Hong Kong conservationists are calling for wildlife offences to be included in the same laws used to combat organised crime for greater deterrence and investigative firepower. Despite Hong Kong’s pivo... ( read original story ...)
Maria Cordero, Hong Kong music and movie star, performs in B.C.
Singer Maria Cordero is a regular on Hong Kong television and variety shows and even has her own cooking show. This weekend she's taking her act to Vancouver. Cardero is performing two charity concert... ( read original story ...)
Can Hong Kong learn from how South Africa’s Cape Town handled its water shortage crisis?
Hong Kong has much to learn about conservation from a recent Cape Town water crisis – by harnessing the power of social media and reforming tariffs, according to an environmental expert from the South ... ( read original story ...)
Young professionals are leaving Hong Kong in droves in search of better lives where family, friends, and fun comes first
“The whole environment here is almost opposite to that in Hong Kong,” says Lau, now 26 and working as a blogger in a travel company. “Life in Iceland is certainly not as luxurious and eventful as it c... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Dollar Funding Costs Surge After HKMA Defends Peg
Hong Kong’s interbank borrowing costs climbed across the curve, as the city’s currency interventions continued overnight, taking this week’s total to HK$16.8 billion ($2.1 billion). The three-month Ho... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Spends $2.1 Billion This Week to Defend Dollar Peg
(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong’s currency interventions continued overnight, taking this week’s total to HK$16.8 billion ($2.1 billion). The Hong Kong Monetary Authority bought HK$14.6 billion of local doll... ( read original story ...)
Digital payment firms fight for Hong Kong market
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s shopping districts are well known for their fierce competition. Now, a new battleground is forming as digital payments firms fight for retailers and shoppers. Chinese ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong politician: Trump should target us in trade war with China
A controversial Hong Kong politician wants the United States to sanction his city as part of its ongoing trade war with China in hopes of somehow achieving his dream of independence and democracy. Ana... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Spends $2.1 Billion This Week to Defend Currency Peg
Hong Kong’s currency interventions continued overnight, taking this week’s total to HK$16.8 billion ($2.1 billion). The Hong Kong Monetary Authority bought HK$14.6 billion of local dollars on Wednesda... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam unveils Beijing-backed boost for city’s innovation and technology sector
Hong Kong’s innovation and technology sector is due for a significant boost from a slew of initiatives announced in Beijing on Wednesday, including the setting-up of two new state-backed laboratories ... ( read original story ...)
Retail Traders Turning Bearish Is Good News for Hong Kong Stocks
Some good news for Hong Kong investors: the plunge that has erased more than $750 billion from its stock market since late January may soon be over. So says Dick Chau, director for UBS Group AG’s equi... ( read original story ...)
China Warns Hong Kong Journalists’ Club After Activist Speech
“Anyone whose words and actions try in vain to split Hong Kong from China will be punished according to the law.” The FCC, whose more than 2,000 members include journalists from some of the world’s be... ( read original story ...)
Activist compares Beijing’s rule in Hong Kong to colonialism
Small groups of pro-Beijing and pro-democracy protesters gathered outside the Foreign Correspondents Club's building in Hong Kong ahead of and during the speech by Andy Chan of the Hong Kong National ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong independence activist attacks Beijing at press club talk
Hong Kong independence activist Andy Chan attacked China as an empire trying to "annex" and "destroy" the city in a no-holds barred speech Tuesday at the city's press club which Beijing wanted cancell... ( read original story ...)