BEA x Blue Cross 2023 Hong Kong Open Fencing Championships set to launch this Weekend A fitting finale to thi ...
LIV Golf 2024: Hong Kong confirmed as fourth stop of new season, with event scheduled for early March
Hong Kong will be the fourth stop on the LIV Golf schedule next year, with the tournament coming to the city in early March and setting it on a collision course with the PGA Tour. The event at Hong ...
Guangdong blueprint seeks to erase digital border with Hong Kong and Macau, expanding ‘one-hour living’ circle
Plan promises to make booking tickets, registering businesses, clearing airport immigration and even obtaining social welfare payments easier.
Hong Kong police arrest man trapped in handcuffs after he sought help from firefighters
Man, a British national with a Hong Kong identity card, has been detained on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon.
Hong Kong land sales wobble, exposing cracks in city’s finances
Despite historical high demand for homes due to the territory’s size, the economic downturn has resulted in a glut of unsold flats ...
Paris Olympics: Hong Kong sevens coach Groves up for challenge of rebuild, after team falls short in Games bid
Jevon Groves said he was ready for the “daunting prospect” of building a new team, after defeat by Japan on Sunday all but ended Hong Kong’s hopes of qualifying for the Paris Olympics next year. Hong ...
World’s first Frozen-themed land at a Disney theme park opens in Hong Kong
The "World of Frozen" themed land at Hong Kong Disneyland, inspired by the hit animated film, has finally opened.
Hong Kong leader John Lee skipped Apec. Did the city win or lose and when will he get US sanctions against him lifted?
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu kept a studious silence all of last week before an important Apec summit in San Francisco. On Tuesday, the dam burst. In a rare moment of candour, he said the United ...
Hong Kong Bankers Have Lots of Free Time, Anxiety as Deals Slump
Eighty-hour weeks. Multi-billion dollar deals. Huge bonuses. Until recently, life as an investment banker in Hong Kong was both intense and lucrative.
Hong Kong bridge half marathon chiefs apologise for finish-tape blunder and blame location for food, toilet, bus issues
Runners complain about lack of food, delays and drink and toilet shortages, while HKAAA offers ‘sincere apologies’ for finish line error and says the event’s bridge location ‘raised difficulties’.
Hong Kong taxi industry calls off planned strike involving 1,000 drivers after government promises to crack down on illegal ride-hailing services
In a last-ditch effort to defuse the situation, government pledges to amend the law to stiffen punishments against those providing illegal ride-hailing services.
Hong Kong lawmaker blasts Catholic bishops’ petition for release of Jimmy Lai
On Sep. 28, the day that marked Lai’s 1,000th day in prison, Lee wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter: “Western media has exploited [Lai’s imprisonment] as a basis for false accusations about Hong ...
It’s cheaper in Tokyo: Hong Kong’s Japanese restaurants shut as patrons take off for holidays, sushi and omakase feasts
Almost a third of Hong Kong’s Japanese restaurants shut their doors permanently this year as the city’s ban on imported seafood from Japan took its toll, on top of a slower than expected recovery in ...
Hong Kong IPO fundraising craters to two-decade low; city must do more to claw back share listings amid headwinds: EY
Funds raised by share listings in the city declined 59 per cent year on year to US$5.3 billion as of November 17, according to a report from EY, which calls for more government and regulatory action ...