Hong Kong is playing host to this year's Gay Games - and is the first Asian country to embrace the LGBT+ sports tournament. The tournament was already postponed by the pandemic, but today (3 November) ...
Greater Bay Airlines to launch Manila-Hong Kong flights on Nov. 8
Hong Kong-based carrier Greater Bay Airlines (GBA) is launching flights between Manila and Hong Kong. In a news release, GBA said its Manila-Hong Kong will operate five times a week, starting November ...
US$2,500 cash handout to new parents in Hong Kong will not truly foster a baby boom – it’s like a guilty mum or dad spoiling a child
The government needs to adopt a more comprehensive approach that goes far beyond the promised US$2,500 cash handout to new parents if it wants to truly foster a baby boom in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong ‘deserved’ T20 World Cup exit, coach promises ‘brutal honesty’ as failing players face axe
After successive defeats extinguish Hong Kong’s T20 World Cup ambitions, head coach Simon Willis says time has been called in the last-chance saloon for underperforming players.
Beijing bishop to visit Hong Kong in latest effort to boost ties with mainland
Bishop Joseph Li Shan of Beijing will visit Hong Kong later this month, according to a Friday announcement by the diocese, following a similar visit of Hong Kong’s Cardinal Stephen Chow to mainland ...
Hong Kong’s Policy Address: Exorbitant and introspective, it ignores the city’s fiscal reality and global perspective
Chief Executive John Lee recently delivered his second Policy Address since assuming office in July 2022, detailing numerous initiatives to address both the opportunities and challenges confronting ...
Mainland, Hong Kong open to e-CNY application in oil, gas
The application of the digital yuan, or e-CNY, in cross-border payments for oil and gas between the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong can be mulled, according to Di Gang, deputy director-general of the Digital Currency Institute of the People's Bank of China.
Hong Kong stocks jumo by most in 2 months with Alibaba, HSBC gains amid China data boost, while New World surges on asset sale
China's services sector expanded in October, compensating for surprise drop in factory activity New World Development surged after shareholders approved the sale of its stake in NWS Holdings for cash ...
HSBC keeps prime rate unchanged after HKMA maintains base rate at 5.75%, giving Hong Kong businesses, homeowners relief
HKMA's rate pause is the third in the current hiking cycle that began in March 2022; another increase in 2023 remains a close call After HSBC's decision to keep prime rate steady, eyes on other banks' ...
Exclusive: Uzbek Man Linked To Ex-President’s Daughter Arrested Allegedly Trying To Get Money From Hong Kong Bank
In the latest twist to a drama surrounding once-powerful, now-disgraced Uzbek socialite Gulnara Karimova, her ex-husband has been arrested in Hong Kong. Rustam Madumarov may have been sent by a ...
As Hong Kong stood up for democracy, a neighborhood was brutalized
Violence in one Hong Kong neighborhood on July 21, 2019, would rupture whatever hope existed for compromise between the authorities and pro-democarcy protesters ...
Hong Kong Stocks End the Week Higher After a Strong Finish
Hong Kong's stock market closed the week with a bang. The benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 2.5% on Friday, recouping its losses from earlier in the week. The rally followed two days of gains in the U.S.
Hong Kong leads gains in Asia as key economic data comes out across the region
Services purchasing managers' index data from major economies including China, India and Hong Kong are set to be released throughout the day.
Foreign firms will boost Hong Kong only if local industries benefit
For a 'headquarters economy' to work, foreign corporations must be encouraged to connect with local industry and local talent, and strengthen the local supply chain Hong Kong's true competitiveness ...