South China Morning PostA citywide manhunt for four non-Chinese robbers was under way after a mainland visitor was chopped in the leg and robbed of a rucksack and a luggage packed with about HK$4 million…
MIT’s Campaign for a Better World tour arrives in Hong KongMIT NewsOn Dec. 14, MIT’s Campaign for a Better World tour arrived in Hong Kong, where over 200 attendees joined President L. Rafael Reif, local…
South China Morning PostOther proposed changes include prohibiting a person from leaving Hong Kong, or entering another state for terrorism purposes, and stopping the provision or collection of property for terrorist financing and the travel…
South China Morning PostCoach Liu Chun-fai called for the support of clubs as Hong Kong kicked off their preparations for next week’s annual Interport Cup against Guangdong. The provisional team, made up mostly of up-and-coming…
Bloomberg9 high as rising funding costs in Hong Kong and the mainland weighed on property developers and a weakening yuan turned investors off Chinese assets. The value of shares traded on the city’s stock market…
BloombergA new year is just around the corner, and pressure on the yuan means Beijing can look forward to a host of fresh outflows into Hong Kong insurance, curbs or no. The annual $50,000 cap…
NextSharkHong Kong’s child poverty rate in 2015 was at 23.2 percent, 10 percent higher than those aged between 18 and 64 in the city, according to the report. The Social Welfare Department also reported that…
South China Morning PostHong Kong and mainland Chinese stocks fell in early trading on Tuesday amid global uncertainties. The Hang Seng Index opened down 0.3 per cent or 65.07 points at 21,767.61, and the Hang…
THE BUSINESS TIMES[HONG KONG] Hong Kong shares fell in the first few minutes of trade Tuesday, extending losses after a three-day sell-off, with investors spooked by deadly attacks in Germany, Turkey and Switzerland. The Hang…
Huffington PostTo that end, SPS traveled to Beijing and Hong Kong to connect with top government, business, and university officials, as well as continue to build our alumni network abroad. Over the course of the…
BloombergEach time China tightens up on money flowing out of the country for purchases of Hong Kong insurance, new routes seem to emerge. In the latest clampdown, which started on Saturday, MasterCard Inc. and Visa…
South China Morning PostChina Vanke, the country’s largest property developer, fell in Shenzhen and Hong Kong after the country’s largest property developer scrapped a white knight rescue plan involving Shenzhen Metro, which was intended to…
South China Morning PostEarly in 2012, when it was still unclear whether it would be CY Leung or Henry Tang who would get anointed as the Hong Kong government’s next chief executive, the South China…
South China Morning PostThe Department of Health in Hong Kong approved the use of the new drug this month, but local doctors believe it will take years before it can become first-line treatment in public…
South China Morning PostPeople are already calling it the “Battle of the tai-tais” as lawmaker and former security minister Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee’s bid for Hong Kong’s top job propels her towards a widely expected…
South China Morning PostIt is highly unlikely that three anti-riot vehicles equipped with water cannons will be available for duty in Hong Kong to deal with any trouble during 20th anniversary celebrations of Hong Kong’s…
South China Morning PostA rapidly ageing population in Hong Kong has resulted in an unexplored “silver market” with business opportunities that British health care technology groups are keen to tap. Researchers from Sensor City, a…
BloombergChinese residents buying insurance in Hong Kong will no longer be able to swipe their credit cards multiple times to get around previously imposed curbs intended to slow sales, according to people with knowledge of…
South China Morning PostThis governance problem is a political one, and that is the crux of Hong Kong’s ills. And it’s going to take someone who can mend political rifts, not worsen our adversarial politics,…
South China Morning PostNotice also from the second chart, which shows only the Thailand figures, that these inflows and outflows are not exactly matched as they are in Hong Kong. There are indications of general…
Immunotherapy with pembrolizumab deemed cost-effective for advanced melanoma in Hong KongEurekAlert (press release)“This is the first study to address the cost-effectiveness of checkpoint inhibitors in the management of advanced cancer in Hong Kong,” said lead…
RTE.ieOver €4m belonging to Meath County Council has been frozen in a bank account in Hong Kong after gardaí interrupted an attempt to steal the money. Seven weeks ago, the council was the victim of…
South China Morning Post“It is very sad that there is a wealth gap everywhere in the world, but particularly in a place like Hong Kong,” he said. “Particularly with young children it is important to…
South China Morning PostThe Sri Lankan asylum seekers who sheltered the American whistle-blower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong might be at risk of detention and deportation as their lawyer was not able to meet a…
South China Morning PostAccording to a 2011 study by Boston College in the United States, Hong Kong had the lowest rate of family literacy – which refers to parents and children learning together – in…
South China Morning PostFor decades, Hong Kong made its mark as the region’s leading financial centre, vying with New York and London for supremacy as a global nexus of money. Shaken by the Asian financial…
South China Morning PostChief executive contender Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee has pledged to defend academic freedom and to allow students to discuss Hong Kong independence in schools, in sharp contrast to the city’s current leader’s…
South China Morning PostCathay Dragon is planning a bumper order of 23 new Airbus or Boeing planes to replace its ageing single-aisle aircraft in a potential HK$20 billion deal. The newly rebranded sister airline of…
South China Morning PostAfter a long career in public service that has seen her popularity wax and wane, former security minister Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee is a pro-establishment candidate the Hong Kong public knows well….
