Argentine football star Lionel Messi has apologized to Chinese fans for skipping a friendly game in Hong Kong over the weekend due to an injury, only to be spotted playing in Japan days after. What …
China Market Update: Markets Take A Breather Before Lunar New Year Holiday
The Lunar (Chinese) New Year holiday begins tomorrow. Mainland markets will be fully closed starting tomorrow and remain closed for all of next week. Hong Kong will have a half day tomorrow and be …
Sustain crackdown on Hong Kong housing abuses
Vigorous action against those who misuse city public flats is imperative to make room for the needy When the government initiated a fresh crackdown on public housing abuses last year, the public …
Hong Kong, Singapore prime property prices to see big declines as high rates weigh on sentiment: Savills
Of the 30 cities monitored in the Savills World Prime Residential Index, 17 will see price declines, with Hong Kong projected to see the highest drop of up to 10 per cent and as much as 3.9 per cent …
Hong Kong church Island ECC acquires floors in building that is home to famous Sunbeam Theatre
The church has secured several floors at the property at 413-423 King’s Road as its ‘future permanent home in Hong Kong’, it said in a statement on its website.
Banks prepare for new rules allowing Hong Kong, Macau homebuyers to bypass daily remittance cap when buying property in Greater Bay Area
Hong Kong and mainland Chinese banks are preparing for a new cross-border payment regime that will make it easier for Hong Kong and Macau homebuyers to transfer the funds they need to purchase …
‘Everyone looked real’: multinational firm’s Hong Kong office loses HK$200 million after scammers stage deepfake video meeting
Employee fooled after seeing digitally recreated versions of company’s chief financial officer and others in video call Deepfake technology has been in the spotlight after fake explicit images of pop superstar Taylor Swift spread on social media sites A multinational company lost HK$200 million (US$25.
Exposing Hong Kong’s invisible land grab: why homeowners have few qualms breaking rules to build add-ons to luxe homes
In upscale communities and largely out of the public eye, mansion owners are suspected of adding millions of dollars in value to their homes with unauthorised structures Lax enforcement, anaemic fines …
Yuan loans likely to rise for Thai firms
HSBC Thailand expects higher demand for yuan borrowing from large Thai corporates, in line with positive growth of cross-border trade and investment between Thailand, China and Hong Kong.Normally Thai …
Hong Kong luxury property owners turn to high-interest private loans for relief from liquidity pain
On a road that winds through Hong Kong’s posh Repulse Bay neighbourhood, a multistorey luxury residential building with Roman columns and sweeping views of the South China Sea has been put forward as …