Stocks trade at a six-week low as a sell-off in Chinese tech companies persists. Earnings at Kuaishou and Meituan are in focus after Alibaba, Tencent and peers disappointed the market in the past two ... ( read original story ...)
T20 World Cup qualifier: Mariko Hill steers Hong Kong to opening victory over top-ranked Nepal
The all rounder scores an unbeaten 44 as Hong Kong successfully chase down Nepal’s 104 with two overs to spare. ( read original story ...)
Surging food and utility bills in Hong Kong spark inflation warning as prices rise 1.7 per cent
Consumer price index records 1.7 per cent inflation for October year on year, Census and Statistics Department reveals. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong elections: pollster group moves ahead with survey on voter sentiment for Legco race, drops popularity rankings
The Public Opinion Research Institute will on Tuesday announce results of its first-round poll on coming election. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong police warn striking Foodpanda workers to disperse or face possible force
The workers for Foodpanda, an online food and grocery delivery app, gathered outside the company’s offices on Tuesday as they entered negotiations with management over their demands for better ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Beijing zeroes in on Hong Kong’s contact-tracing abilities in inspection tour for border reopening
Innovation and tech officials to discuss upgrades to ‘Leave Home Safe’ app with visiting contingent ahead of looming border reopening; source says mainland group ‘happy with what they have seen’. ( read original story ...)
China Directs Hong Kong Schools To Raise National Flag, Sing Anthem To Promote Nationalism
With the aim to promote a sense of Chinese identity among students, a new law requires Hong Kong public schools to raise the Chinese flag and sing the anthem. ( read original story ...)
Wild boar cull is brutish, say Hong Kong animal lovers
Hong Kong has begun catching and killing all wild boars found in the city after a police officer was bitten on the leg in the latest in a series of violent enco ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong anti-graft body arrests nine in probe to Macau company listing
The Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) announced it has detained nine individuals as part of an investigation into the listing of a Macau construction company in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam asks local delegates to nation’s top advisory body to deepen city ties with mainland China
City’s chief executive says local delegates to the nation’s top advisory body can do more to act as a bridge between the city and mainland. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong-based cancer diagnostics providers ACT Genomics and Sanomics merge
The combined group will provide oncology tests for clinical applications and assist pharmaceutical companies in diagnostics development and drug discovery. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong firefighters help tenant pull 7 pet cats from burning flat, though 2 die after failed resuscitation efforts
Viral circulating online captured firefighters’ efforts to save two unconscious cats via chest compressions and application of oxygen masks; elderly tenant treated for smoke inhalation. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong parents say competition for school places still tough, despite overall success rate reaching 11-year high
Overall success rate for children seeking Primary One spots hits 11-year high, but number applying drops amid declining birth rate and emigration. ( read original story ...)
1 worker dead, 2 injured in fire at Hong Kong cold storage centre
Emergency services were activated after a report on polystyrene items catching fire in a basement of a building in Yau Tong. ( read original story ...)