Stocks rally after China’s central bank set the yuan reference rate above expectations, lifting the currency to a four-month high. Gains are also supported by earnings outlook before Baidu and ...
Hong Kong’s Disneyland opens first Frozen-themed attraction, part of a $60B global expansion
Hong Kong Disneyland has opened its first Frozen-themed attraction, with thousands of eager visitors turning up to experience the new rides. Based on Disney’s wildly popular Frozen animation ...
Hong Kong Tycoon Cheng Raises Doubt Over Succession Plans
Hong Kong billionaire Henry Cheng said his family business is still looking for a successor, calling into question the long-held notion that his eldest son will take over his property and retailing ...
Hong Kong “excellent hub” for international insurers planning Asian expansions, Prudential CEO says
Prudential CEO Anil Wadhwani is based in Hong Kong in a break from traditional London location Hong Kong reported strong growth in the first half for Prudential on the return of mainland visitors ...
Hong Kong Gaming Company Boyaa Interactive Seeks Approval to Buy $100M in Crypto to Boost Web3 Strategy
Boyaa Interactive unveiled plans this week to potentially buy up to $100 million worth of cryptocurrencies, mostly bitcoin [BTC] and ether [ETH] within a year.
LettersGlobal trade is going digital. Hong Kong must not miss the boat
Hong Kong’s record as a centre of trade and logistics for goods flow in and out of China in the past is undisputed. But we are at a turning point: as China has opened up, international business can go ...
Global trade is going digital. Hong Kong must not miss the boat
Readers discuss the urgent need to legalise electronic records in trade, faster immigration clearance for Hongkongers, and thinking beyond a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict Feel ...
COP28: Parallel worlds joined at the hip
In Hong Kong for the AsiaGlobal Dialogue 2023, reading two newspapers today show how we live in parallel mental worlds but are joined at the hip in one physical planet. The New York Times had two ...
Mainland China, Hong Kong companies to benefit as AI penetrates deeper into customer experience, researcher says
Generative AI can support innovation, content creation, product development, marketing and services, Euromonitor says, citing Chinese travel platform Trip.com as one company that has scored direct ...
China’s WuXi XDC shines in Hong Kong trading debut as stock jumps 36%
SYDNEY: Chinese medical research group WuXi XDC's shares staged one of the strongest trading debuts for an initial public offering in Hong Kong this year on Friday, surging 36 per cent. The company ...
The Soaring Growth of Fintech Startups in Hong Kong
In recent years, Hong Kong has emerged as a dynamic hub for financial technology, witnessing a significant surge in the number of fintech startups. This phenomenon reflects a global trend where ...
Alibaba Group suffers worst sell-off in 13 months on AliCloud reorganisation woes, sending Hong Kong stocks lower
Stocks slide in Hong Kong amid the biggest sell-off in Alibaba Group after the e-commerce platform operator cancelled a key part of its reorganisation amid heightened US-China tech rivalry.
Xi Jinping’s U.S. Visit Unites Protesters
With Xi Jinping visiting the U.S. for the first time in more than six years, protesters seized a rare chance to speak out together on issues that cannot be openly discussed in China.
Hong Kong stocks slide with Alibaba’s 10% sell-off as US tech war kills asset spinoff plan, Jack Ma to cut stake
Hong Kong stocks slumped, dragged down by Alibaba Group’s worst sell-off in more than a year, after China’s biggest e-commerce group scrapped a plan to spin off its cloud-computing business amid ...