Hong Kong’s jobless rate edged up by 0.1 percentage point over the past three months to 3.9 per cent after holding steady in the period between August and October last year, with unemployment rising in the insurance, construction and finance sectors. But labour authorities remained optimistic, saying the growing economy would support the job market…
This is welcome. However, as climate ambition becomes the norm, a more uncomfortable question comes into focus: how many of these commitments are grounded in a serious understanding of what decarbonisation actually entails? What remains largely missing from Hong Kong’s climate conversation is analytical depth. Targets are plentiful; pathways are not. We talk often about…
City Development Law Firm’s new Hong Kong office. (Photo courtesy of City Development Law Firm) Shanghai-headquartered City Development Law Firm officially opened its Hong Kong office on 8 January and, on the same day, launched an association with Gilbert Kwok & Partners, a local construction law firm in the city. The Hong Kong office is…
China’s state broadcaster CCTV has come under fire over a short film that romanticises food delivery jobs. The film told viewers that such jobs offer “the freedom to enjoy the scenery along the way” and “brings delivery workers closer to their dreams”. Netizens slammed the video for glorifying hardship and suffering, describing it as being…
W&H Law Firm opens a Foshan office, marking its 56th branch worldwide, which aims to further integrate the firm into the development of the Greater Bay Area. The Foshan office is led by founding partner Meng Lifeng, who has 27 years of experience in real estate and construction, corporate governance and criminal defence. The new…
As Hong Kong grapples with the aftermath of a devastating housing estate fire that killed at least 159 people, the tragedy has revived some of the mistrust and divisions in the city that exploded in the form of 2019’s antigovernment protests. The city watched in horror on November 26 as the fire broke out at…
{KXLG – Frankfort, SD} As of 12 p.m. (noon) on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, U.S. Highway 212, from five miles east of Redfield to east of Frankfort, has been reopened to all traffic. Motorists should be aware that there is an interim asphalt surface treatment through the work area. A reduced speed limit of 55 miles per…
Part of the Hongqi Bridge in China‘s Sichuan province collapsed on Tuesday after shifts were seen in the terrain of a mountain. There were no causalities reported, according to Reuters, and police had closed the bridge to all traffic the day before after identifying cracks on nearby slopes and roads. Construction on the bridge finished…
China’s services activity expanded in October even though growth was the weakest in three months, a private survey showed, as holiday spending and travel by households supported the industry during a deepening economic slowdown. The RatingDog China services purchasing managers’ index slipped to 52.6 from 52.9 in September, according to a statement published Wednesday, extending…
China’s factory activity slump worsened in October, reaching its longest decline in more than nine years as a deepening economic slowdown sets in during the final quarter. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index was 49, versus 49.8 in September, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday. The median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg was…