HONG KONG — Hong Kong retail sales lost steam in June after a modest rebound in May, the latest data shows, indicating that the market is still struggling with a combination of weak domestic consumer sentiment, outbound travel and lukewarm tourist spending. Sales totaled 30.1 billion Hong Kong dollars ($3.86 billion) for the month, up…
HONG KONG — Hong Kong is welcoming flocks of Japanese tourists eager to visit sites featured in a surprise hit film set in the era before the city’s 1997 handover to China from the U.K. The tourism boom is offering optimism to Hong Kong’s faltering film industry. Source link
Liverpool are setting off on their next phase of preseason after the initial player testing and training sessions at the AXA Training Center. The Reds are embarking to Hong Kong for a week of training, followed by a friendly with AC Milan. Liverpool will then head to Tokyo for a few more training sessions before…
HONG KONG — More than five years ago, when New World Development asked banks in Hong Kong for a billion-dollar syndicated loan to fund the construction of a lavish shopping mall by the city’s airport, banks had to fight for a share of the deal — and they did not ask for collateral. For years, blue-chip…
HONG KONG — The Tsim Sha Tsui district of Hong Kong was buzzing on a Friday evening in mid-June, yet not a single customer ventured into Prince Beef Brisket and Offal Noodles in the heart of one of the city’s top tourism and shopping spots. Just next door, customers streamed into Hefu Noodle, a more…
RENOWNED as a majestic haven of discreet luxury on Victoria Harbour, Regent Hong Kong has been voted the #1 City Hotel in Asia in the 2025 Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards readers’ survey. The hotel also retained its title as the #1 City Hotel in Hong Kong for the second year in a row…
SHANGHAI — Mainland Chinese investors have poured a record 680 billion yuan ($94.8 billion) into the Hong Kong stock market so far this year, helping boost its gains in contrast to a lackluster performance at home. Net buying of Hong Kong stocks via the stock connect program, which enables mainland and Hong Kong investors to…
HONG KONG — The League of Social Democrats, one of the last political groups advocating pro-democracy causes in Hong Kong, is set to disband, multiple major local media outlets reported on Wednesday. The reports came on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the strict national security law Beijing imposed on the city. The LSD’s…
HUALIEN, TAIWAN – Media OutReach Newswire – 23 June 2025 – Discover a new side of Taiwan with the new direct flight from Hong Kong to Hualien, launched in late 2024 by HK Express. Operating four times a week, this route makes it easier to reach Hualien’s stunning landscapes without the hassle of transfers or…
Offering Travellers More Direct Flight Options to Australia HONG KONG, June 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Hong Kong Airlines’ inaugural flight between Hong Kong and Sydney, Australia, departed yesterday, making it the second local airline to operate this route and providing greater travel options for business, leisure, and transit passengers. To mark this new milestone in…