Hong Kong police have received 170 reports of scams centred on compensated dating or naked chats involving more than HK$4.5 million (US$573,250) in losses so far this year, with students accounting for about a third of the victims. The force on Monday urged the city’s young people to develop awareness and protect themselves, especially during…
Home » AIRLINE NEWS » Emirates Boosts International Travel Experience with New Barcelona Flight Enhancing Premium Access to Maldives, Bali, Bangkok, Hong Kong and Singapore Monday, June 23, 2025 Emirates is significantly enhancing its global travel network with the launch of a third daily flight to Barcelona starting 26 October 2025, a move designed to…
Elderly Hongkongers will be able to use healthcare vouchers for medical services at two hospitals in mainland China’s Zhuhai later this week under a government subsidy scheme, part of a plan to expand the coverage of the project across the border. The Hong Kong government on Monday announced that the Elderly Health Care Voucher Greater…
Allfunds Asia and Quinlan & Associates have co-published a thought leadership report that examines the wealthtech landscape in Hong Kong and Singapore and how financial institutions are leveraging wealthtech solutions to capture new market opportunities. Titled Rich Pickings: Unpacking the WealthTech Revolution in Hong Kong and Singapore, the study looks at the rising demand from…
Brent Crude prices spiked as much as 5% on Monday following the US airstrikes on Iran’s key nuclear facilities on Sunday. The move ended days of speculation over whether the US President Donald Trump would join Israel in its confrontation with Iran.While prices surged initially, they soon pared gains. The attacks on Fordow, Natanz and…
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Chinese heating systems supplier Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls had a tepid trading debut in Hong Kong on Monday, with investors selling shares following the initial public offering (IPO) frenzy. Trading under the code 2050, the stock began trading at HK$20.95 amid a declining market, 7.2 per cent lower than its offer price of HK$22.53, in…
China-based Unisound is offering 1.561 million shares in a Hong Kong IPO running June 20–25, with shares priced at HKD 165–205 each. Trading is set to begin June 30. The firm develops AI tools for healthcare, among other use cases, powered by a 60-billion-parameter model and Atlas AI infrastructure. Source link
Challenges and volatility will persist despite a renewed trade truce between the US and China, Hong Kong’s finance chief has warned, as he outlined his strategy to enable the city to navigate continued geopolitical uncertainties. In a media interview last Friday, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also revealed his goal for the city to overtake…