Hong Kong former actress Bonnie Lai reportedly sent her husband Angus Hui one last message yesterday (Dec 26) morning before taking her own life. "See you again in the next life," she wrote. When Hui ...
Climate change is getting real: Hong Kong’s winters getting shorter while summers simmering for longer
Hong Kong Observatory says cooler temperatures are exhibiting a significant long-term rising trend as the number of cold days has decreased.
Hong Kong stocks recover as Tencent, NetEase recoup part of US$63 billion sell-off while new China report aids sentiment
Stocks recover as the sell-off in Tencent and NetEase on Friday attracts buyers while Beijing softens its regulatory tone on the gaming industry. A better than expected report on industrial profits ...
Hong Kong Nov home prices drop for the 7th month
Hong Kong private home prices in November fell for the seventh month in a row to their lowest since February 2017, official data showed on Wednesday, continued to be hurt by weak buying sentiment amid ...
Hong Kong catering group Maxim’s opens landmark store in response to business appetite
Hong Kong’s restaurant group Maxim’s inauguration of its 2,000th Asian store in the city displays its confidence about recovery prospects in the catering business.
Hong Kong customs seizes drugs worth HK$4.4 billion in first 11 months of year in 2-decade record, 274 arrested
Hong Kong customs officers confiscated more than 8.4 tonnes of illegal drugs worth HK$4.4 billion (US$563.2 million) in the first 11 months of 2023, a record for any single year over the past two ...
Hong Kong takes the lead as Asia’s crypto hub in 2023— here’s why
Hong Kong has solidified its position as a burgeoning hub for cryptocurrency and Web3 innovation in a noteworthy move. It is important to know that June marked the initiation of the city’s official ...
Hong Kong prepares for retail access to spot cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds, boosting city’s virtual-asset hub ambitions
This initiative shows Hong Kong policymakers’ determination to rebuild investor confidence in virtual assets, following a number of major financial scandals involving cryptocurrencies.
Singapore surpasses Hong Kong in wealth rankings, demonstrating that country size doesn’t dictate wealth
Critics argue that economic output alone fails to capture a nation's well-being and that the decisive factor for its wealth lies in its purchasing power parity (PPP) ...
Home Office accused over ‘absurd’ rejections of Hong Kong asylum claims
UK caseworkers appear ‘predisposed to discredit’ applications, says senior figure of disbanded democratic movement ...
ZA Bank leads Hong Kong’s Web3 revolution with over 80 crypto partnerships
Hong Kong-based ZA Bank has solidified its commitment to the Web3 ecosystem, providing support to over 80 web3 companies. The digital-only bank, known for its innovative approach, is making ...
More Hong Kong border checkpoints with mainland China to operate around clock in bid to boost business in Greater Bay Area, new action plan says
Proposals revealed in National Development and Reform Commission action plan, which also calls for incentives to attract Hong Kong talent across border Document released in run-up to fifth anniversary ...
Hong Kong former beauty queen and actress Bonnie Lai, 46, commits suicide
Hong Kong former actress Bonnie Lai died today (Dec 26) aged 46. She had committed suicide by allegedly burning charcoal in her home and was later found unconscious by one of her sons this afternoon, ...
Every Hong Kong film released in 2023, ranked from worst to best in the year that new directors continue to make history
We list this year’s best films, including Hong Kong’s best selling movie, A Guilty Conscience and Time Still Turns the Pages, and the worst films, including Prison Flowers and Death Stranding.