Kung fu master Sin wants to run Hong Kong as leadership race looms
HONG KONG, Jan 19, 2022, Reuters. Hong Kong kung fu master and film producer Checkley…
Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China, is an economy of 7 million people that joined APEC in 1991. On the year it joined the forum, it had a real GDP of USD 110 billion and a per capita GDP of USD 19,000. By 2016, its real GDP more than doubled at USD 269 billion, while its per capita GDP rose to USD 37,000.
Travel sector chiefs urge Hong Kong govt for relief funding
HONG KONG, Jan 12, 2022, SCMP. Industry chiefs have called for Hong Kong’s battered hotel…
China accuses Australia of ‘violent’ interference in Five Eyes response to Hong Kong election
BEIJING, Dec 21, 2021, The Guardian. China has accused the Australian government of “violently interfering”…
Fire breaks out at Hong Kong’s World Trade center, injuring one
HONG KONG, Dec 15, 2021, CNBC. One person was injured after a fire broke out…
Top Japanese officials to skip Beijing Olympics: Reports
TOKYO, Dec 11, 2021, Al Jazeera. Senior Japanese government officials will likely skip the Winter…
China’s Evergrande, Kaisa have defaulted as huge restructuring looms
HONG KONG, Dec 10, 2021, Bloomberg/Reuters. China Evergrande Group has officially been labeled a defaulter…
Jimmy Lai convicted for taking part in Tiananmen vigil
HONG KONG, Dec 9, 2021, BBC. Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, along with two…
Japan, Hong Kong drop more than 2 per cent each as Asia-Pacific markets slip amid renewed Covid fears
SINGAPORE, Nov 26, 2021, CNBC. Shares in Asia-Pacific dropped on Friday, with stocks in Hong…
Hong Kong leader expects mainland China border to reopen in Feb
HONG KONG, Nov 5, 2021, Reuters. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Friday she…
Billionaire Alibaba founder Jack Ma reappears in Hong Kong: Sources
HONG KONG, Oct 13, 2021, Reuters. Alibaba Group (9988.HK) founder Jack Ma, largely out of…
Hong Kong cancels morning trading, shuts schools on Typhoon Kompasu
HONG KONG, Oct 13, 2021, Bloomberg. Hong Kong suspended schools and the city’s US$6.3 trillion…
Hong Kong risks global status as Singapore opens up to world
HONG KONG, Oct 12, 2021, Bloomberg. The divide between Asia’s two main financial hubs in…