A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City on March 10, 2025. Charly Triballeau | Afp | Getty Images CNBC will be hosting “CONVERGE LIVE,” an inaugural thought leadership event on March 12-13, 2025, in Singapore, where global business leaders, entrepreneurs, investors…
The economic benefits of hosting shows by US pop star Lady Gaga would have to be weighed against the requirements for securing an exclusive Asian stop, observers in Hong Kong said on Monday after rival Singapore signed up the singer for four dates in May following Taylor Swift’s concerts last year. The opening earlier this…
This is part two of the Post’s exclusive wide-ranging interview with Ashley Westwood, Hong Kong’s football head coach. You can read part one here. Football loves a rivalry, and pitting Hong Kong against its fellow financial hub of Singapore works on multiple levels. These two “Asian tigers”, drawn together in qualifying matches for the 2027…
Chinese Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang has praised Hong Kong for having made political and economic “breakthroughs” in the past year, calling on the city to focus on its advancement while not lowering its guard on national security threats as it enters a new stage of development. The state leader on Friday also urged Hong Kong to…
Potential performances by Asian “superstar” singers at Kai Tak Sports Park will follow a string of mega-events in March, the tourism minister has said when asked whether Hong Kong has lost out again to Singapore on luring music icons such as Lady Gaga to the city. The highly anticipated grand opening of the sports park…
Discussions about a long-term deal between Hong Kong and LIV Golf were still at an early stage, with more information likely to emerge in the next few days, sources told the Post on Wednesday. And while Scott O’Neil, the LIV Golf CEO, said he was not in a position to comment publicly, he told a…
Finance ministers from developed Western economies would “be happy” to have Hong Kong’s level of deficits and reserves, economic experts have said, stressing that the city remains robust financially while having more room for bond issuances. The economists were speaking at a panel discussion on Monday at the Redefining Hong Kong Series 2025: Budget Edition…
Singapore and United Kingdom Lead Luxury Hospitality Trends as Millennium Hotels and Resorts Celebrates 30 Years of Excellence – Travel…
Mixue, the world’s largest fast-food chain, had a blockbuster first day as a publicly traded company. The company’s shares jumped 30% from its IPO price when markets opened. The chain has over 45,000 stores and has attracted customers with cheap ice cream and bubble tea. A bubble tea chain from China just went public, and…
As an invited guest at the two-hour opening extravaganza at the main stadium of Hong Kong’s newest landmark, the Kai Tak Sports Park, I found myself exclaiming a few times and swinging through a range of emotions during the opening ceremony, not least during the moment Andy Lau Tak-wah, one of the “Four Heavenly Kings”…