Hong Kong stocks, down for six straight days, roared back to life, with the Hang Seng Index HSI, +2.54% up 2.5%. Mainland heavyweights including Tencent 0700, +4.99% , China Construction Bank 0939, +3 ... ( read original story ...)
New Hong Kong airport luggage rules ‘great danger’ to security, cabin crew say
Luggage rules at Hong Kong airport believed to have been secretly relaxed to beat a lawsuit concerning the daughter of the city’s former leader Leung Chun-ying should be reinstated, a local flight att... ( read original story ...)
Super Typhoon Mangkhut: engineer warns massive storm could put structural safety of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau mega bridge to test
The structural safety of the multibillion-dollar Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridge could be put to the test by a super typhoon predicted to be the most powerful in Hong Kong’s history, an engineering expe... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-listed Chinese stocks get a bounce from renewed optimism about US-China trade talks
Hong Kong-listed Chinese stocks got off to an upbeat start Friday morning, following a strong performance by China shares in the US led by electric car maker Nio and renewed hopes of US-China trade ta... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s leader has to make decisions she doesn’t like, former finance chief John Tsang says in rare show of sympathy for Lam
Hong Kong’s former financial secretary, in a surprisingly rare show of sympathy for his ex-political rival Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, has said anyone in the top job would need to enfo... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Observatory issues very hot weather warning from subsiding air as Super Typhoon Mangkhut approaches
The Hong Kong Observatory issued the very hot weather warning early on Friday morning, with temperatures expected to rise to 35 degrees Celsius on Saturday as the city warmed under subsiding air from ... ( read original story ...)
Investment Banking Upstart Eyes $377 Million IPO in Hong Kong
*Boutique investment bank China Renaissance is known for its involvement with mergers and initial public offerings in the tech sector *In the first three months of this year, its operating expenses ju... ( read original story ...)
Tencent-backed Meituan raises $4.2 billion in IPO priced near range top-sources
HONG KONG (Reuters/IFR) - Chinese online food delivery-to-ticketing services firm Meituan Dianping raised $4.2 billion in the world’s biggest internet-focused IPO in four years as it priced the ... ( read original story ...)
Why is this food delivery startup worth so much?
Hong Kong’s equity market has been going through a rough patch ... the success of which would determine whether the startup is really worth its lofty valuation. ( read original story ...)
Strong winds from Tropical Storm Barijat hit Hong Kong but Observatory says unlikely to raise No 8 signal
Strong winds blew over Hong Kong on Wednesday as Tropical Storm Barijat moved closer to the city but all attention was focused on a larger threat – Super Typhoon Mangkhut – barrelling towards the Sout... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong braces itself for Super Typhoon Mangkhut, the strongest tropical storm in decades
HONG KONG: Hong Kong was on Thursday (Sep 13) preparing for Super Typhoon Mangkhut, predicted to make landfall this weekend. It may be the strongest ever tropical storm to lash the city in decades, th... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Vancouver researchers argue shark-fin soup must be abandoned to prevent shark extinction
According to Hong Kong government data, shark fin exports to mainland China ... study co-author and Sea Around Us principal investigator Daniel Pauly stated in a news release. “This overexploitation h... ( read original story ...)
CE meets Malaysian Finance Minister
Chief Executive Carrie Lam met Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng at the Chief Executive's Office today. Welcoming Mr Lim's visit to Hong Kong, Mrs Lam said Malaysia is an important member of the ... ( read original story ...)
China’s top official in Hong Kong says his office must act as ‘guardian’ of ‘one country, two systems’ policy
Beijing’s top official overseeing Hong Kong and Macau affairs has pledged to adopt an “innovative and creative” attitude in coping with difficulties that arise in the special administrative regions, w... ( read original story ...)