The biggest shareholder in HSBC has stepped up its campaign to force a break-up of the FTSE 100 bank by backing a separate attempt by another group of rebel investors to split it in two.Ping An, a ...
Hong Kong’s new e-toll system ‘ready to go’ after launch fiasco, 2-month delay; transport commissioner eyes May roll-out
Hong Kong’s new electronic toll payment system is “ready to go any time” following a two-month delay, the transport commissioner has revealed, while more than 75 per cent of the city’s ...
Michelle Yeoh celebrates Oscar win with Chow Yun Fat, Donnie Yen at star-studded Hong Kong event
Several big names in the Hong Kong movie industry attended a private dinner party to celebrate Michelle Yeoh’s historic win at the 95th Academy Awards show last month. Yeoh, 60, was the guest of honor at the event held at Hong Kong's Mandarin Oriental hotel on Friday.
Hong Kong crypto industry gains momentum with China’s state-affiliated banks
Hong Kong is rapidly becoming a key player in the global cryptocurrency market, thanks to recent partnerships with major Chinese state-affiliated banks. Despite mainland China’s strict ban on ...
Hong Kong’s Catholic bishop arrives in China, first visit in nearly 3 decades
Bishop Stephen Chow, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong, has arrived in Beijing, China. This is Chow's first visit to China in three decades.
Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong seeks to ease concerns of business community over city’s reputation, says national security law has contributed to growth
Xia Baolong, director of the State Council's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, hears views of business leaders and members of foreign commerce chambers '[Xia] said the promise that the 'one country, ...
Hong Kong Rises On Signs Of Consumer Comeback
Mainland markets underperformed Hong Kong, a dynamic that we have not seen in a while and ... PBOC Chair Yi Gang made statements at the IMF Conference regarding the reform of China’s banking sector.
HSBC shareholder Ping An to vote for bank’s break-up at annual meeting -source
HSBC's biggest shareholder Ping An is likely to vote in favour of splitting the bank up at its annual investor meeting on May 5, a source familiar with the Chinese insurer's thinking said on Monday.
Hong Kong consumption vouchers: eager shoppers welcome fresh round of spending credits but some say HK$5,000 value not ‘shocking’ enough
First of two tranches dished out on payment platforms from Sunday, giving users HK$3,000 in digital credit Foreigners in city on various talent and work admission schemes, or to study, also entitled ...
BYD, HSBC keep Hong Kong stocks near 1-week high before China GDP data while JD.com slides amid competition
China's economic recovery likely strengthened last quarter while manufacturing and retail sales advanced in March, official reports this week may show JD.com slides as some analysts turn more bearish ...
Hong Kong bishop visits Beijing in historic trip amid Sino-Vatican tension
Hong Kong's top Catholic cleric is due to arrive in Beijing on Monday on the first visit to the Chinese capital by a bishop of the former British colony in nearly 30 years, despite signs of new Sino-Vatican tension.
Controversial Documentary ‘To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self’ Wins at Hong Kong Film Awards
The Hong Kong Film Awards gave a huge dose of support to veteran filmmaker Mabel Cheung Yuen-ting, naming her documentary “To My Nineteen-Year-Old Self” as best film on Sunday, despite
Over My Dead Body review – corpse comedy riffs on Hong Kong property prices
Goofy story about the residents of a ritzy apartment block racing to get rid of a murder victim just isn’t that funny ...
Chinese baijiu distiller ZJLD eyes biggest Hong Kong IPO this year as share sale set to raise up to US$811 million
ZJLD Group on Monday started selling up to 490.7 million shares at a price range of HK$10.78 to HK$12.98 The flotation offers global investors access to the baijiu market at a lower price-earnings ...