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China cuts rates, injects liquidity as mainland markets sink
China’s central bank took its first concrete steps to cushion the economy and plunging markets from the blow of a spreading new virus, providing ... -
Risks mount for HK after economy shrank in 2019
The hits just keep coming for Hong Kong. In 2019, there was the escalating U.S.-China trade war, which squeezed exports. Then came violent protests ... -
Hong Kong to shut most of mainland China border
Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam announced the city will shut almost all land and sea border control points to the mainland from midnight to ... -
Hong Kong | Medical workers vote to strike as outbreak worsens
Thousands of Hong Kong medical professionals voted to begin a five-day strike today after the government refused their demand to shut all entry points ... -
HK exports grow in December, ending 13-month decline
Hong Kong’s exports rose in December, snapping a 13-month streak of declines that was the longest since 2016 as agreement on a U.S.-China trade ... -
HK extends school suspension amid coronavirus threat
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced a string of measures on Friday to further contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, including extending ... -
HK lawmaker criticized for encouraging masks to be reused
Hong Kong democrat lawmakers and netizens are criticizing pro-establishment lawmaker Ann Chiang Lai-wan for posting a video on her Facebook page explaining the process ... -
Analysis: Mistrust hampers Hong Kong’s battle to hold back China virus
Hong Kong was always going to face a huge challenge holding back a disease outbreak raging in mainland China. Deep mistrust built up over ... -
2019-nCov | HK to reduce transport services with mainland
Hong Kong will significantly reduce transport services between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland to contain the spread of new coronavirus. Flights from the ... -
Hong Kong seeks powers to curb online harassment amid unrest
Hong Kong’s privacy chief said cases of online harassment have surged since the city’s protests erupted last year, as the government seeks new powers ... -
Hong Kong | Protest messages shared in Lunar New Year packets
Hong Kong’s anti-government protests are putting a new spin on a Lunar New Year tradition. Every year, adults hand out red packets stuffed with ... -
Briefs | HK customs busts largest cannabis trafficking case in a decade
Hong Kong customs seized about 70 kilograms of suspected cannabis buds at Hong Kong International Airport last week, the largest cannabis trafficking case detected ... -
Hong Kong | Burberry becomes latest victim of political protests
Burberry Group Plc became the latest victim of the Hong Kong protests as sales in that market dropped in half over the Christmas quarter, ... -
Hong Kong | Mainland buyers cool on property following protests
Mainland Chinese, once the driving force behind Hong Kong’s stratospheric home prices, are now shunning the city after months of protests. Inquiries for Hong ... -
World Economic Forum | Xi Jinping isn’t tightening China’s grip on HK, according to Carrie Lam
Chinese President Xi Jinping offered personal assurances that he wouldn’t use protests in Hong Kong as an excuse to increase Beijing’s control over the ... -
China’s top official in HK urges enacting national security law
China’s new top official in Hong Kong urged the city to enact national security legislation, raising speculation that Beijing might renew its push for ... -
Businesses confident in Greater Bay Area project, says survey
Businesses are confident in the prospects of the Greater Bay Area (GBA) project, with over half of business executives planning to expand geographically ... -
Analysis | ‘Lennon Walls’ herald sticky-note revolution
Months of anti-government protests in Hong Kong have physically reshaped the city. As a scholar of urban landscapes, I have been interested in how ... -
Briefs | Cross-border RMB settlement hits new high
Cross-border settlement in Chinese currency in south China’s Guangdong Province hit a new high in 2019, said a local branch of the People’s Bank ... -
Hong Kong | Homes remain world’s least affordable for 10th year
Hong Kong has racked up a 10th year as the world’s least-affordable housing market, highlighting the inequality that has helped fuel months of protests. ... -
Hong Kong | Jobless rate rises for third consecutive month
Hong Kong’s jobless rate rose for a third month in December, as the city’s consumption and tourism-related industries remained weak amid the city’s protest-driven ... -
Hong Kong | Gov’t rebuffs key protest demand as violence persists
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam’s government again pushed back on a key demand of protesters as a downtown rally turned violent, showing the unrest ... -
World Economic Forum | Carrie Lam to remind world leaders of HK’s strengths
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam will lead a top-level delegation to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos this week with the aim ... -
Hong Kong must not give up on youth, says finance secretary
Hong Kong must not give up on its youth and should invest in future generations, Finance Secretary Paul Chan said at a forum Saturday, ... -
Briefs | Cruise liner tours prove popular in Shenzhen
Cruise liner tours have become quite popular in southern China as the traditional Spring Festival holiday approaches. In the metropolis of Shenzhen, tickets have ... -
Hong Kong is months behind on tax collection
Hong Kong is behind on its taxes. Hundreds of thousands of residents are still waiting in January for their salaries tax bills, which normally ... -
Kyle Bass’s doomsday call on HK isn’t convincing markets
Kyle Bass is convinced Hong Kong is headed for a financial crisis, and he’s warning investors every chance he gets. Few seem to be ... -
Carrie Lam says special status can endure beyond 2047
Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam said yesterday that the ‘“one country, two systems’’ framework under which the city enjoys freedoms unknown in China could ... -
Briefs | Macau, HK deputies briefed on top legislature’s work
China’s top legislature Wednesday briefed deputies from Hong Kong and Macau to the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) on its major work in 2019 ... -
Singapore companies abandon home to list in Hong Kong
Hong Kong remains the top listing venue for Singapore companies. CTR Holdings Ltd., a provider of engineering services, is the latest example. It’s the ... -
Trade, intellectual property initiative issued in Guangzhou
The Nansha Initiative on Trade and Intellectual Property was signed yesterday in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, as the two-day Forum on Global Trade, ... -
Huge explosion at Zhuhai petrochemical plant
An explosion occurred at a petrochemical plant in Zhuhai of Guangdong Province around noon yesterday, according to state media China Global Television Network (CGTN). ... -
Guangdong province reports 6.3% economic growth in 2019
Guangdong Province, one of the country’s economic powerhouses, estimated its gross domestic product rose around 6.3% to surpass 10.5 trillion yuan (around $1.52 trillion) ... -
Fashion label maker SML explores $500 million sale
SML Group Ltd., a closely held garment label maker for fashion brands and retailers globally, is exploring a sale of the business which could ... -
HK pins hopes on trade, finance to restore economy
Hong Kong’s government is usually eager to play up the city’s resilience in the face of economic calamity, like the bounce-back after the Asian ...
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