- An employee adds drops of water-soluble CBD, or cannabidiol, an essential component of medical marijuana, into a coffee glass at the Found Cafe in Hong Kong on Sept. 13, 2020.Hong Kong will ban cannabidiol or CBD from the beginning of next month,
Asian markets build on rally on hopes US will avoid recession
Asian markets rose again Friday as fears about a possible recession in the US economy were soothed by data showing it grew more than expected in 2022, adding to the broadly upbeat tone across ...
FirstFT: Hong Kong citizens facing Chinese repression can remain in US
US president Joe Biden has extended a programme that allows Hong Kong citizens facing potential political repression from China to remain in the US following pressure from progressive lawmakers and ...
Joe Biden to allow Hong Kong citizens facing Chinese repression to remain in US
Joe Biden has extended a programme that allows Hong Kong citizens facing potential political repression from China to remain in the US following pressure from progressive lawmakers and human rights ...
Biden extends Hong Kong overstayers’ deportation stay for two years
President Biden granted an 11th-hour reprieve from deportation Thursday to thousands of Hong Kong residents, saying they could remain in the United States for another two years.
Biden extends deportation protection for Hong Kong residents
President Joe Biden on Thursday signed off on a two-year extension of a program that protects Hong Kong residents in the U.S. from deportation, renewing the protection until January 2025.
Xiaomi Shares Rise After EV Plans Leak
In recent days, leaked photos of car moldings related to Xiaomi's electric-vehicle plans have been circulated by users of Chinese social-media website Weibo.
70,000 Americans, 1,3000 US companies are currently present in Hong Kong
Roughly 15,000 Americans have left Hong Kong in the past two years for various reasons. Strict COVID-19 measures and "diminishing freedom" are two reasons Americans leave.
Hong Kong’s financial market ready to take big leap in Year of Rabbit
Hong Kong's stocks and gold went up on Thursday, with the benchmark Hang Seng Index rose 341.72 points to open at 22,386.37 points, while gold fetched 18,088 Hong Kong dollars (about 2,319 U.S.
Virtual assets outlook: Hong Kong expected to develop a thriving fintech ecosystem over the coming year
Leading companies in the world of virtual assets and Web3 set an optimistic mood for the industry, including New Huo Tech with its annual report showing virtual assets accounting for 95 per cent of ...
Consul: 20% of Americans in Hong Kong left in past 2 years
HONG KONG (AP) — About 20% of the Americans in Hong Kong have left for various reasons over the past two years, the U.S. consul general in the semi-autonomous Chinese city said, drawing harsh ...
Hong Kong’s card payments market to hit $106.7b in value by 2026
But rising interest rates and ongoing geopolitical tensions threaten growth. Hong Kong’s credit and charge card payments market will be valued $106.7b (HK$831.9b) by 2026, according to a report by ...
Hang Seng Index: Excitement as Golden Cross Forms
What is the outlook of the Hang Seng index as the golden cross pattern nears formation? We explain what to expect.
Opening of borders with mainland China no silver bullet for Hong Kong’s retail sector, economists say
Hong Kong economists do not expect a return of “revenge spending” following the reopening of the city’s borders with mainland China, as more people left than arrived over the Lunar New Year holiday.