Finance chief says growth in second half of financial year will be more moderate with tapering of ‘rush shipments’ prompted by US trade tariffs.
HKMA’s strict stablecoin regime to shape Hong Kong’s crypto future as it kicks off today
Observers surprised after the city’s de-facto central bank says it plans to issue the first batch of licences early next year.
How can you protect yourself if Hong Kong has a chikungunya fever outbreak?
Hong Kong has confirmed its first imported case of chikungunya fever since 2019, so should you worry about a local outbreak?
Hong Kong growth fastest since 2023 on exports, domestic spending
As a transshipment hub , Hong Kong saw a frenzy of frontloading ahead of higher tariffs. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
5 years after China’s crackdown on democracy, “the Hong Kong we used to …
But if the summer of 2019 was Hong Kong's summer of discontent, then five years later, 2024 is Hong Kong's summer of disaffection. I first set foot in Hong Kong exactly 27 years ago, in 1997.
Hong Kong says it’s back open for business. Will the world buy it? – CNN
At a glitzy finance summit in Hong Kong this week, the city’s leader triumphantly told a room packed with top Wall Street executives that the Asian hub was back in business. “The worst is ...
Hong Kong ready to co-host National Games, John Lee says 100 days before launch
City leader joins Beijing liaison office chief, sports minister at Hong Kong Velodrome Park to mark 100 days until National Games start.
Hong Kong stablecoin stocks slide as new rules take effect, experts see healthy reset
Stablecoin-exposed shares in Hong Kong sank sharply amid fresh rules, but analysts argue the selloff reflects a constructive market correction.
Hong Kong created an oyster reef on a seawall beside an airport. Canada could learn from it
An estimated 85 per cent of the world's oyster reefs have been lost. And the vast majority of oyster beds in Hong Kong are not recognized as ecologically important, and therefore, not granted ...
Hong Kong prepares to celebrate 100 days to National Games with cycle ceremony
City’s leader John Lee to launch event at Velodrome, with co-hosts Macau and Guangzhou already in spirit of things.
Court freezes Hong Kong beverage heiress’ bank account over inheritance dispute with extramarital half-siblings
H ONG KONG, Aug 2 — A Hong Kong court issued a freeze order on an HSBC bank account involved in an inheritance dispute involving the children of the late beverage magnate Zong Qinghou. Qinghou is the ...
Can Hong Kong’s IPO boom plug the hole in the city’s floundering office market?
Massive uptake of office space by financial firms amid an upturn in the city’s IPO fortunes offers a glimmer of hope for the property sector.
Hong Kong’s June lived-in home prices rise to 5-month high as buyers return to market
Second-hand home prices in the city recorded a 0.03 per cent gain in June, the third straight month of improvement, according to data from the Rating and Valuation Department on Tuesday. Since April, ...
John Woo on the classic era of Hong Kong action, plus the week’s best movies
Alex Ross Perry's epic essay 'Videoheaven,' Merle Oberon and 'Dark Waters' in 35mm, 'Master and Commander' in 4K and Cat Video Fest.