Kong
To kick off 2025, Erin Liam visited Hong Kong for the first time in January.Having grown up in Singapore, she had expected the cities to be similar.However, she was surprised by several ways of life, including sharing tables with strangers.When I told my family I was planning a trip to…
Lindsay Jang moved to Hong Kong 15 years ago and has launched five businesses.Despite not all of Jang’s ventures being successful, she says she has learned something from each.At 43, the entrepreneur and mom says she’s finally found ways to disconnect and find work-life balance.Lindsay Jang moved to Hong Kong…
Jimmy Lai was the chief of the now-defunct Hong Kong tabloid Apple Daily.Now 77, he’s facing a life sentence in a national security trial in Hong Kong.He was arrested in August 2020 after the intense anti-China government protests of 2019.Jimmy Lai, once one of Hong Kong’s most outspoken media tycoons,…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Lui Che Woo, the casino tycoon who helped propel Macau to eclipse rival Las Vegas in gambling revenues, has died at the age of 95, his company said in a statement late on Monday. Lui, chairman of Macau casino company Galaxy Entertainment (OTC:), died in Hong…
By Lisa Barrington SEOUL (Reuters) – Chinese planemaker COMAC opened in Hong Kong its second office this week outside mainland China, a subsidiary said on Thursday, as the state-owned company tries to break into a global passenger jet market dominated by Western manufacturers. COMAC’s two commercial passenger planes are, with…
Lam Wing-kee relocated Causeway Bay Books from Hong Kong to Taipei.The bookstore, known for selling books critical of the Chinese Communist Party, moved to a cheaper location in Taipei.Despite slow sales, Lam remains committed to promoting freedom and democracy in Taiwan. Running a bookstore is a tough business anywhere in…
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese shares soared to two-year highs in frenzied trade on Tuesday, extending a blistering rally as mainland markets reopened after a week-long break, while Hong Kong shares slid as investors walked back some of the stimulus excitement. Mainland shares had added $600 billion in market value by…
By Julie Zhu, Scott Murdoch and Kane Wu HONG KONG/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Offshore share offering plans of at least three Chinese bubble tea makers have been put on hold by the securities regulator due to the dour market performance of peers in Hong Kong amid weaker consumer sentiment at home,…
Investing.com– Asian stocks retreated on Wednesday as strength in the yen spurred a further unwinding in the carry trade, while losses in e-commerce major JD.com dragged down Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index. Regional markets tracked overnight weakness in Wall Street, as U.S. stocks snapped an eight-day rebound rally amid some…
By James Pomfret and Michael Martina HONG KONG/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Semiconductors and other restricted goods shipped through China and Hong Kong to fuel Russia’s war effort fell by a fifth this year previously undisclosed U.S. Commerce Department data shows, but Hong Kong remains a global sanctions evasion hotspot. Transshipments through…
