Bruce Lee fans gathered in Hong Kong on July 20, 2023, to commemorate the death of the martial arts icon. Lee broke negative stereotypes around Asian men in films.
China’s property woes offer a window into the demise of the country’s boom times
Calls for government stimulus measures have thus far only resulted in modest assistance to the beleaguered sector.
Hong Kong police raid homes of relatives of two exiled activists
Families of Dennis Kwok and Christopher Mung questioned this week as pressure on dissidents grows
China to sell US$1.7 billion of government bonds in Hong Kong in August to promote yuan’s internationalisation, tap cheaper money
Beijing will sell 12 billion yuan of offshore bonds as it continues its efforts to promote the yuan internationally Demand for yuan-denominated financial products is rising as countries from Brazil to ...
Hong Kong police widen questioning of relatives of wanted activists
Hong Kong national security police on Thursday questioned the brother of exiled former lawmaker Dennis Kwok, media reported, weeks after police issued an arrest warrant and a HK$1 million bounty for the pro-democracy politician.
China’s CITIC cuts around 20 bankers from Hong Kong’s CLSA – sources
China's CITIC Securities laid off around 10 per cent of the dealmakers from its offshore platform CLSA this week and offered to move bankers from Hong Kong to the mainland, according to two sources ...
Fans flock to Hong Kong to mark 50th anniversary of Bruce Lee’s death
Fans from Hong Kong and around the world gathered at the feet of a Bruce Lee statue on Thursday to pay tribute to the late kung fu legend on the 50th anniversary of his untimely death.
Hong Kong man jailed for replacing national anthem with protest song
A Hong Kong man was sentenced to three months in prison on Thursday for insulting China's national anthem by swapping it in an online sports video with a song from the city's 2019 democracy protests.The protest song "Glory to Hong Kong",
Almost 5,000 Hong Kong buildings awaiting safety inspection, gov’t says, after another case of falling concrete
Almost 5,000 ageing Hong Kong buildings are awaiting safety inspections and repairs, the government has said, promising to speed up work after another case of concrete falling from a building. In the latest incident on Wednesday,
HSBC Buys Back More than 4.44M Shrs for Over $270M Ytd
HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) announced that it repurchased a total of over 4.4422 million shares in the UK and Hong Kong markets yesterday (11th), involving a total of more than HK$271... HSBC HOLDINGS ...
China Doubles Size of August’s Sovereign Yuan Bond Issuance in Hong Kong to USD1.7 Billion
(Yicai Global) July 20 -- China’s Ministry of Finance is doubling the size of its second bond issuance this year in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, which is due to be released next month, ...
Hong Kong court sentences man to 3 months jail for insulting national anthem
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Hong Kong court sentenced a man to three months imprisonment on Thursday for allegedly insulting China's national anthem by splicing a protest song onto a video clip of a Hong ...
Hong Kong Takes Center Stage at Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023 As COA Claims Top Spot for Third Year Running
Over 800 of Asia’s elite bartenders and drinks industry experts gathered in Hong Kong on July 18 for the unveiling of Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2023. Brought to Hong Kong for the very first time by the Hong ...
200+ Hong Kong Stores Accept Digital Yuan – China’s CBDC Goes Cross-border
Over 200 Hong Kong stores now accept digital yuan payments, banks have claimed as China looks to take its CBDC into the cross-border space. Read more!