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Roads were closed on Sunday around Hong Kong’s Victoria Park as demonstrators started to stream into Causeway Bay for the annual July 1 pro-democracy march, set to start from the park at 3pm in uncomfortable proximity to an outdoor celebration organised ... ( read original story ...)

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Thousands of Hong Kong people braved sweltering heat on Sunday to protest against Beijing's tightening grip over the city as the former British colony marked the 21st anniversary of its return to Chinese rule. The protestors included ... ( read original story ...)

“If you build it, they will come.” That was the line quoted by Kevin Costner’s character in the 1989 movie, Field of Dreams. The sentence has now entered the popular vernacular to roughly mean, if you build something, it can create its own demand. ( read original story ...)

During college, Timothy Yu made extra money as a math tutor. He was a math major, so it was fun and engaging work for him. But as Yu looked around the tutoring landscape in Hong Kong, what he saw troubled him. Many tutoring schools have 30 or 40 students ... ( read original story ...)

1 Top Ace drops to Class 5 for the first time at his 31st Hong Kong start. The Italian Group 3 winner has run okay on this surface before and the booking of Joao Moreira is a positive move. He should be hard to beat. #7 Soccer Brave won for the third time ... ( read ...

Hong Kong’s leaders were out in force on Thursday to promote the city’s advantages to capitalise on two ambitious technology and trade initiatives, but businesspeople urged the government to offer them more incentives. The city was poised to become ... ( read original story ...)

They will be engaged in a shared network and mentorship programmes. Startups in Singapore and Hong Kong will be connected through the partnership of Lattice80 and SuperCharger. The deal will let fintech startups to engage in a shared network for expansion ... ( read original story ...)

Andreessen Horowitz is in talks to invest in the startup, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. The firm's general partner Andrew Chen may be spearheading the round. Sandbox VR, a Hong Kong-based virtual reality startup that licenses its ... ( read original story ...)

Victoria Dockside’s visionary is a third-generation business tycoon and art patron, Adrian Cheng. The 38-year-old Mr. Cheng, the executive vice chairman and general manager of New World Development, hails from one of the wealthiest families in Hong Kong ... ( read original story ...)

The firm’s Johannesburg lawyer, Mr. Phiri, resigned, and the head of McKinsey’s Africa practice was transferred to Hong Kong. Mr. Fine, who now leads McKinsey’s worldwide public-sector practice in London, cast the fallout from Eskom in personal terms. ( read original story ...)

The new product originates from Innoplay Limited, a Hong Kong startup founded by Keno Law, who reveals how he is able to partner with international brands. After graduating from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) with an undergraduate degree in ... ( read original story ...)

Receive 90,000 bonus Qantas or Amplify Points when you apply for a new Amplify Signature credit card, along with a birthday bonus of 10% of points earned in the last 12 months. Includes two airport lounge passes per year. Minimum spend and conditions apply. ( read original story ...)

anyone could drop by Seng Poh Road in Tiong Bahru to have a taste of authentic Hong Kong roasted meats. Family business, Hong Kong Jin Tian 香港锦田, which was helmed by a husband-and-wife duo, was revered by the folks in Tiong Bahru. Their roasted ... ( read original story ...)

Meituan-Dianping, a massive online services platform in China, has filed to go public in Hong Kong in a move that's expected to raise billions of dollars from investors. Meituan likes to call itself the "Amazon of services." The Beijing-based startup was ... ( read original story ...)