Hong Kong’s developers have postponed property sales scheduled for Friday as the city mourns the deaths of dozens of residents in a devastating fire that broke out in Tai Po. Sino Group and New World ...
Hong Kong fire kills 65, hundreds missing
[HONG KONG] A huge fire at a Hong Kong apartment complex has killed at least 65 people according to the Hong Kong government.
Hong Kong Fire Kills At Least 44
Dark smoke was rising nearly 24 hours after the blaze engulfed the apartment complex. More than 270 people were still missing.
Major insurer’s shares plummet as deadly Hong Kong fire rages
China Taiping Insurance is coming under renewed attention after its role as an underwriter on a Hong Kong housing estate was revealed during the city’s worst fire disaster in more than 60 years.
Hong Kong fire kills 55, hundreds missing
A firefighter was among the 55 killed with dozens in hospital in critical condition, Hong Kong authorities said on Thursday afternoon. Around 279 people remain uncontactable. Chung said 900 residents ...
Bamboo scaffolding, a centuries-old technique, comes under scrutiny after Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades
The Hong Kong residential towers engulfed by smoke and flames on Wednesday were surrounded by an ancient construction material familiar to anyone who’s spent time in the one of the world’s most ...
Joy City’s Hong Kong exit throws mainland China’s property strains into sharp relief
Cofco’s Joy City Property is quitting the Hong Kong bourse after 12 years, joining the wave of mainland developers that have already exited.
44 killed, 279 missing in one of Hong Kong’s deadliest fires: All we know
Hundreds of residents were evacuated as the fire spread across seven of the eight high-rise apartment buildings in a housing complex in Tai Po district, a suburb in the New Territories ...
Hong Kong stocks close in on 2-week high as hopes of US rate cuts fuel rebound
Stocks continue taking cues from US equities as risk appetite returns amid optimism about a Federal Reserve cut next month.
Deadliest Hong Kong fire in decades kills 44, scaffolding and foam blamed for chaos
A firefighter was among the dead, and 45 people remain in critical condition. Authorities have confirmed 279 people are still unaccounted for. Around 900 residents have taken shelter in temporary ...
Recce locks in major Hong Kong patent for anti-infectives
Developer of a new class of synthetic anti-infectives, Recce Pharmaceuticals has been granted its Family 4 patent in Hong Kong, extending protection through to 2041.
Filipinos possibly trapped in Hong Kong residential fire — DFA
The Philippine Consulate General in Hong Kong has received information that some Filipinos may have been trapped in flats engulfed by a massive fire in Tai Po, New Territories, on Wednesday afternoon.
Death toll in Hong Kong fire rises to 44 with 279 still missing, authorities say
Hundreds of firefighters have spent hours tackling the blaze, which began in apartment blocks surrounded by bamboo scaffolding.
Hong Kong fire latest: Three arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after blaze leaves 44 dead and 279 missing
At least four people have died after a fire broke out across three blocks of a high-rise Hong Kong housing complex on Wednesday. Police said they have received multiple reports of people trapped ...