Visitors who accept the ploy to visit the territory do so at their own peril.
Hong Kong’s property recovery is as chaotic as its reopening
As Hong Kong’s commercial landlords and real estate agents are finding out, a border reopening and the return of Chinese visitors do not necessarily spell a universal boom to the city.
US applies sanctions over Iran shadow banking, drone network
The United States on Thursday announced more sanctions against people and firms associated with Iran and with what it said was an illicit banking network used to conceal transactions.
China Evergrande chairman’s seized Hong Kong mansion put up for sale
A $112 million mansion in Hong Kong that belonged to China Evergrande Group's chairman has been put up for sale by its receivers, property agents said on Thursday.
US Targets ‘Shadow Banking’ Network Helping Iran Evade Sanctions
"Iran cultivates complex sanctions evasion networks where foreign buyers, exchange houses, and dozens of front companies cooperatively help sanctioned Iranian companies to continue to trade," said ...
Hong Kong’s Catholic bishop to visit Beijing in first trip in decades
Bishop Stephen Chow speaks during his episcopal ordination in Hong Kong, China December 4, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Mirror, Hong Kong Music Sensation, to Make English-Language Debut With ‘Rumours’
Hong Kong’s Canto-pop sensation Mirror will make its global debut with a first English-language single “Rumours.” The track is a mature EDM tune that aims at a wider global audience than the boy band’s previous Cantonese-language hits.
China suspected of silencing pro-democracy movement after Hong Kong police arrest veteran activist
Hong Kong authorities arrested a veteran labor activist Thursday. While the reason behind the arrest is unclear, Beijing is suspected of cracking down on the city’s pro-democracy camp.
Fintech summit: young blood, fresh ideas are key to Hong Kong’s digital finance future, say industry leaders
Financial Secretary Paul Chan said the city's access to the Greater Bay Area provides a huge advantage for fintech companies Hong Kong is becoming a 'Silicon Valley and Wall Street all in one', HKEX ...
What is Hong Kong’s allure for China’s tourists? Financial service, vaccines, healthcare make up for what luxury shopping once offered, McKinsey says
While 85 per cent of travellers polled by McKinsey & Co cited shopping and sightseeing as reasons for visiting Hong Kong, many added finance and healthcare to their lists Mainland China's visitors are ...
Hong Kong MTR Corporation’s profits rise to HK$9.8 billion for 2022, up 2.9 per cent, but Covid-19 fifth wave hammers recurrent business
Rail giant's recurrent business dealt a heavy blow by the pandemic, with profits down 91.3 per cent year on year to HK$157 million for 2022 CEO Jacob Kam sees light at the end of the tunnel in terms ...
Prominent Hong Kong union leader arrested after prison visit -source
Hong Kong police on Thursday arrested veteran union leader Elizabeth Tang after she visited her pro-democracy activist husband who is jailed at a high security prison, according to a source close to ...
Hong Kong Bishop Chow to visit Beijing April 17
Bishop Stephen Chow speaks during his episcopal ordination in Hong Kong, China December 4, 2021. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu ...
Hong Kong Makes First National Security Arrest in 10 Months
Hong Kong’s national security police detained a prominent pro-democracy activist on Thursday in the first reported arrest under the security law in about 10 months, according to local media reports.