After being shut for nearly three years because of the pandemic, the 26 kilometer (16 mile) high-speed rail link between Hong Kong and mainland China is finally reopening on Sunday. But tickets are ...
Hong Kong stocks set for 3rd week of gain as slower US inflation boosts risk appetite, Fed rate outlook
Stocks are on course for a third week of rally as slower US inflation fuels optimism the Federal Reserve will temper its hawkishness this year and avoid tipping the economy into a recession.
China’s foreign ministry branch in Hong Kong urges British gov’t to stop Hong Kong report
China's foreign ministry in Hong Kong urged the British government to stop its "so-called half-yearly report on Hong Kong", state media reported on Friday.
Deal Digest: Hong Kong and Japan See Year-End Growth Momentum, With PRC Firms Tapping US and European Capital Markets For Growth
Law firms in Asia have seen a glimpse of hope amid a regional IPO slump in the past month, with Hong Kong experiencing a boosted IPO pipeline following the removal of COVID restrictions, and Japan ...
Hong Kong can play key role as Asia catches up on transition to cleaner energy, former UN climate chief says
Companies in Asia have much catching up to do when it comes to their climate transition performance, and this could create opportunities for Hong Kong as a financial hub, according to participants at ...
Britain criticises ‘erosion of freedoms’ in Hong Kong, draws rebuke from China
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain criticised on Thursday what it said was the systematic erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong by the Chinese government and a crackdown on free speech by authorities in the former ...
Hong Kong Sees Record Mortgage Applications From Chinese Buyers
Hong Kong mortgage applications from mainland Chinese buyers rose to a record high in the fourth quarter, underscoring the group’s growing influence in the city’s property sector.
Will China’s reopening help stave off a global recession?
Heavyweights of global finance, economy, and trade gathered at the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong on Thursday sounded overly upbeat as they pondered ho..
Chinese EV start-up WM Motor moves towards back-door listing in Hong Kong as Apollo Future Mobility plans reverse merger
A unit of Hong Kong-listed Apollo plans to acquire the embattled electric-car maker for US$2.02 billion, according to a stock-exchange filing Apollo plans to raise HK$3.92 billion (US$501.8 million) ...
Mainland Chinese Head to Hong Kong for MRNA COVID Vaccines
A private hospital in the special Chinese administrative region of Hong Kong welcomed the first batch of mainland customers on Thursday, just five days after China reopened its borders for the first ...
BOC Aviation sells 18 aircraft
Singapore-based, Hong Kong SAR-listed aircraft leasing company BOC Aviation executed 82 transactions in the fourth quarter of 2022 and a total of 298 in 2022. These included commitments in the fourth ...
HSBC wins appeal against $36 mln Euribor cartel fine
HSBC has won an appeal against a decision by European antitrust regulators to fine Europe's second-largest bank 33.6 million euros ($36 million) over its role in a cartel to manipulate benchmark ...
Hong Kong lawyer duped out of HK$5.7mil by phone scammers pretending to be mainland Chinese police, telecoms worker
Woman, 31, first received phone call in November from ‘telecoms worker’ who said she was involved in deception case. Victim then had a video call with another scammer posing as a mainland public ...
Britain criticises erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong
Britain criticised on Thursday what it said was the systematic erosion of freedoms in Hong Kong by the Chinese government and a crackdown on free speech by authorities in the former British colony.