Hong Kong stocks fell on Tuesday after notching the biggest gain in two months a day earlier, as traders digested the apparent breakthrough in the China-US trade talks. The Hang Seng Index dropped 1.7 per cent to 23,156.89 at the noon break, giving up some of Monday’s 3 per cent gain. The Hang Seng Tech…
May 13 2025, 10:15 am | BY Adam Shaw | No Comments Chris Kyme (pictured above) continues his ‘Postcard from Hong Kong’ series finding out legendary director David Tsui and his Hong Kong production house, Moviola, are busier than ever. Kyme asks what keeps him going? There was a time in a not so…
A 95-minute bidding war would have made headlines even when the Hong Kong auction market was at its frothiest a decade ago, so a recent protracted battle over a 14th century Chinese calligraphy scroll was all the more remarkable for coming four years into a market downturn. Rao Jie’s 700-year-old, six-metre long, cursive-script calligraphy of…
Uncertainty surrounding escalating US-China tensions and a “relatively muted society” may have prompted Hong Kong authorities to propose new subsidiary legislation for safeguarding national security, observers have said, although they dismissed speculation the law targets ongoing high-profile cases. In addition, a legal scholar called for more procedural clarity when introducing bills, particularly in circumstances when…
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has been busy defending the dollar peg A benchmark Hong Kong interbank offered rate has weakened to a 30-month low after the city’s de facto central bank intervened in the currency market, with analysts expecting lower borrowing costs to boost home sales and fortify property developers’ bottom lines. The one-month…
35 MoUs and announcements facilitated to deepen cooperation in key sectors – A delegation led by Mr John Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, visited Qatar as part of a broader high-level overseas visit to Middle East– The delegation comprises over 50 business leaders from Hong Kong and enterprise representatives from…
Doha: Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari emphasized the deep relations between the State of Qatar and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, particularly in trade and investments, noting that there are venues of cooperation between business sectors of both countries to strengthen trade and capitalize on…
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has said the city will proceed with filing a complaint about the US’ punitive tariffs to the World Trade Organization (WTO) despite the truce between Washington and Beijing. The city’s business sector is also gearing up to take advantage of the 90-day tariff suspension window to front-load their shipments…
A Hong Kong delegation making an official visit to Qatar has signed 35 memorandums of understanding (MOUs) and agreements to deepen cooperation between the two places, ranging from investment to innovation and technology, with city residents also given 30-day visa-free access to the Gulf nation. Wrapping up his two-day visit to the country in Doha,…
Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings has said it would be impossible for the controversial Panama ports sale to proceed under any illegal or non-compliant circumstances after mainland China’s market regulator asked the parties involved not to circumvent an ongoing antitrust probe into the deal last month. Monday’s statement, the first directly issued by Li Ka-shing’s…