The Hong Kong stock market has moved lower in two straight sessions, dropping more than 300 points or 1.3 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now rests just above the 23,950-point plateau and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stocks Slide for Third Day as Property, Casinos Lower
Hong Kong stocks slid for a third day in a broad selloff led by casino and property names as investors fretted that omicron’s spread will thwart reopening plans. ( read original story ...)
Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong sentenced up to 14 months over Tiananmen vigil
Eight pro-democracy activists were sentenced to prison for up to 14 months over their involvement in a vigil last year that honored those who were killed in 1989 during the Tiananmen Square crackdown ... ( read original story ...)
China Reports Omicron Case; Hong Kong Travel Rules: Virus Update
China reported its first omicron case, while Hong Kong issued quarantine-free rules for limited business travel to the mainland. Cases jumped in Australia’s most-populous state, and the Asian ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Lays Out Rules for Quarantine-Free Travel to China
Hong Kong’s financial regulator unveiled rules for quarantine-free business travel to the Chinese mainland, laying out some of the first details in the long-awaited plan to re-open the border.Most ... ( read original story ...)
Lululemon opens first street-facing store in Central, Samsung takes up prime space as Hong Kong’s retail rent tumbles by a third
With rents along Queen’s Road Central declining, brands and retailers such as Lululemon and Samsung are taking up space in a prime business and retail area in Hong Kong’s main business zone. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced over banned Tiananmen vigil
Lai and seven other democracy campaigners handed prison sentences for commemorating victims of massacre ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong dance show’s political undertones hit home with genuinely frightening and shocking scenes
Remnants’ confirms Kelvin Mak as one of the most exciting choreographers of his generation in Hong Kong as it asks: is individuality possible in a rotten collective system? ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Issues Rules for Quarantine-Free Travel to China
Hong Kong’s financial regulator issued rules on quarantine-free travel to the Chinese mainland, laying out some of the first details in the plan to re-open the border. ( read original story ...)
China’s SenseTime delays Hong Kong IPO after placement on U.S. blacklist
SenseTime, a Chinese developer of facial recognition technology, is delaying its Hong Kong IPO after being added to a U.S. Treasury Department blacklist of "Chinese military-industrial companies."Why ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai gets 13 months in jail for Tiananmen Square vigil
A Hong Kong court on Monday sentenced businessman and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai to more than a year in prison for participating in a banned vigil last year to commemorate the Tiananmen Square ... ( read original story ...)
Three Hong Kong Bars Enter The World’s 50 Best Bars 2021 List
Hong Kong took home three of the coveted spots in the World's 50 Best Bars 2021 List, which was announced in a live ceremony held in London on December 7 (Tuesday). Mexican-inspired craft cocktail bar ... ( read original story ...)
SenseTime postpones its Hong Kong IPO after Washington blocked U.S. investment in the facial recognition giant
The Biden administration added SenseTime to an investment blacklist, citing the facial recognition tech's sales in Xinjiang. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong activists sentenced for banned Tiananmen vigil
Eight Hong Kong pro-democracy activists have been sentenced to up to 14 months in prison for organising, taking part in and inciting participation in a banned vigil last year commemorating the victims ... ( read original story ...)