Thursday's session in Asia-Pacific follows a mixed finish overnight on Wall Street where the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended at a new closing all-time high. ( read original story ...)
Over 1m people get COVID-19 vaccine in Hong Kong
HONG KONG - More than 1 million people have taken at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine in Hong Kong since the vaccine rollout started more than two months ago, the Hong Kong Special ... ( read original story ...)
Airlines seen as unlikely to benefit if Hong Kong cuts quarantine
Hong Kong's government is considering shortening the mandatory on-arrival quarantine requirement from 21 days to seven days for those fully vaccinated, although the benefit to the city's struggling ... ( read original story ...)
How companies have looked past space-starved Hong Kong for clean energy to meet carbon reduction goals
Hong Kong companies are drawn to the mainland Chinese market for renewable energy credits to support their carbon-reduction targets as the city faces space and supplier constraints for new sources of ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong protests: four jailed for up to 56 months over National Day riot, judge says non-violent participants at scene share culpability
Judge says non-violent participants at scene also share culpability in incident tied to anti-government protests in 2019. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong gov’t seeking influencers to promote COVID-19 vaccine
The government hopes that partnerships with celebrities and other popular figures can boost the city's dismal COVID-19 vaccination rates. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong citizens rush to buy London houses after UK government opens doors
Hong Kong nationals bought 1,932 London homes, in the period between July 2020 and April 2021, and since the announcement of the BNO visa. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong woman conned out of HK$20 million by phone scammers impersonating police
The mother of a Hong Kong fashion model has become the latest high-profile victim of a phone scam after being conned out of more than HK$20 million (US$2.6 million), the Post has learned. The case ... ( read original story ...)
Former Hong Kong legislator drops lawsuit against police chief over Yuen Long attack
Opposition politician Lam Cheuk-ting, who is currently awaiting trial on national security charges, had been seeking compensation for injuries sustained in the 2019 mob attack. ( read original story ...)
Electric-Car Battery Maker Now Hong Kong’s Richest Person
Physicist Zeng Yuqun has ridden a 169% jump in shares of the electric-battery maker he founded to top spot on the Hong Kong rich list. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong’s ageing office towers likely to lose rental value of US$1.3 billion without upgrades amid changing market dynamics
Some 100 “ageing” office buildings in Hong Kong need to be refurbished to unlock their rental potential, as the Covid-19 pandemic changes market dynamics and tenant expectations, according to JLL ... ( read original story ...)
‘OFWs in Hong Kong should be encouraged, not forced, to get COVID-19 jab’
The vaccination of Filipino domestic workers in Hong Kong should be due to their own "informed choice" rather than state compulsion, Sen. Joel Villanueva said Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Australian shares rise almost 0.4% as Hong Kong and Singapore shares struggle for gains
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Tuesday that interest rates may have to rise to keep a lid on the burgeoning growth of the U.S. economy brought on in part by trillions of dollars in ... ( read original story ...)
Police investigating cause of midnight blaze in Hong Kong residential block
A first-floor flat in a six-storey building on Canton Road in Mong Kok burst into flames at 12.08am; firefighters spent more than two hours to douse the flames. ( read original story ...)