The Hong Kong stock market has finished higher in two sessions, gathering more than 260 points or 1.5 percent along the way. The Hang ...
What’s at stake as 2 Hong Kong journalists await a verdict in their sedition trial?
Two journalists who led a now-shuttered Hong Kong online news outlet will hear a verdict in their sedition case on Thursday, in a trial that’s seen as an indicator for press freedom in the ...
How will Hong Kong’s coming approval regime for medicines help patients? New, better drugs
Authorities plan to set up Hong Kong Centre for Medical Products Regulation in 2026-27, tasking it with conducting primary drug approvals After eight years of working on new drugs to combat superbugs, ...
Activist in landmark Hong Kong security trial says he has no remorse
The first Hong Kong activist to defend himself in person in a landmark national security trial against 47 pro-democracy campaigners said on Tuesday he had no remorse over the alleged conspiracy.
Revamping Hong Kong’s iconic ‘A Symphony of Lights’
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) intends to commission a visionary show curator to reimagine and revitalise the renowned “A Symphony of Lights” (the Show) multimedia light and sound extravaganza.
Hong Kong must rise to critical reform role bestowed by Beijing
Throughout the more than 45 years of China’s era of opening up and reform, Hong Kong has had a central role to play, thanks to its free economy, sophisticated financial markets and common law system.
Bank of East Asia logs HK$2.1b profit for H1
Bank of East Asia (BEA) saw its profit attributable to owners of the parent decline 19.9% year-in-year (YoY) to $269.28m (HK$2.1b) in the first six months of 2024, the bank’s interim results showed.
Spanish retailer Mango snags prime Hong Kong shop at 50% discount amid retail slump
The monthly rent for the 14,000 sq ft space at Asia Standard Tower in Queen’s Road Central is HK$1.25 million (US$160,220), 55 per cent lower than the all-time high in 2012.
Fate of 7 in alleged Hong Kong ‘Dragon Slaying’ bomb plot to kill police in hands of jury
First group charged under UN anti-terrorism law could face life imprisonment if found guilty after four-month trial over alleged plot to kill police in 2019.
Li Ka Shing Foundation funds non-invasive liver cancer treatment for Hong Kong patients
Li Ka Shing Foundation donates Asia's first cutting-edge, non-invasive device for treatment of liver cancer to city's oldest university Hong Kong liver cancer patients can receive a painless treatment ...
Hong Kong democracy activist defiant during landmark trial: ‘No one wants to be ruled by totalitarian regime’
A Hong Kong democracy activist who is the first to defend himself in person during a landmark national security trial has said he “will not apologise for the beliefs and values I share with my voters.
Hong Kong teenagers told to play badminton to ‘master their sexual desires’
Teenagers should play badminton together in an effort to curb sexual urges and avoid premarital sex, according to guidance issued by Hong Kong’s education authorities. The teaching materials, ...
Hong Kong urged to change approach to scheme allowing mainland China vehicles into city
Lawmakers and a former Hong Kong leader have urged the government to take a less restrictive approach to a scheme that will allow hundreds of private cars from mainland China and Macau to enter the ...
New batch of Hong Kong subsidised flats still good deal even with lower discount, advisers say
The latest batch of subsidised flats will still be attractive to Hong Kong’s low- to middle-income buyers despite the discount being the lowest in six years and a drop in private property prices, ...