Chief Engineer of the China National Space Administration Li Guoping (fourth left); Chief Secretary for Administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Eric Chan Kwok-ki (center) and other participants pose for a group photo at the opening ceremony of the “Bank of China (Hong Kong) Presents: National Development and Achievements Series – Endless Exploration:…
Hong Kong’s KMB will use open-top double-deckers on its sightseeing route, but the fare will be doubled as the firm eyes opportunities brought by a rising number of tourists. The city’s largest bus franchised operator announced on Thursday that renovated open-topped double-deckers would be used for its HK1 sightseeing route in Kowloon, while its fares…
A tsunami triggered by a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka peninsula on Wednesday prompted warnings and evacuations in Japan, Hawaii and the US West Coast. The Hong Kong Observatory also told the public on the same day that the tsunami would reach the city in the late afternoon. A “sea-level anomaly…
Football Festival fever swept Hong Kong as Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur met in the event’s second and final match on Thursday. While the North London rivals prepared for their clash at Kai Tak Stadium, followers of the English Premier League clubs were in healthy competition off the pitch. Locally based and visiting supporters of both…
Wuxi AppTec, Asia’s largest provider of contract pharmaceutical research, has raised HK$7.70 billion (US$981 million) through a sale of additional shares in Hong Kong as it rides the wave of bullish appetite for Chinese biotechnology shares. The Shanghai-based company sold 73.8 million new shares to institutional investors at HK$104.27 each, a 6.9 per cent discount…
Home » TOURISM NEWS » Hong Kong Residents Can Now Enjoy Fast And Easy Weekend Escapes To Xiamen As StarCruises Rolls Out Six Autumn Sailings With No Airport Hassles Thursday, July 31, 2025 Hong Kong residents can now enjoy quick and effortless weekend getaways to Xiamen, thanks to StarCruises launching six exclusive autumn sailings that…
Wuxi AppTec, Asia’s largest provider of contract pharmaceutical research, has raised HK$7.70 billion (US$981 million) through a sale of additional shares in Hong Kong as it rides the wave of bullish appetite for Chinese biotechnology shares. The Shanghai-based company sold 73.8 million new shares to institutional investors at HK$104.27 each, a 6.9 per cent discount…
With the rise of social media and generative AI, how much of what we see online is true? In this new series, SCMP Fact-Check, the Post investigates claims circulating online and debunks viral misinformation impacting the daily lives of Hongkongers. “Typhoon Wipha Signal #10 Hits Hong Kong July 20,2025,” reads a Facebook post by a…
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said on Wednesday that the rapturous reception for his team at the Hong Kong Football Festival had given their new striker Viktor Gyokeres a “very good first impression” of the club. The Swede joined for an estimated US$74.2 million (HK$582 million) from Sporting Lisbon this week, as Arteta continued a spending…
Share prices of listed companies in related businesses have appreciated very significantly in both the US and Hong Kong. The trend appears unstoppable. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent expects the stablecoin market alone to grow tenfold over the next few years from US$200 billion to US$2 trillion. While cryptocurrencies present new opportunities for investors, it…