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In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng index erased some early gains and added ... Mainland defence stocks added 1.5 percent, after the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday that President Xi Jinping would head a new commission overseeing joint military ... ( read original story ...)

Jan 23 (Reuters) - Hong Kong stocks closed marginally higher on Monday, thanks to support from a solid resource sector. Both the benchmark Hang Seng index and the Hong Kong China Enterprises Index were up 0.1 percent at the close, to 22,898.52 points and ... ( read original story ...)

HONG Kong and Singapore are often pitted against each other as rival international finance and fintech hubs, but analysts say the two cities should be seen as partners - a view fintech companies seem to support too. After a successful launch in Singapore ... ( read original story ...)

Beijing: In a setback to Indian travellers, Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, has withdrawn the visa-free facility for Indians who will have to complete a pre-arrival registration from Monday. “The Pre-arrival Registration for Indian ... ( read original story ...)

“The problem in Hong Kong is that there is a sense that the admission of alcoholism is not encouraged. Act quickly to end the scourge of underage drinking “There is no awareness of what it means for a young person to have a drinking problem. ( read original story ...)

They are equipped with high-level anti-riot gear, including the newly added pepper balls and paintball guns. Youngspiration and the Hong Kong National Party received a letter from the head of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department on Tuesday and ... ( read original story ...)

Not so, when the city is Hong Kong, and when the Palace Museum, which occupies most of Beijing’s vast Forbidden City, is doing the offering. In December Hong Kong’s chief secretary, Carrie Lam, announced surprise plans to build a branch of the Palace ... ( read original story ...)

The Government will work to provide a robust healthcare system for Hong Kong, Secretary for Food & Health Dr Ko Wing-man says. In the 2017 Policy Address, the Government pledged to provide an additional $2 billion to the Hospital Authority in total ... ( read original story ...)

Indians will have to complete a pre-arrival registration January 23 onwards. In a setback to Indian travellers, Hong Kong, a special administrative region of China, has withdrawn the visa-free facility for Indians who will have to complete a pre-arrival ... ( read original story ...)

SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT. Alab Pilipinas and fellow league newcomer Hong Kong Eastern Long Lions clash for the first time ever. Already with victories versus the league-leaders and the defending champions, Alab Pilipinas are casting their line for another big ... ( read original story ...)

Beauty Generation, who was G1-placed in Australia when named Montaigne, has had two starts in Hong Kong, finishing second on debut in a 1400m Class 2 handicap behind My Darling before racing to a head victory in another Class 2 handicap over the Classic ... ( read original story ...)

As a child, it was more comforting to be oblivious about the news. Even as my friends and I went to secondary school, we rarely thought about developments in mainland China - we were teenagers after all. This all changed in 2003. Hong Kong was hit by ... ( read original story ...)

Hong Kong’s outgoing leader said independence for the former British colony was impossible as he gave his final policy address before stepping down. Leung Chun-ying, who is backed by Beijing, has been a divisive figure during his four year term ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore’s three-year decline in home prices could see relief from an unexpected quarter in 2017: Hong Kong. So says Cushman & Wakefield Inc., which expects the slide in the city-state’s home prices to end this year as foreign investors turned off by ... ( read original story ...)