Hong Kong, Singapore square off in race to become world’s gold trading hub
Hong Kong and Singapore have crossed swords over their ambitions to be the world’s gold trading hub, but…
Warning over screen time and chatbots as number of depressed hits record high
One in three Hong Kong adults have moderate to severe symptoms of depression, almost triple the rate from…
Londoner sobs in court as she is convicted of blackmail over false claim banker raped her in Hong Kong – London Evening Standard
Londoner sobs in court as she is convicted of blackmail over false claim banker raped her in Hong…
Can China’s roaring trade engine power the yuan’s challenge to the US dollar?
In the run-up to this year’s ‘two sessions’ – the annual meetings of China’s top legislature and political…
No Exchange Fund withdrawal in next 5 years after latest transfers: Paul Chan
Hong Kong does not plan to make another transfer from its Exchange Fund in the next five years,…
Hong Kong’s budget surplus masks mounting structural deficit
The Hong Kong government has squezed out an estimated surplus for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026,…
Budget 2026-27: Hong Kong operating surplus of HK$51.3 billion forecast
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Why China’s path to ‘financial superpower’ status could begin in Hong Kong
When Wilson Chan Fung-cheung joined Hong Kong’s banking industry as a foreign-exchange trader more than four decades ago,…
Ant’s AQ health app breaks through 100 million users amid holiday surge
Ant Group’s artificial intelligence health app AQ surpassed 100 million users during the Spring Festival holiday, the company…
How exercise helped a mother tackle serious knee pain and return to cane-free walking
When teaching assistant Kavita Biswas first asked for a wheelchair at the airport, she was struggling to walk…
New US 10% global tariff will have ‘limited impact’ on Hong Kong: treasury chief
The new 10 per cent global tariffs imposed by the United States will have only a “limited impact”…
Hong Kong budget 2026-27: ‘sweeteners’ for grass roots or the middle class?
Hong Kong’s improving fiscal position has prompted a groundswell of calls for the government to offer more “sweeteners”…