Today: November 04, 2024
Today: November 04, 2024

Hong Kong

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Hong Kong September retail sales fall 6.9%

Hong Kong's September retail sales fell 6.9% from a year earlier, reflecting the continued impact of a change in consumption patterns, government data showed on Friday.

Hong Kong September retail sales fall 6.9%
Asia|Economy|Finance

Hong Kong Q3 GDP expands 1.8% y/y, slower than forecast

Hong Kong's economy grew 1.8% in the third quarter year-on-year, official advance estimates showed on Thursday, expanding for a seventh straight quarter.

Hong Kong Q3 GDP expands 1.8% y/y, slower than forecast
Business|Technology

Chinese planemaker COMAC expands overseas push with Hong Kong, Singapore offices

Chinese planemaker COMAC said on Thursday it has opened an office in Hong Kong - its second outside mainland China this week - and has signed a deal to support

Chinese planemaker COMAC expands overseas push with Hong Kong, Singapore offices
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Hong Kong sees fresh record home buying by mainland Chinese, realtor says

Hong Kong saw fresh records of home-buying from mainland Chinese in the first three-quarters following efforts by the financial city to attract foreign professionals and remove

Hong Kong sees fresh record home buying by mainland Chinese, realtor says
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

Hong Kong home prices decline for fifth month in Sept

Hong Kong's home prices dropped for the fifth consecutive month in September, official data showed on Tuesday, in a struggling property market that realtors expect to bottom out

Hong Kong home prices decline for fifth month in Sept
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Eli Lilly gets nod to launch weight-loss drug in Hong Kong - Bloomberg News

Eli Lilly expects to start selling its weight-loss drug in Hong Kong as early as the end of this year, Bloomberg News reported on Sunday.

Eli Lilly gets nod to launch weight-loss drug in Hong Kong - Bloomberg News
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Citic, CICC among 10 brokerages included in China's Greater Bay Area wealth scheme, sources say

China and Hong Kong are set to expand a pilot wealth scheme that allows residents to invest cross-border by adding the first batch of 10 securities firms,

Citic, CICC among 10 brokerages included in China's Greater Bay Area wealth scheme, sources say
Asia

Oldest first-time panda mom gives birth to twins

Oldest first-time panda mom gives birth to twins

Oldest first-time panda mom gives birth to twins
Environment|Science|World

Hong Kong’s giant panda Ying Ying gives birth to twins

Giant panda Ying Ying has given birth to twins at Ocean Park in Hong Kong. The first-time mother is the oldest giant panda on record to give birth at 19 years old. That's the equivalent of 57 in human years.

Hong Kong’s giant panda Ying Ying gives birth to twins
Asia|News|World

Panda twins are born in Hong Kong to Ying Ying, the world's oldest first-time mom

Hong Kong has welcomed the births of its first locally born giant pandas

Panda twins are born in Hong Kong to Ying Ying, the world's oldest first-time mom
Asia|News|Opinion|World

Hong Kong's top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest

Hong Kong’s top court on Monday upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists over their roles in one of the biggest anti-government protests in 2019

Hong Kong's top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest
Asia|News|World

Hong Kong court dismisses bid by media tycoon Jimmy Lai to overturn conviction

Hong Kong's top court on Monday unanimously dismissed the bid to overturn the convictions of media tycoon Jimmy Lai and six other pro-democracy campaigners for an

Hong Kong court dismisses bid by media tycoon Jimmy Lai to overturn conviction
Business|Finance

Cathay Pacific to buy 30 Airbus A330-900 aircraft, option 30 more

Cathay Pacific will buy 30 Airbus A330-900 wide-body aircraft, with options to buy another 30, the Hong Kong-based airline said on Wednesday.

Cathay Pacific to buy 30 Airbus A330-900 aircraft, option 30 more
Business|Finance

Cathay Pacific says profit drops on lower fares, growth plan on track

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways declared an interim dividend on Wednesday, citing strong performance, even as first-half profit dropped 15% from a year ago which the

Cathay Pacific says profit drops on lower fares, growth plan on track
Asia|Business|Economy

Hong Kong June retail sales fall 9.7% y/y in 'challenged' sector

Hong Kong's June retail sales fell 9.7% from a year earlier, government data showed on Thursday, reflecting the changing consumption patterns of visitors and residents and the

Hong Kong June retail sales fall 9.7% y/y in 'challenged' sector
Asia|News|Political|World

Hong Kong young people struggle to rebuild their lives after being jailed under Beijing's crackdown

Five years after Hong Kong's massive anti-government protests erupted, the lives of many young people who were jailed or arrested during Beijing’s political crackdown on the city's pro-democracy movement remain in limbo

Hong Kong young people struggle to rebuild their lives after being jailed under Beijing's crackdown
Business|Economy|Finance

Hong Kong's New World secures two yuan loans to lower funding costs, source says

Hong Kong property developer New World Development this month secured two onshore loans totalling 1.4 billion yuan ($193 million) as it seeks to further lower funding

Hong Kong's New World secures two yuan loans to lower funding costs, source says
Asia|Crime|World

Hong Kong activist convicted of getting complaint form out of prison without authorisation

A Hong Kong court on Monday convicted pro-democracy activist Owen Chow and his solicitor Phyllis Woo of getting a complaint form meant for the

Hong Kong activist convicted of getting complaint form out of prison without authorisation
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance

Country Garden liquidation hearing adjourned to January next year, court says

A Hong Kong court on Monday adjourned a hearing into a petition seeking liquidation of Country Garden until Jan. 20, 2025, giving a breather to the

Country Garden liquidation hearing adjourned to January next year, court says
News|Sports|World

Olympics-Fencing-Queen Kong breaks French hearts to take maiden gold in women's epee

Hong Kong's fencing queen Vivian Kong claimed her first Olympic gold medal in a nerve-wracking bout against local favourite Auriane Mallo-Breton of France in the

Olympics-Fencing-Queen Kong breaks French hearts to take maiden gold in women's epee
Arts|Business|Fashion and Beauty|Lifestyle

Sotheby's bets on Chinese spending with Hong Kong retail outlet

Sotheby's embarks on a new kind of selling in Hong Kong on Saturday, with its first retail outlet, stocking anything from collectable trainers to dinosaur fossils,

Sotheby's bets on Chinese spending with Hong Kong retail outlet
Asia|Crime|News

Publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense at Hong Kong national security trial, lawyer says

A lawyer says activist publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense at his Hong Kong national security trial

Publisher Jimmy Lai will testify in his defense at Hong Kong national security trial, lawyer says
Asia|Crime|News|Political

Hong Kong court dismisses tycoon Jimmy Lai's bid to end trial

A Hong Kong court dismissed on Thursday a bid by the legal team for jailed democrat Jimmy Lai to end his national security trial, saying prosecutors appeared to

Hong Kong court dismisses tycoon Jimmy Lai's bid to end trial
Asia|Business|Economy|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Hong Kong to launch Asia's first inverse bitcoin ETF

Asia's first inverse bitcoin exchange-traded fund that allows investors to bet on a fall in the cryptocurrency, is set to debut in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

Hong Kong to launch Asia's first inverse bitcoin ETF

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