Office of the Privacy Commissioner investigation finds personal data such as ID card and passport numbers of more than 13,000 people stolen in Cyberport breach.
Hong Kong Emptied Out Over Easter With Record Jaunts to China
Hong Kong became a ghost town during the Easter holiday as residents made a record number of trips out of town — particularly to mainland China — leaving bar strips and shopping hotspots empty.
Country Garden: China property giant suspends shares in Hong Kong
Crisis-hit Chinese property developer Country Garden has suspended trade in its shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange after delaying the publication of its annual financial results. The firm said ...
Hong Kong Mall Operator Lifestyle Seeks Up to $1 Billion Loan
Hong Kong mall operator Lifestyle International Holdings Ltd. is in talks with banks to refinance a loan that backs a landmark retail project at a mega development covering the city’s former airport, ...
Hong Kong Lifts Asia Stocks, Bonds Fall on US Data: Markets Wrap
(Bloomberg) — Hong Kong stocks outperformed in an otherwise muted Asian market, while bonds in the region fell as traders recalibrated their bets on the Federal Reserve’s easing. Shares in Hong Kong ...
Hong Kong set for hot 2 weeks, with maximum temperatures hitting 31 degrees Celsius in coming days
The Hong Kong Observatory said on Tuesday the mercury had risen to 27.8 degrees by 10.50am, with warm weather and cloudy conditions to continue throughout the day. Winds were moderate to fresh and ...
Hong Kong: Lower Valuation Prompts Privatization
A greater number of companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (SEHK) are going private. In the first quarter of 2024, dealmakers executed $4 billion worth of take-private transactions ...
Chinese Stocks Jump in Hong Kong as Economic Optimism Builds
(Bloomberg) -- Chinese shares in Hong Kong rose as traders returned from a two-session break, tracking Monday’s gains in onshore stocks on fresh signs of an economic recovery. Most Read from Bloomberg ...
Biden’s contest with China, calls for Hong Kong sanctions, anger over TikTok ‘disinformation’: 7 reads about US-China relations
From Biden’s State of the Union and TikTok to fury over Hong Kong’s security law and anger over a possible TikTok ‘ban’, here are a few highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents from March 20 ...
Hong Kong Sevens 2024: James Sawyer ready for heat of battle as he swaps South Stand costume for tournament debut
Crossover talent is set for a key role on the field at the Cathay/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens after making the brutal transition from 15s.
Beijing vows to ‘resolutely counter-attack’ any US visa restrictions on Hong Kong officials over Article 23 domestic national security law
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin warns US over possible travel restrictions floated by Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Global Impact: caution over economy, national security law looms over Hong Kong’s ‘Art March’ as city seeks to paint a better picture
In this week’s issue of the Global Imapct newsletter, we take a look at Hong Kong’s ‘Art March, as the city seeks to hang on to its tag as Asia’s commercial art hub.
Hong Kong stocks: lack of earnings momentum risks derailing sentiment-driven rebound, analysts say
Chinese state intervention has tentatively put a floor under stocks, but corporate earnings show little sign of providing upwards momentum as pressure is building for investors to pocket profits from ...
Closure of RFA in Hong Kong shows final chapter of failed US ‘effort’
Radio Free Asia (RFA) announced on March 29 that it has shut down its Hong Kong office, citing concerns about staff safety after the passage of the Hong Kong Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.