Hong Kong’s No 2 official has clarified that business leaders taking part in a fact-finding trip are not obliged to commit to investing in the Northern Metropolis, although he noted the response gathered for “zoned” projects has been positive. Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki said on Wednesday that the trip had met its goal of…
Russia has agreed to sell its Su-57 fighter jet to foreign customers, marking a first for the fifth-generation fighter jet, Russian media reported as Moscow’s top security official stopped by the Zhuhai air show in southern China this week. Russian news agency Tass said on Wednesday that state arms seller Rosoboronexport signed its first contracts…
Private firms in China are in a “precarious” situation as debt-ridden local governments increasingly seek to boost earnings through harsh criminal law enforcement, lawyers and observers have warned. The latest such case, involving a businessman based in eastern Shandong province, has sparked fresh worries despite Beijing’s repeated pledges to foster a supportive legal environment for…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Development Office (GBA Office) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will jointly host an exclusive business seminar on 8 November 2024 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, Kuala Lumpur. InvestHK is proud to partner with…
China has also been aggressively pursuing the technology, with Guangdong province in recent weeks joining a spate of funding programs aimed at building photonics chips in China, according to state media. read more A bipartisan group of US lawmakers is calling on the Department of Commerce to investigate national security risks associated with China’s advancements…
Hong Kong customs officers have seized about 53 million suspected black market cigarettes worth an estimated HK$240 million (US$30.9 million) in two large-scale operations targeting goods being smuggled in by sea in the past few days. A captain and six crew members aged between 28 and 51 were arrested in connection with one of the…
Eddie Yue Wai-man, who will start his second five-year term as the city’s de facto central banker on Tuesday, said development of the Greater Bay Area has been slower than expected. Beijing rolled out its blueprint for the Greater Bay Area project, which seeks to integrate Hong Kong, Macau and nine mainland cities into an…
A waterspout was spotted on Saturday in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour for the first time since records began in 1959. The rare sight wowed witnesses, including dozens of parents and children at an outdoor swimming pool in Hung Hom near where the waterspout was believed to have landed. Social media platforms were awash with photos…
Mainland Chinese early birds have flocked to Hong Kong ahead of the National Day “golden week” holiday to avoid crowds expected during the break next week. Many tourists were seen crossing the city’s land checkpoints on Saturday morning, while some descended to selfie hotspots, such as the University of Hong Kong (HKU). The country celebrates…
Hong Kong’s equality watchdog is reviewing accusations that a mainland Chinese dumpling shop breached discrimination laws after it posted a hiring notice prioritising female candidates from Guangdong province. The Equal Opportunities Commission said on Wednesday that it was “concerned” about a recruitment notice placed outside the Yuan Ji Yun Jiao dumpling shop in Prince Edward…