HONG KONG -- More than 2,000 people marched in Hong Kong on Sunday to mark 30 years since a pro-democracy protest in Beijing's Tiananmen Square ended in bloodshed. Demonstrators took to the streets ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong extradition bill: justice chief backs human rights safeguards, but only on ad hoc basis
Hong Kong’s justice chief on Sunday said the government would consider adding more human rights safeguards to its controversial extradition proposal, including a requirement that a jurisdiction would ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s home sales flop for a second consecutive weekend as worsening US-China relations give buyers more cause for pause
Until the unexpected escalation of the trade war, Hong Kong was in the throes of a property bull run, with home prices jumping by about 11 per cent this year, prompting UBS to forecast a rally that ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong stocks close at 3-month low as trade woes weigh
The yuan curbed some of its losses after Reuters reported the People's Bank of China will not let ... at a premium of 23.49 per cent over the Hong Kong-listed H-shares. The short and one-factor ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of East Asia CEO stepping down after 38 years
That case continues. Bank of East Asia was cut from the Hang Seng index last year after a 34-year stay in the benchmark. Shares of the lender - which was incorporated in Hong Kong in 1918 - have ... ( read original story ...)
Foodpanda hungry for slice of Hong Kong grocery delivery business as it eyes June date for breaking into competitive market
Meals takeaway firm Foodpanda wants a slice of the competitive market of grocery delivery services, a fledgling industry in Hong Kong which has seen an established name lose money and a Singaporean ... ( read original story ...)
China calls on Germany to correct ‘mistakes’ over asylum for Hong Kong independence activists
BEIJING, May 25 (Reuters) - China has made "solemn representations" to Germany after it granted refugee status to two Hong Kong activists facing rioting charges in the Chinese-ruled city, demanding it ... ( read original story ...)
Former Hong Kong elite swimmer now offers a winning formula through sports psychology
Karen Lo Cheuk-hang was a rising swimming star when she quit the Hong Kong team in 2006 at the age of 17. At the time, she could not figure out why her competition results were so disappointing. “I ... ( read original story ...)
RPT-Consumer lender Home Credit appoints banks for over $1 bln HK IPO – sources
HSBC Holdings and Morgan Stanley to lead its upcoming Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) of at least $1 billion, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said. The Prague-based lender ... ( read original story ...)
Expect more property cooling measures in Hong Kong … but don’t expect them to work, says JPMorgan
Hong Kong’s government will keep rolling out cooling measures designed to rein in skyrocketing property prices, even though they have a very limited effect, according to JPMorgan. The American ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam voices ‘strong objection’ to Germany granting asylum to Mong Kok riot fugitives Ray Wong and Alan Li
Hong Kong’s leader has made a strongly worded official complaint to Germany’s top diplomat in the city, nearly three days after the news broke that the European nation had granted asylum to two local ... ( read original story ...)
BOC finds Hong Kong trash shipment in Misamis Oriental
ANOTHER trash shipment was discovered by the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in Misamis Oriental, environmental group Ecowaste Coalition said. This time, the shipment came from Hong Kong and was declared as ... ( read original story ...)
Palace: BOC to send back Hong Kong trash
The Philippines will send back to Hong Kong the trash shipped to Misamis Oriental early this year, Malacañang said Friday. The mixed plastic waste declared as "assorted electronic accessories" is the ... ( read original story ...)
Palace calls for vigilance amid new trash shipment from Hong Kong
The Bureau of Customs discovered over 25 tons of mixed plastic waste from Hong Kong, which were dumped in Misamis Oriental in January. The plastic wastes have been declared "assorted electronic ... ( read original story ...)