ReutersHong Kong’s location on China’s southern coast has long made the port a main transit point for ivory, other endangered animal products and for large volumes of wood in an international illegal timber trade worth…
South China Morning PostHong Kong Monetary Authority increased the official base rate by 25 basis points to 1 per cent on Thursday, just hours after the US Federal Reserve increased the benchmark funds rate by…
South China Morning PostWalkability advocates and experts called on the next chief executive to change Hong Kong’s mindset and government structure by introducing measures that put pedestrians first. The plea came as a study showed…
South China Morning PostFewer companies in Hong Kong are looking to hire in the next three months compared to a year ago, although certain sectors are bucking the trend with plans to increase staffing levels…
At home in Hong KongMIT News“The alumni scene in Hong Kong is thriving,” says Julian Lee ’97, former president of the MIT Club of Hong Kong, who estimates about 600 alumni live in the region….
South China Morning PostHong Kong and mainland Chinese stocks opened lower on Tuesday ahead of a possible interest rate increase when the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy board meeting winds up on Wednesday. The Hang Seng…
BloombergAs pressure in Hong Kong’s money market builds, the risks to the city’s equities and currency are mounting. Funding costs surged for a 10th day on Monday to a 2009 high as the Federal Reserve…
South China Morning PostHong Kong’s compulsory retirement savings scheme will offer a new investment option from April 1 next year, setting a handling fee cap for the first time at 0.95 per cent that is…
South China Morning PostAll eyes are on whether Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp could for the first time win an influential share of seats in the committee that would go on to pick the city’s next…
South China Morning PostRoberts was one of many children born in Hong Kong in the 1950s and 60s adopted by western families and taken to countries such as the UK, Canada and the United States….
South China Morning PostWith rents through the roof in a sky-high property market, the Hong Kong government must reconsider its decision to ditch a one-off living allowance for the city’s neediest, a concern group has…
South China Morning PostThe bank and foreign investigators sought the help of Hong Kong police. A police spokesman confirmed the single email scam involving the biggest loss so far this year was suffered by an…
South China Morning PostThat, perhaps, is why the following is widely believed in town: whoever solves Hong Kong’s long-standing housing problem can win hearts and minds and be considered a good leader. Now that Leung…
Telegraph.co.ukHundreds of people took part in a pro-democracy rally in Hong Kong on Saturday to protest the hard-line stance the government has taken against pro-democracy legislators, activists and supporters. The protesters accused the administration of…
Stuff.co.nzLocated on the south coast of Hong Kong Island, Aberdeen was one of the first places the British came ashore in 1841. It is home to a colourful floating village, with about 5000 boat-dwellers living…
South China Morning PostA group of lawyers in Montreal has formed a fundraising NGO urging the Canadian government to resettle the asylum seekers who sheltered American whistle-blower Edward Snowden while he was in Hong Kong…
ESPNRyder Cup star Rafa Cabrera Bello survived a major wobble in the middle of his third round to take a share of the lead into the final day of the UBS Hong Kong Open. The…
South China Morning PostSnowball fights may be a classic activity during winter, but in downtown Hong Kong, they are a rare sight. To get in the mood for a wintry Christmas, however, visitors of all…
BloodHorse.com (press release) (registration) (blog)Hong Kong racing fans develop deep affection for their star runners and closely follow the fortunes of their favorites. That love will be on full display in the Dec. 11 Longines…
Fox NewsHONG KONG – Hong Kong’s Beijing-backed leader, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, says he won’t run again for the job after his current term ends next year, citing unspecified family reasons. Leung, who was chosen…
ReutersHONG KONG Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying said on Friday he will not run in the 2017 chief executive election due to family reasons. He told reporters that the Chinese central government has accepted his…
Huffington PostHong Kong, my favorite city, sends the opposite message. Its restaurants are run with precision, and it boasts some of the world’s best hotels. Surely any city that can look after visitors so superbly…
South China Morning PostLast Wednesday, Beijing and the Hong Kong government confirmed pan-democrats banned from entering the mainland would be granted travel documents. The move was hailed as a conciliatory gesture by the central government…
South China Morning PostThe new Hilton-branded hotel will be the Hotels Group International’s (HGI) second property in Hong Kong, joining the five-star Conrad Hotel in Admiralty, which first opened its doors in 1990. “Hong Kong…
BloombergTax benefits, government help and easy access to regional markets led Joe Seunghyun Cho to choose Singapore as the headquarters for his six financial technology companies, rather than base them in the rival hub of…
AdweekAlthough international arrivals to Hong Kong have grown over the last few years, the Hong Kong Tourism Board is seeking to lure more global travelers with a series of videos that highlight the city’s lesser-known…
BloodHorse.com (press release) (registration) (blog)… HK$1.238 billion, the second highest for an International Jockeys’ Championship day. Racing resumes in Hong Kong on Dec. 11 when Sha Tin Racecourse hosts the HK$83 million ($1.3 million) seasonal…
Bigots roaring mad at ‘disgusting gay lions’ Pride display in Hong KongLGBTQ NationTwo magnificent golden lions that drape the entrance to the HSBC offices in Hong Kong have been temporarily replaced by a pair of…
South China Morning PostThe performance of Hong Kong students in science has dropped to a new low possibly because of a decrease in numbers studying the subject under the new senior secondary school curriculum, according…
ReutersFour months after Australia blocked CKI’s earlier A$10 billion ($7.4 billion) bid for control of state-owned energy firm Ausgrid on security grounds, Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing’s firm returned on Monday with a play for…
BBC NewsInvestors in Hong Kong can buy stocks on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and vice-versa from today, following the official launch of the Shenzhen – Hong Kong trading link. The link was supposed to launch…
