The disaster is the most serious fire in Hong Kong since 1948, when 176 people perished in a warehouse blaze. Businesses across the city have announced donations for victims and their families, while ...
Death toll rises to 146 in Hong Kong apartment fire: “A wake-up call for everyone”
Preliminary investigations showed the fire started Wednesday afternoon on a lower-level scaffolding net of one of the buildings, and then spread rapidly inside as the foam panels caught fire and blew ...
Death toll in Hong Kong apartment complex blaze rises to 146 as the city mourns
The death toll in Hong Kong’s apartment complex blaze rose to 146 on Sunday as investigators discovered more bodies in the burned-out buildings. A steady stream of people placed bouquets of flowers ...
Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 146 as thousands pay respects
Hong Kong's second-deadliest fire on record killed 176 people in 1948 and was caused by a ground-floor explosion at a five-storey warehouse. The most deadly was at Happy Valley Racecourse in 1918, ...
Authorities probe corruption, negligence in Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades
Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades has raised questions about corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex where at least 128 people died. An intense fire broke out at Wang ...
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific broadens reach as regional tensions grow
Airline is focusing on diversification to become more resilient in face of geopolitical risks, Cathay Group CEO Ronald Lam says ...
Morgan Stanley and Goldman dominate Hong Kong equity deals
Western banks have been the biggest beneficiaries of Hong Kong equity sales this year, shrugging off US-China tensions as dealmaking booms in Asia’s financial hub. Morgan Stanley helped raise $11.6bn ...
Hong Kong mourns as deadly fire claims 128 lives and sparks safety crackdown
A devastating fire in a Hong Kong apartment complex has killed at least 128 people. The blaze started Wednesday and took until Friday to extinguish.
Deadly Hong Kong Fire Is a Test of Beijing’s Rule in the City
After Beijing reshaped the political order in Hong Kong in its image, the fire has become a test of how well that new system can govern in a crisis.
Hong Kong’s financial future hinges on adapting to China’s hi-tech pivot: Huatai HK CEO
If history serves as a guide, Hong Kong's continued reign as a premier international financial centre depends on a time-tested formula: adapting to meet evolving needs, particularly in response to the ...
Aussie firms return to Hong Kong as IPO market booms
Jason Chang, the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong’s new chair, says two of the world’s biggest IPOs demonstrate the strength of the Hong Kong market.
China central bank facilitates RMB donations to support Hong Kong residential complex fire relief efforts
BEIJING -- The People's Bank of China (PBOC), China's central bank, has opened a "green lane" for RMB donations originating in the mainland to ensure that these money donations instantly reach the ...
128 dead in Hong Kong tower inferno as officials probe bamboo scaffolding and safety lapses
Rescue teams retrieved more bodies from the burned-out high-rise estate, where flames swept through eight 32-storey towers encased in bamboo scaffolding ...
Hong Kong mourns 128 victims and counting in fire; 14 arrested
The city's worst blaze in decades broke out on Nov. 26 and rapidly engulfed seven of eight buildings in an apartment complex.