This weekend is particularly high stakes, with the Hong Kong eSports Festival 2017 being a Premier event, taking place in Hong Kong, as the name would suggest. Since Street Fighter 5 as the only fighting game being played, you're in luck if this happens to ... ( read original story ...)
Deadly Typhoon Hato rips through Macau, Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong: Typhoon Hato ripped a path of destruction across southern ... at least four people died and 26,817 people evacuated to temporary shelters, the official Xinhua news agency said. Nearly two million households were briefly without power. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong securities watchdog SFC signs MOU with police to crack down on financial crime
Hong Kong’s securities watchdog and the city’s police force have signed a memorandum of understanding for deeper cooperation in cracking down on financial crimes, according to a statement issued by the Securities and Futures Commission on Friday evening. ( read original story ...)
BOC Hong Kong (Holdings) Ltd : half-yearly earnings release
The company will report its earnings for S1 2017 on 08/30/2017. Generally, the company reports earnings better than estimates. In recent months, the 14 analysts from Thomson Reuters consensus have revised their EPS estimates upward. ( read original story ...)
HK’s Bank of East Asia H1 profit more than trebles as costs drop
HONG KONG, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Hong Kong-based Bank of East Asia Ltd (BEA) posted first-half net profit that more than trebled on Friday, due to a drop in loan impairment losses and operational expenses, as well as a surge in interest income. Net profit was ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong pro-independence duo lose appeal over council seats
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's highest court dismissed an appeal by two pro-independence lawmakers contesting their disqualification from the legislature last year on Friday, effectively ruling out their return to the political fold in the Chinese-ruled ... ( read original story ...)
Bike-sharing startup aims to expand coverage after financing
The startup has attracted an initial round of financing of about HK$70 million. Lee said she used to ride a bicycle when commuting overseas but due to space limitation, she has not owned a bike since her return to Hong Kong. She does not have to worry ... ( read original story ...)