Deputy Chief Secretary Warner Cheuk Wing-hing turns down lawmakers’ calls for five-year handout for low-income families with newborns and higher child tax allowance.
Why Hong Kong is still bullish on crypto
In a bid to find new economic growth, Hong Kong’s government is busy setting up legal frameworks to court Web3 companies.
Pizza Hut selling snake pizza in Hong Kong
Pizza Hut in Hong Kong has teamed up with a century-old local restaurant to a put a modern spin on a traditional dish, or more simply, snake on a pizza.
More Than 20 Report Burning Eyes After NFT Festival in Hong Kong
Bored Ape Yacht Club, the collective that hosted the three-day event, said it was investigating possible causes, including UV lights used at a party on Saturday night.
6 hopes and fears from Hong Kong’s workforce for employers to know
Two in four (44%) Hong Kong employees surveyed strongly believe that AI can help them to increase their productivity at work, as compared to their APAC (41%) and global (31%) counterparts. As 2023 ...
Four men rob Hong Kong jewellery dealer after crashing into his car on California expressway
A jewellery dealer from Hong Kong was robbed by a group of men in the US after they crashed their vehicle into his car, according to the California Highway Patrol. Four men in black ski masks driving ...
Thieves smash into car on the 10 Freeway and rob the driver, a jewelry dealer from Hong Kong
Thieves smashed into an Alfa Romeo on the freeway last month and robbed the driver, a jewelry dealer who left the U.S. the next day. No arrests have been made.
Bankers sound alarm on more inflation, new financial crisis at Hong Kong summit
As more than 300 banking and investment executives gathered in Hong Kong to discuss “living with complexity” in the financial world, they ended up trading trepidations about an uncertain future. “My ...
Ex-UBS employee in Hong Kong jailed for 7 years for HK$14.7 million theft, money laundering amid Covid pandemic
A former UBS associate director in Hong Kong has been jailed for seven years for stealing HK$14.7 million (US$1.9 million) and laundering part of the illegal proceeds through the purchase of luxury ...
Hong Kong man dies, woman injured after motorbike crashes into flower bed
Driver, 23, killed after being flung from motorbike on Tam Kon Shan Road; passenger undergoing treatment at hospital for multiple injuries.
Chinese leaders defend state of economy at global finance summit in Hong Kong
A trio of senior Chinese officials used a financial summit in Hong Kong on Tuesday to defend the state of the world’s second largest economy, telling Wall Street’s top executives that there was little ...
Wall Street CEOs Flocked to Hong Kong—and Kept Quiet on China
U.S. bankers, in the city for a conference, said almost nothing about mainland China—and even less about the geopolitical tensions that have made their jobs harder.
Wall Street Bosses in Hong Kong See Financial Dangers Everywhere
Fragile markets, shadow lenders, international tensions and too many wars — global bankers gathering in Hong Kong were meant to discuss how they’re adapting to the financial world’s “complexity” and ...
Hong Kong district council election: 2 polling stations set for border town to help locals living in mainland China vote
Government says it will turn two schools near Sheung Shui MTR station into polling sites for December 10 vote Move marks end of arrangement used in 2021 Legislative Council election that allowed ...