The rally in the Year of the Dragon has come to a halt as tech stocks lead losses. China’s central bank on Sunday decided to maintain its policy rate, while the index compiler kept its benchmark index ...
Hong Kong records most Chinese tourists during CNY since pre-Covid-19
More than 1.2 million Chinese travellers visited Hong Kong during the eight-day Chinese New Year celebration. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hong Kong neglects judicial nominations despite case backlog
HONG KONG -- The Hong Kong government is failing to act on judicial nominations despite an acute shortage of judges, sources told Nikkei Asia, raising further concerns over the functioning of the ...
GBA at 5: HSBC, Bank of East Asia among Hong Kong lenders cranking up Qianhai presence with eye on growth opportunities
HSBC's new Qianhai offices will open later this year, while Bank of East Asia's US$194.6 million office tower was launched in January Hong Kong is a big contributor and had invested US$4.9 billion in ...
GBA@5: HSBC, Bank of East Asia among Hong Kong lenders cranking up Qianhai presence with eye on growth opportunities
Qianhai’s tax incentives are among measures that have attracted major Hong Kong banks to invest in grade-A office buildings, and to develop a wide range of banking, securities and insurance businesses ...
Year Of Dragon Accelerates Hong Kong’s Crypto Regulatory Development
Hong Kong pushes forward with a trio of regulatory policy announcements to continue its aspiration as a regulated digital asset hub and ecosystem for global players.
Green finance: Hong Kong’s expertise can help Asia’s emerging markets fill climate funding gap, IFC regional head says
Hong Kong has three strengths that are indispensable for fostering climate financing: technical, legal and financial knowledge,' says Riccardo Puliti Countries in Asia-Pacific consume a ...
Hong Kong and other Greater Bay Area cities pledge more cooperation as Beijing’s cross-border powerhouse plan marks fifth anniversary
Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan says stronger links between city’s financial sector and rest of Greater Bay Area being forged.
Asian Track Cycling Championships: Hong Kong coach Dagorne targets full-time role, says Lee is city’s main Olympics hope
Acting head coach Herve Dagorne wants to help Hong Kong cyclists ‘progress and gain medals’ in a permanent role ...
Hong Kong’s Credit Card Spending Surges in Q4 Amid Festive Season
In the latest credit card lending survey released by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), figures for the fourth quarter of 2023 showed a significant ...
Money matters: how financial literacy lessons can help Hong Kong youth learn responsible habits to last a lifetime
As local primary and secondary schools will soon incorporate money management into their curriculum, experts and students explain why this move is crucial.
Hong Kong depositors can rest easier with new rules
In a confidence-boosting measure, Hong Kong banks will later this year guarantee that HK$800,000 per depositor is fully protected, up from the current HK$500,000 The savings safety net is about to be ...
Hong Kong football coach Jorn Andersen open to ‘interesting offers’, unhappy at FA’s Asian Cup no-shows
Jorn Andersen is considering his future as Hong Kong head coach, after receiving “interesting offers” from elsewhere after the national team’s Asian Cup finals exploits last month. The Norwegian ...
The trees and plants in Hong Kong left over from post-war squatter settlements, when 1.5 million fled China’s civil war and Communist takeover
Between 1946 and 1952 – the Chinese civil war having resumed with full ferocity after the temporary pause that the Sino-Japanese war had allowed – more than a million and a half people decamped to ...