Hong Kong customs officers have arrested a man at the airport on suspicion of carrying about HK$1.7 million (US$218,410) worth of cannabis buds in his luggage. The Customs and Excise Department said ...
Li Auto CEO tops Hong Kong’s highest-paid directors list for 2024: Webb-site
CEO Li Xiang’s US$87.4 million remuneration package Hong Kong’s highest, according to finance activist league table.
Hong Kong down 1.7%, Singapore’s STI falls 1% amid Asia-Pacific market drop on fresh US-China tensions
Singapore’s Straits Times Index : ES3 -1.05% fell around 1 per cent as at 9:48 am, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index slumped 2.4 per cent at the open. In mainland China, the Shanghai Stock Exchange ...
2025 National Games: politics of performance leaves Hong Kong in danger of triathlon failure
Head coach Andrew Wright says city is leaving talent untapped by not following mainland China’s lead in how to develop athletes.
Cathay Pacific’s cargo hub at Hong Kong International Airport is a telling insight into the state of the global economy
If you want to take a real-time sample of the global economy in action at any one moment, then the Hub at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is a particularly fascinating node. HKG is the world’s ...
Hong Kong and China launch blockchain pilot for cross-border credit verification
Hong Kong and China have announced a collaboration to test blockchain links for credit verification. According to reports, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) ...
Hong Kong ready to play in esports arena, executive of video-gaming gear company says
City could host ‘mega-event’ for competitive video gaming in the next few years, Asia-Pacific head of Danish gear maker SteelSeries says.
Waterspout spotted off Hong Kong’s Lamma Island
A waterspout has been spotted off Hong Kong’s Lamma Island, with thunderstorms hitting the city. The Observatory said the waterspout, known as a water tornado in Chinese, was seen by residents in the ...
Hong Kong’s Paul Chan to attend IMF, World Bank meetings in Washington
Finance chief to attend as part of China’s delegation and will join other events to promote city, while also addressing ‘topics of concern’.
Hong Kong teen who feeds city’s ‘cardboard grannies’ goes viral on Instagram
Belle’ videos herself handing out free meals to Hong Kong’s underprivileged elderly, largely targeting women who collect cardboard.
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: researcher-entrepreneur tackles rare brain diseases
Edwin Chan, founder of biotech start-up Rare Power, says science should never exist in vacuum but ‘respond to human suffering’.
Hong Kong firms urged to find alternatives amid US tariffs, software export controls
In anticipation of export curbs on critical software, technology experts warn of a ‘painful’ transition for firms reliant on US-made systems.
HSBC offers $13.6 billion to buy out Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Bank
HSBC said it plans to buy out minority interests in Hong Kong's Hang Seng Bank for HK$106.1 billion ($13.63 billion), paying a premium to take control of a subsidiary hit by faltering property markets ...
HSBC’s Elhedery bets $13.6bn on Hong Kong’s revival
When HSBC unveiled a $13.6bn deal to take full control of its local Hong Kong lender on Thursday, chief executive Georges Elhedery was clear: after a year spent in retreat from high-profile businesses ...