Hong Kong employers are facing significantly higher costs for their employees’ medical insurance, with premiums having increased by 55 per cent over the past three years due to a greater demand for healthcare services, including those related to post-Covid illnesses. The findings were announced on Friday by the College of Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE)…
The Hang Seng dropped 108 points or 0.5% to end at 23,345 on Friday, down for the second day amid broad-based losses across all sectors. Investors were unsure how policies would evolve when the 90-day trade war truce between Washington and Beijing ends in July. A climb in US futures failed to lift sentiment as…
Home » Hong Kong News » Hong Kong Ignites Tourism Boom Crossing Over Three Million Visitors In April Fueled By Robust Double Digit Growth Friday, May 16, 2025 Hong Kong welcomed over three million tourists in April 2025, showcasing explosive double-digit growth that highlights the city’s booming tourism recovery and global appeal. Hong Kong’s tourism…
Members of the public are allowed to take pictures near “prohibited places” belonging to Beijing’s national security office in Hong Kong, authorities have said, after a journalist was reportedly stopped from photographing the locations. “There is no problem for members of the public to purely ‘check in’ and take photos near a prohibited place while…
Health authorities in densely-populated Hong Kong and Singapore have warned that Covid-19 cases are spiking, as a resurgent wave spreads through Asia. The virus’ activity in Hong Kong is now “quite high,” Albert Au, head of the Communicable Disease Branch of the city’s Center for Health Protection, told local media this week. The percentage of…
What’s going on here? US-China tech tensions and Alibaba’s disappointing earnings have taken a toll on Chinese and Hong Kong markets, with key sectors feeling the pinch. What does this mean? Recently, both the Shanghai Composite and CSI300 Indexes have trended downwards, largely due to cooling sentiments in tech and other major sectors including financial,…
SYDNEY (Reuters) -China’s Foshan Haitian Flavouring and Food Company has received approval from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to list in the city and it aims to raise about $1 billion, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. The Sh… Source link
Hong Kong authorities have warned ride-hailing platform operators to ensure their services are legal ahead of a meeting with them, as more than 30 disgruntled taxi drivers gathered outside the city government headquarters to petition for tougher law enforcement against illegal services. The Transport and Logistics Bureau issued a statement on Friday morning expressing concerns…
For mainland Chinese entrepreneur Wang Chaoyou, joining a Hong Kong delegation to the Middle East has fast-tracked his entry into the emerging market of Kuwait after an earlier attempt to gain a foothold fizzled out. “We were in discussions on a deal but couldn’t reach a consensus on the shareholding ratio – they asked for…
Hong Kong actor and singer Andy Lau (C) and his Malaysian wife Carol Chu (R) attend the memorial service of Cantonese opera actress Hung Sin Nui in Guangzhou city, China, Dec. 17, 2013. Photo by AFP According to Jayne Stars, Ye shared details about Lau and Chu’s relationship on social media, saying he had kept…