A Hong Kong court has denied bail to internet personality “Mr Ho” after he pleaded guilty to stabbing his 45-year-old wife “Mrs Ho” in a domestic violence dispute that escalated into a criminal case. The District Court on Wednesday heard that Ho Huen, 79, pleaded guilty to attacking his 45-year-old wife Ye Xiuding, known as…
Hong Kong authorities have approved 820 additional flights and fast-tracked 4,100 adjustment applications to help airlines respond to sudden surges in passenger and cargo demand amid the Middle East conflict. “We are actively engaging airlines to encourage them to deploy extra cargo capacity to connect Hong Kong International Airport with destinations currently experiencing service shortfalls…
China kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged in May for the twelfth consecutive month, signalling that policymakers remain cautious about introducing additional monetary easing even as economic momentum shows signs of weakening. According to a Reuters report, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) maintained the one-year loan prime rate (LPR) at 3.00%, while the five-year…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Xi and Putin hold talks just days after US President Donald Trump made an official visit to China. Published On 20 May 202620 May 2026 A meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin has started in Beijing, Chinese state media reports. Xi welcomed Putin on Wednesday to…
Kazakhstan aims to deepen its financial services cooperation with Hong Kong, viewing it as an ideal fundraising hub to access renminbi capital through bond issuances, according to the country’s top envoy in the city. In an exclusive interview with the South China Morning Post, Bauyrzhan Dosmanbetov, Kazakhstan’s consul general in Hong Kong, also said the…
China’s manufacturing clout, access to cheap energy and robust IPO pipeline are giving it the edge in sectors like AI and robotics—and luring back Western LPs, say market participants. Greater China’s private markets have seen four straight years of fundraising decline, buffeted by both US tensions and weak domestic consumption. More recently, supply chain shocks…
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China on Tuesday evening for a two-day visit centred on talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as Moscow and Beijing draw closer amid war, sanctions and an increasingly fractured global order. Putin’s visit is the second face-to-face meeting he has held with Xi in less than a year and…
President Donald Trump’s three-day visit to China last week appeared to be an awkward and cringeworthy affair for some top executives who accompanied him, an adviser said Tuesday. Peter Navarro, Trump’s senior trade and manufacturing adviser, praised the state of U.S.-China relations during an interview Tuesday following the summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping but…
Pavel Kiparisov, Chairman of the Russian-Chinese Guild of Commerce As Russian President Vladimir Putin begins his state visit to China from 19 to 20 May, attention is once again focusing on the strength and resilience of China–Russia relations amid profound global economic and geopolitical changes. Ahead of the visit, Putin addressed the Chinese public, expressing…
China will actively participate in settling international conflicts and improve mechanisms for resolving them, a former Chinese diplomat has said, stressing that Hong Kong could serve as an “important bridge” for exchanges and that a recently established mediation body in the city would bolster international rule of law. At the Global Prosperity Summit in Hong…