No deaths or injuries have been reported after the fire erupted at a redevelopment project in the densely populated Tsim Sha Tsui district Thursday night.
BofA, Citigroup trim investing banking headcount in Asia -sources
Bank of America and Citigroup have cut some investment banking jobs in Asia, people familiar with the matter told Reuters, joining global peers in paring headcount as China dealmaking slows. Bank of ...
BofA, Citi Cut Handful of Investing Banking Jobs in Asia – Sources
Bank of America (BofA) cut around half a dozen Hong Kong-based investment banking jobs on Thursday, two people familiar with matter said, as part of the bank's global downsizing in investment banking.
Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Airlines announces order for 15 Boeing 737-9 airplanes
Hong Kong's Greater Bay Airlines (GBA) announced on Friday an order for 15 Boeing 737-9 airplanes, according to a company statement.
Hong Kong 47: UK MPs call for release of ex-lawmaker Claudia Mo
The letter also notes that many of the 47 charged possess British National Overseas (BNO) status, which under a special visa scheme enables Hong Kong residents to come to the UK f ...
‘An addiction’: masks come off slowly in Hong Kong as habit outlasts Covid
With the end of Hong Kong’s mask mandate this week, teachers at the Chinese YMCA Primary School knew their pupils would be anxious about attending class without a face covering. The children posed for ...
Hong Kong sees faster business expansion, record confidence in February: report
The expansion of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's (HKSAR) private sector picked up midway through the first quarter, with companies reaping the benefits of easing COVID-19 restrictions.
Property developer China Vanke raises nearly $500 mln in HK share sale
Major property developer China Vanke Ltd said on Thursday it had raised HK$3.92 billion ($499 million) in a share placement in Hong Kong, in the first test of investor appetite for a mainland ...
How a lone voice of dissent over the Hong Kong budget rattled the finance chief
Hong Kong Free Press. One of the delights of the annual budget talkfest is that the Financial Secretary of the day can hardly avoid the obligation to give unscripted replies to ...
Customs seizes 15,000 pills from Hong Kong advertised as Viagra
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers confiscated 15,000 pills of Viagra arriving from Hong Kong, the agency confirmed in a statement Thursday.
Scores evacuated as fire erupts in Hong Kong skyscraper
Around 130 people were evacuated from a Hong Kong shopping area after a fire broke out in a skyscraper late on Thursday night, police said, though no casualties were reported.
Hong Kong is giving away 135,000 free round-trip tickets to Southeast Asia residents
Hong Kong is offering 135,000 free airline tickets to residents of Southeast Asia as part of a campaign to stimulate tourism after COVID-19 travel restrictions were lifted. The Airport Authority of ...
Massive Hong Kong fire consumes skyscraper under construction, raining burning embers onto street
A massive fire broke out early Friday at a skyscraper in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, raining embers and smoke down into the urban area as firefighters fought the blaze.
Residents evacuated, neighboring buildings consumed by Hong Kong skyscraper fire
Neighboring buildings were evacuated as a fire razed a skyscraper under construction in Hong Kong's densely populated Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district.