The Longines Hong Kong International Races, featuring four Group 1 events, make up the final big international meeting of 2022. Relaxed pandemic rules have brought out a powerful group of foreign ...
China Outlook, Property Rally Propel Hong Kong Market Higher
The Hong Kong Hang Seng Index opened evenly and rallied to the close, finishing up 2.3% on more reports of easing pandemic strictures in mainland China, and also of official boosted policy support for ...
China Regulators, State Banks Split Staff as Fears Mount About New COVID Outbreaks-Sources
Chinese regulators and state-owned banks are taking steps to split staff at their workplaces in Beijing, sources told Reuters, as businesses brace for a possible spike in COVID cases after China ...
Hong Kong stocks notch 2%; China reports inflation data in line with expectations
China's consumer price index rose 1.6% in November on an annualized basis, while its producer price index fell 1.3%.
Loose coupling device lead to train fault, Hong Kong’s MTR finds; engineer says human error ‘unlikely’
Hong Kong Free Press. Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation (MTRC) has said a loose, European-made energy absorption device was the cause of a recent train fault that affected around 1 ...
Swiss Re proposes shakeup of board
Swiss Re has proposed changing the makeup of its board, saying that it is nominating Vanessa Lau and Pia Tischhauser for election as new members. The ...
Hong Kong tourism market expected to go up to $41.50 billion
According to Future Market Insights, tourists from China constituted the largest group of visitors to the Hong Kong Special Administrative region. This is both a driver and a rest ...
Hong Kong child abuse scandal: ex-carer jailed for 15 months in heaviest sentence to date linked to leading charity group
Former childcare worker from Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children convicted of mistreating nine toddlers Security camera footage shows 24-year-old dragging orphan and another child by the ...
Hong Kong students and principals discuss the importance of technology in education at SCMP forum
Sponsored by Preface, the event was attended by 140 school principals and more than 30 representatives from companies and NGOs.
Xiamen International Bank Said to Weigh $1.3 Billion HK IPO
Xiamen International Bank Co., set up almost four decades ago with both local and foreign investors, is considering a Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise about HK$10 billion ($1.3 ...
StanChart Told to Probe Suspicious Credit Card Charges in HK
Hong Kong’s regulator asked Standard Chartered Plc to conduct an investigation after more than a hundred local customers complained about unauthorized credit card transactions.
Coronavirus: Hong Kong will drop vaccine pass scheme and Covid app ‘at an appropriate time’, senior health official says
Hong Kong will drop its vaccine pass scheme and risk-exposure app “at an appropriate time”, a senior health official has said amid mounting calls for more drastic easing of coronavirus restrictions.
‘The Cartier-Bresson of the East’: Fan Ho’s Hong Kong – in pictures
Whether shooting street photography or art for art’s sake, the late Chinese artist spent a lifetime honing his evocative style
UPDATE 1-China’s Weilong Delicious to raise $130.6 mln in Hong Kong IPO
Chinese snack food maker Weilong Delicious Global Holdings is set to price its shares at HK$10.56 each in its Hong Kong initial public offering to raise $130.6 million, according to two sources with ...