The South China Morning Post published its first edition on November 6, 1903. As it now marks its 115th anniversary, three readers reflect on its importance to Hong Kong as a window to the English-spe... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng Management College upgraded to become Hong Kong’s second private university
The government has granted Hang Seng Management College university status, making it the second private university in Hong Kong. The private education institution will be renamed the Hang Seng Univers... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng University of Hong Kong makes minimal fee increase pledge
Hang Seng University of Hong Kong will not raise its tuition fees significantly in the near future after it was promoted from a college to a university, its senior management said on Wednesday. “We wi... ( read original story ...)
Hang Seng closes lower, HSBC climbs by 5.7pc
Hong Kong blue chips ended lower today. The benchmark Hang Seng Index shed 0.38 percent, or, 94.41 points at 24,812.04 at the close. Shares in Tencent Holdings (0700) lost 0.08 percent at HK$259.80. H... ( read original story ...)
FTSE 100 closes lower as sterling gains on BoE rate comments
That came after the bank kept rates on hold - at 0.75% ... And Asian markets followed the US higher as well, with Shanghai’s Composite index up 1.5% while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng gained 1.5%, putting as... ( read original story ...)
US Futures, European Markets Jump Despite Another Chinese Rout
South Korea also slumped, but markets in Hong Kong, Australia and India all gained ... while the Japanese benchmark was less decisive as earnings dominated news flow. Elsewhere, Hang Seng (-0.2%) and ... ( read original story ...)
US Futures Surge, European Rebounds As Market Rout Fades After $7 Trillion Wiped Out
Most economists expect ECB President Mario Draghi to say the bank will stick to plans to end stimulus this ... (Unch) closed little changed and Hang Seng (-1.2%) saw firm losses with Cathay Pacific sh... ( read original story ...)
FTSE 100 heads back down; ECB ‘confident’ of Italy budget deal
The European Central bank has left monetary policy unchanged as expected ... In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei slid 786 points or 3.5% to 21,302 while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was 2.09% lower at 24,709 and the Sha... ( read original story ...)
HSBC will need shoring up in its home markets
Watch out HSBC Holdings Plc. The digital banking revolution is coming for all the easy money the UK-based bank has long taken for granted. Hong Kong was HSBC’s birthplace as the Hongkong ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong SAR proposes rule change to enable ILS business
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HK SAR) of the People’s Republic of China is targeting insurance-linked securities (ILS) business, with a proposal to amend regulations to enable special p... ( read original story ...)
Meet Labway, a startup specializing in sea cucumber nutrients
Founded in 2016, Labway, a Hong Kong-based biotechnology startup, aims to explore and develop the health nutrients from sea cucumber, in order to analyze the anti-resistance ingredients and medicinal ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Dollar Drops the Most Since 2016
Hong Kong’s dollar weakened the most since February 2016, unwinding some of last week’s jump, as a widening interest-rate gap made it more lucrative to borrow the currency to buy the greenback. The ci... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Housing May Be Headed for a Correction
s head of property and conglomerates research in Asia, citing buyers’ fears for the outlook of both the Hong Kong and Chinese economies. Home prices fell 13 percent during that downturn versus a decli... ( read original story ...)
Here Are Signs Hong Kong Housing May Be Headed for a Correction
Applications recorded the biggest month-on-month drop in 20 years in September, according to Centaline Mortgage Broker Ltd. The number of applications slid 56 percent to 7,977, the Hong Kong Monetary ... ( read original story ...)