When Alex Magay first met Nicole Leung from Hong Kong via Zoom, and then in person last January, he had a hunch she could help revamp the basketball program at The Woodward School.As soon as the head ...
Hong Kong could bump up tobacco tax again in bid to further cut smoking rate, health chief reveals
But Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau stops short of confirming whether tobacco tax increase will be included in next month’s budget.
Hong Kong Asset Managers Exploring Crypto ETFs: Is Asia Moving Faster On Digital Assets Than The US?
Livio Weng reveals 10 Hong Kong fund companies preparing virtual asset spot ETFs, with several in advanced stages. Hong Kong's move to authorize virtual asset spot ...
Hong Kong stocks’ 7-day slump worst since August, while Shanghai index hits May 2020 low on Taiwan tensions
Local stocks are on a slippery slope, with the benchmark index heading for the longest slide since mid-August. Cross-strait tensions rise a notch as Taiwanese vote for a new president later this week.
Stock market today: World shares are mixed after a lackluster day on Wall St, but Tokyo jumps 2%
HONG KONG – World markets were mixed on Wednesday after a lackluster session on Wall Street, while Tokyo's benchmark hit its highest level since March 1990 as a weaker yen lifted stock prices of ...
Hong Kong stocks slide for seventh day as strategists cut targets on growth outlook while Taiwan tensions sap appetite
Local stocks are on a slippery slope, with the benchmark index heading for the longest slide since mid-August. Cross-strait tensions rise a notch as Taiwanese vote for a new president later this week.
A Hong Kong man is jailed 3 months for sedition for wearing a T-shirt with a protest slogan
A Hong Kong man was sentenced to three months in prison on sedition charges for wearing a T-shirt with a slogan printed on it. Chu Kai-pong, 26, pleaded guilty to two counts of sedition for the slogan ...
Sunak Condemns Hong Kong’s Trial of Free Speech ‘Champion’
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemned Hong Kong’s trial of Jimmy Lai as “politically motivated,” making him the only world leader so far to weigh in on the hearing that could see the former media ...
Chinese AI firm iFlyTek’s healthcare unit plans Hong Kong IPO, sparking hopes that spin-offs fuel a turnaround in slumping listings market
The potential initial public offering (IPO) could provide a boost to Hong Kong, which has seen a slump in listings ... offs of businesses from existing listed groups that have multiple business ...
Hong Kong’s Regal Hotels forges US$5 billion Saudi deal
The initiative is a significant step in strengthening business ties between Hong Kong and the Middle East. Hong Kong's Regal Hotels forges US$5 billion Saudi deal. Cosmopolitan International Holdings, ...
China’s Meituan lost $82 billion in market cap amid rising competition, slowdown in food delivery business
Stiff competition and management warning of a slowdown have wiped $82 billion off Meituan's market cap in 2023.
Hong Kong can tackle surging cases of Covid-19 and flu infections given city’s higher vaccination rates, health minister says
The city’s flu vaccination rate improved this year with more than 1.7 million doses given out since September, Secretary for Health Lo Chung-mau says.
Mainland ties crucial for HK as financial hub: HKU
Strengthening ties with the mainland is crucial for Hong Kong to maintain its position as an international financial centre, according to an ...
Jimmy Lai made major financial contributions to Hong Kong opposition and US political groups before national security law arrest, court hears
Prosecutors allege tycoon Jimmy Lai paid combined HK$5.7 million to ex-US official, Catholic leader Joseph Zen, opposition parties and others before arrest Ninth day of trial looks at funding ...