One of the last traditional Chinese lantern makers in Hong Kong, Ha Chung-kin, explains why – although he loves his job – he thinks the craft will die out in the city. ( read original story ...)
Business News Live: Asian shares steady amid global growth fears
Asian shares steady amid global growth fears. Asian shares steadied in early trade after falling earlier in the weak, but global growth fears played on investors' mind, Reuters re ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Tests Boosters for Sinovac Users as Protection Wanes
Hong Kong is testing whether people given Sinovac Biotech Ltd.’s Covid vaccine will fare better if they get a booster using BioNTech SE’s more potent mRNA technology, as evidence emerges about how ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Stock Market Overdue For Support On Friday
The Hong Kong stock market has finished lower in four straight sessions, plunging more than 1,530 points or 6 percent along the way. The Hang Seng Index now sits just above the 24,660-point plateau ... ( read original story ...)
Southbound link a ‘game changer’ that will boost the Hong Kong bond market, analysts say
The long-awaited southbound leg of the Bond Connect between mainland China and Hong Kong will encourage more bond offerings in the city, and prove to be a “game changer” that boosts its credentials as ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Won’t Open Up Before Vaccine Rate Hits At Least 80%
Hong Kong won’t consider shifting its zero-tolerance strategy to one of “living with the virus” until the vaccination rate is 80% to 90%, and its fate remains tied to China’s pandemic approach as ... ( read original story ...)
National development offers opportunities for Hong Kong’s economy to prosper: finance chief
Hong Kong has benefited from the mainland's reform and opening-up over the past decades and should actively seize new opportunities in the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) to charter a new course for a ... ( read original story ...)
Choco Up invests $630k in Singapore augmented reality startup
Hong Kong’s Choco Up, a revenue-based financing platform, has invested US$630,000 in Singapore augmented reality (AR) and AI startup BuzzAR as part of a funding partnership. BuzzAR provides ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong unemployment hits lowest level since coronavirus pandemic began, with economy boosted by multibillion-dollar e-voucher scheme
Hong Kong’s unemployment rate has reached its lowest level since the coronavirus pandemic began, with the local economy buoyed by the government’s multibillion-dollar e-voucher scheme. Figures from ... ( read original story ...)
Positioning Hong Kong’s future direction in overall national development, says HKSAR gov’t official
"When talking about the direction of Hong Kong's future development, we should put it in the context of the overall development of the country," Edward Yau, secretary for commerce and economic ... ( read original story ...)
Lingnan study finds one quarter of Hong Kong parents expect to provide financial assistance for their adult children to live independently
Accommodation for young people in Hong Kong has long been at the top of the policy agenda. Recent research conducted by Lingnan University ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong teachers exit under shadow of security law, schools scramble to fill gaps
For his last class in Hong Kong in July, liberal studies teacher Fong showed his students calligraphy by the territory's late democratic activist Szeto Wah: "Choose the right path and stick to it." He ... ( read original story ...)
National security law: Tiananmen vigil organiser in Hong Kong to remove content, messages from website, Facebook and YouTube
Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China says national security police ordered it to delete messages from platforms. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks hit 10-month low as regulatory risks infect Macau casino firms while China Evergrande’s lenders suffer
Stocks slipped as regulatory tightening concerns infected casino concessionaires in Macau. Some of Evergrande’s lenders suffered as the developer sought loan reprieve. ( read original story ...)