Hong Kong’s leader says the city will seek to strengthen its economic and trade ties with Thailand after a meeting with the country’s prime minister ByKANIS LEUNG Associated Press October 10, 2023, 12:49 AM FILE – Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee speaks at a reception following a flag raising ceremony for the celebration of … Read more
Scores of flights in Hong Kong have been canceled as Tropical Storm Koinu nears the southern Chinese city after leaving one dead and over 300 injured in Taiwan Travelers look at a flights information display which shows some of the flights have been canceled due to the super typhoon Koinu, at Hong Kong International Airport … Read more
The boldfaced names in money management can’t get enough of Singapore these days. Billionaire Ray Dalio has set up shop to manage some of his personal fortune there. Ken Griffin and Steve Cohen are on hiring sprees. From Singapore’s earliest years as an independent state, it’s aimed to be one of the key locales through … Read more
An aerial view of construction sites and new residential developments in the Nanchuan area of Xining, Qinghai province, China. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Evergrande shares jump after trading resumes Just last week, the Chinese property firm announced that its director and executive chairman is under scrutiny over suspected crimes. Hui … Read more
An urban view of high-rise buildings at dusk as seen from Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index dropped more than 3% Tuesday, dragged by its real estate and energy sectors. The benchmark index’s loss of over 500 points is a significant decline, Everbright Securities’ Kenny Ng … Read more
A view of Marina Bay Sands at sunrise on Sept. 18, 2016 in Singapore. Rustam Azmi | Getty Images Singapore has dethroned Hong Kong to become the world’s freest economy, according to a report released by Canadian think tank Fraser Institute. For the first time since the Economic Freedom of the World Index started in 1970, … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment Hong Kong skilled essentially the most rainfall in an hour since data started 140 years in the past, resulting in flash flooding that turned streets into raging rivers that regarded higher suited to white-water rafting than metropolis dwelling. Hong Kong climate authorities issued a black warning, an alert that greater than … Read more
Residential buildings stand on the Metro City growth, collectively developed by CK Asset Property Holdings Ltd., Nan Fung Worldwide Holding Ltd. and MTR Corp., in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. Anthony Kwan | Bloomberg | Getty Pictures Hong Kong-listed property shares surged on Monday, main good points on the Dangle Seng Index … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment Hong Kong courtroom on Friday declined to the federal government’s request to ban the favored protest anthem “Glory to Hong Kong,” in a shock resolution that can come as a aid to world tech firms like Apple, Google and Meta that may have needed to censor it — and to many … Read more
HONG KONG — Hong Kong police on Thursday arrested one other particular person accused of supporting abroad activists who allegedly endangered nationwide safety, in an additional enlargement of a authorities crackdown on pro-democracy dissidents. Police detained the 24-year-old man on the metropolis’s airport a day after 4 different folks had been arrested for allegedly utilizing … Read more