South African young gun Luke Ferraris will join the Hong Kong riding ranks after the Jockey Club licensing committee gave him a six-month contract on Monday ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s HK$5,000 voucher scheme set to open for registration next month, says finance chief Paul Chan
Hongkongers can start registering for HK$5,000 (US$645) worth of spending vouchers in July provided testing of the scheme's operating systems goes smoothly, the city's finance chief has said. ( read original story ...)
‘Robinhood of Pakistan’ banks $4.5m in round led by Hong Kong, US investors
KTrade has garnered over 200,000 users since launching in 2019, and it aims to reach 10 million Pakistanis by 2023. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s most attractive employers 2021: HKJC, Cushman and Wakefield, Towngas
The survey also featured sectoral winners such as IBM as the most attractive employer in the professional services sector. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Four Trails: looking back on a historic ultramarathon, 298km where ‘sooner or later you pay’
Hyun Chang Chung reflects on his second 298km ultramarathon finish, arcing from promising never to return to thinking about another run. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong men’s foil team sets sights on Olympic medal in Tokyo
Even though the Hong Kong team haven’t had much competition owing to the pandemic, President’s Cup champion says it won’t affect their medal chances. ( read original story ...)
China once declared the UK its ‘best friend in the West’. But Hong Kong and the treatment of Uyghurs changed everything
From banning Chinese companies to limiting investment, the UK has gone from leading Sinophiles to sceptics in a few short years. Now Britain is hosting a tribunal that Beijing says it "despises". ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong swimming legend Alex Fong to lead St Joseph’s College alumni in first-ever group relay swim around Hong Kong Island
Olympian-turned-entertainer Alex Fong Lik-sun explains his rejuvenated passion for swimming and fear of getting stung by jellyfish at ‘Green and White Swimathon 2021’ kick-off ceremony. ( read original story ...)
Chinese internet regulators investigate startup after Tiananmen Square anniversary post
A buzzy Chinese Instagram-like startup backed by the country’s two biggest technology giants had its domestic social media account shut down amid an investigation by Beijing’s cyber watchdog into a ... ( read original story ...)
This parking lot in Hong Kong costs more than most supercars. Find out why
A parking spot in Hong Kong fetched $1.3 million becoming the most expensive parking space in the world..The previous record of most expensive parking space was $980,000 sold in 2019 in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s new loyalty oath is the final nail in democracy’s coffin
Lau suggested that all aspiring pro-democracy hopefuls whatever their party affiliation should sit this one out due to the many “traps” that were being laid for them under Hong Kong’s new national ... ( read original story ...)
One family’s journey to escape Hong Kong
The family have moved to Liverpool as they feel the freedom they previously had in Hong Kong has gone. Video Transcript- [SPEAKING CHINESE]- [SPEAKING CHINESE]- [SPEAKING CHINESE] ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Tech Crackdown Is Cooling Hong Kong’s IPO Market
New Hong Kong listings tumbled to their lowest since the aftermath of the global financial crisis, as weaker markets and China’s clampdown on its biggest tech firms chill sentiment. ( read original story ...)
New World’s latest property launch sells out as Hong Kong’s homebuyers return in droves amid buoyant sentiments
The brisk transactions at The Pavilia Farm put Hong Kong’s residential property prices on track to set a record and race ahead of the tentative recovery in the city’s economic growth pace. ( read original story ...)