Police in Hong Kong and mainland China have arrested 22 people in a joint operation against a cross-border syndicate suspected of using 85 local bank accounts to launder HK$740 million (US$95.2 ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong steps in to protect buyers of Grand Homm flats, letting customers rip up contracts with refunds and interest
The move opens the way for buyers of Grand Homm’s luxury apartments to back out of property magnate Pan Sutong’s private project and underscores how cost overruns are putting the squeeze on the ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong lawmakers take financial services chief to task over fund that supported anti-government protesters
Hong Kong's financial services chief has dismissed lawmakers' suggestions he did not act quickly enough against a fund set up to help anti-government protesters. Secretary for Financial Services and ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong arrests 4 pro-democracy leaders behind Tiananmen vigil
It's the latest major blow for the beleaguered pro-democracy movement in the Chinese city which, until recently, enjoyed a large degree of autonomy from Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Hong Kong leader lobbies Beijing for border reopening, asks for meeting of local, mainland medical experts
Carrie Lam touts city’s zero-case streak, tough border measures in meeting with lawmakers, but concedes she does not know what is needed for cross-border travel. ( read original story ...)
No place like home: Hong Kong lucky draw winner claims HK$10.8 million flat offered to boost coronavirus vaccination rates
Put up by real estate giants Sino Group and Chinese Estate Holdings, the 449 sq ft Kwun Tong flat was the centrepiece of an unprecedented multimillion-dollar giveaway. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-democracy movement dealt another blow as organizers of Tiananmen Square vigil arrested
It's the latest major blow for the beleaguered pro-democracy movement in the Chinese city which, until recently, enjoyed a large degree of autonomy from Beijing. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong shares edge lower as financials fall
Hong Kong shares edged lower on Wednesday, dragged down by financials, while tech giants rose after state media said regulations related to the country's industries were to promote their development. ( read original story ...)
Next Food Frontier: Fish Made From Plants, or in a Lab
Sophisticated, plant-based alternatives that mimic seafood are cropping up at restaurants and grocery stores around the world. And “cultivated” seafood, grown in labs from real cells, is on the ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing’s master plan for Hong Kong and Macau is far more than an economic blueprint. Here’s why
The road maps for the two special administrative regions set out ambitious political goals, as well as economic ones. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks rise for third day as China’s state media adds view to calm investors on regulations
Hong Kong stocks rise for the third day in a row as state-run mainland media adds view on policies to calm investors after months of regulatory crackdown. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s Global Watch Dominance Comes to an End
Hong Kong was the Swiss watch industry’s No. 1 export market for more than a decade. Not anymore. “It is the end of El Dorado,” Thierry Huron, founder of The Mercury Project, a Swiss watch and jewelry ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police arrest Tiananmen vigil organisers
Hong Kong police on Wednesday arrested four members of the group behind the city's Tiananmen Square vigils, a day after they refused to cooperate with a national security investigation. ( read original story ...)
China Moves to Complete Its Purge of Hong Kong’s Election System
The removal of Cheng from Hong Kong’s legislature marks a new milestone in the undoing of the closest thing China has had to an open election system. Over the past 10 months, almost 300 elected ... ( read original story ...)