has been sentenced to 20 months in prison for misconduct. Tsang led Hong Kong from 2005 to 2012 and is the most senior official in the territory ever to stand trial for corruption. He was found guilty last week of ... ( read original story ...)

More than 30,000 people gathered in Hong Kong Wednesday to show their support for seven police officers who were sentenced to two years in jail for beating up a pro-democracy activist in 2014, reports said. Television news footage showed long queues ... ( read original story ...)

“Born and raised in Hong Kong, I love this city as much as all of you do,” Chan says, as he ends his maiden speech. “I strongly believe that Hong Kong people have the courage, wisdom and ability to overcome all difficulties. Together, we can rise to ... ( read original story ...)

To expect Financial Secretary Paul Chan, who is just two months into his post, to do something very different from previous budgets of the Hong Kong government is basically unrealistic and unfair. Judging from the 2017-18 budget, Chan has inherited the ... ( read original story ...)

It is pegged to the U.S. Dollar and allowed to move within a tight band set by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority. Market News Hexun News: Chinese leading online media of financial news. - Chinese insurance companies have held $49.2 billion foreign assets as ... ( read original story ...)

A former leader of Hong Kong who was knighted by Prince Charles hours before the city’s handover to China was jailed for 20 months on Wednesday for misconduct in public office. Donald Tsang, who was one of the city’s most well-known politicians both ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG - A former leader of Hong Kong was sentenced Wednesday to 20 months in prison for misconduct after failing to disclose plans to rent a luxury apartment for his retirement from a businessman applying for a broadcasting license. It was a stunning ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's former chief executive Donald Tsang has been sentenced to 20 months in jail in the highest-profile corruption case the semi-autonomous Chinese city has ever seen. Judge Chan calls conviction biggest fall from grace he has ever seen Donald Tsang ... ( read original story ...)

A former leader of Hong Kong was sentenced Wednesday to 20 months in prison for misconduct over a luxury apartment in mainland China intended for his retirement. Judge Andrew Chan said that he was going to sentence Donald Tsang to 30 months in jail but ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong's Chan Yuen-ting will smash another hole through football's glass ceiling when she makes history in the AFC Champions League on Wednesday -- but it couldn't be a tougher debut for the trailblazing female coach. Chan, nicknamed "Beef Ball" and ... ( read original story ...)