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Chow Tai Fook to shut down about a fifth of its HK stores
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. said it plans to shut about 15 of its Hong Kong stores after their leases expire this year, ... -
Yum China to work with CICC, Goldman on HK Listing
Yum China Holdings Inc. is working with China International Capital Corp. and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. on the preparations of a second listing in ... -
Human Rights Watch boss says he was barred from Hong Kong
The executive director of campaign group Human Rights Watch said that he was prevented from entering Hong Kong, where he intended to release a ... -
HK police watchdog finds ‘many shortcomings,’ report says
An investigation by Hong Kong’s police watchdog into the conduct of the city’s officers throughout recent unrest has revealed “many shortcomings,” the Hong Kong ... -
Xinhua perspective | Pro-police actor remains firm after targeted by rioters
For TVB actor Mat Yeung, handshakes and photo-taking with fans at his soup restaurant in Wan Chai are common occurrences. But not until recently ... -
Hong Kong Property scion says social housing a top priority
Adam Kwok, the young executive with the keys to Hong Kong’s largest property empire, sees tackling the city’s housing crisis as a top priority. ... -
HK group cuts rents as protests slam retail, tourism
Hong Kong-based real-estate and aviation group Swire Pacific Ltd. has been cutting some rents in the city, where months of violent protests choked off ... -
HK peg architect slams ‘naive’ BoE report
The Bank of England should apologize for a report which warned of risks resulting from fund outflows in the wake of Hong Kong’s protests, ... -
HK’s first digital bank offers 6% rate that dwarfs HSBC’s
The first of Hong Kong’s new generation of digital banks has announced its arrival with a 6% introductory rate for deposits. ZA Bank Ltd., ... -
HSBC kicks off sale process for French retail business
HSBC Holdings Plc has kicked off the sale of its French retail operations, part of a push by interim Chief Executive Officer Noel Quinn ... -
Anti-establishment symbols unite, divide HK protesters
Trump signs, Pepe the Frog graffiti and British and American flags have become a common sight at Hong Kong’s anti-government protests — and an ... -
Hong Kong | Finance minister pledges bold spending to boost growth
Hong Kong’s government is preparing to spend “boldly” to shore up the finance hub’s tumbling economy, Financial Secretary Paul Chan said in an exclusive ... -
Briefs | Guangzhou reports better air quality
Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, saw better air quality last year, the city’s ecology and environment bureau said this week. The average concentration ... -
BYD intends to increase production of solar panels in Brazil
Shenzhen-based BYD intends to significantly increase the production of solar panels in Brazil in 2020, in response to demand from the local market, said ... -
Pearl River sets freight volume record
The freight volume of south China’s Pearl River exceeded 1 billion tonnes in 2019, setting a new record, second only to that of Yangtze ... -
Hong Kong | United takes $90 million charge on demand drag
United Airlines Holdings Inc. is taking a $90 million (HKD700 million) non-cash charge in the 2019 fourth quarter to account for a steep drop ... -
Disney faces pressure to help ease HK housing crisis
Walt Disney Co. is the latest company under pressure to help alleviate Hong Kong’s housing woes that have been partly blamed for months of ... -
HK parents eye Singapore schools as protests linger
North London Collegiate School has been educating girls in the British capital since the days of Queen Victoria. These days, it’s looking further afield ... -
Hong Kong | Flu scare gives Carrie Lam a diversion from protests
Fears of a public health outbreak stemming from a surge of mysterious pneumonia cases in mainland China are giving Hong Kong’s leader Carrie Lam ... -
Hong Kong | Landlords face tough year as protests dent rents
Landlords in Hong Kong, a city with some of the highest commercial rents in the world, are staring down the barrel of a tough ... -
UM develops Cantonese-Mandarin machine translator to further GBA integration
A new online machine-translation system has been developed by a research team, the University of Macau (UM) has recently announced. It was developed, the ... -
Macau visitor passes now available 24/7 in Guangzhou
Mainland residents can now apply for Macau and Hong Kong visitor permits at the new automated facility at Guangzhou South Railway Station, the Police ... -
New Hong Kong liaison chief confident city will stabilize
China’s new top official in Hong Kong said he is certain the city will stabilize following months of political unrest, backing leader Carrie Lam ... -
HSBC walks tricky political tightrope between HK and Beijing
The two bronze lion statues standing guard over HSBC Holdings Plc’s main offices in Hong Kong still bear the marks of an attack by ... -
China names new HK liaison head
China replaced its top liaison official for Hong Kong, signaling Beijing’s growing frustration with pro-democracy protests that have dragged on for months. Luo Huining ... -
Hong Kong | Retail sales weaken again as tourism plunges
Hong Kong’s retail sales posted another double-digit decline in November as visitor arrivals to the financial center plunged. Retail sales by value retreated 23.6% ... -
Hong Kong | HKD surges to strongest since 2017 as shorts unwind
The Hong Kong dollar advanced to its strongest level since April 2017, as traders unwound short positions on expectations that borrowing costs will rise ... -
Hundreds of thousands pack HK streets in New Year’s rally
Hundreds of thousands of people packed Hong Kong streets for an annual New Year’s Day protest march as the months-long pro-democracy movement extended into ... -
Hong Kong | Iconic HSBC lions caught in protests’ crosshairs
Experts in Hong Kong could be facing a dilemma unseen in more than six months of protests: How to clean a pair of iconic ... -
Xi defends HK model after restive year
President Xi Jinping used his New Year’s Eve address to defend China’s system for running Hong Kong, in an unusually high-profile acknowledgment of the ... -
Major HK developer donates land to mitigate housing crisis
Wheelock Properties Ltd. announced plans to donate several plots of land to charity for social housing in Hong Kong, following in the footsteps of ... -
Hong Kong | Gov’t to roll out latest measures to support SMEs
The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will implement new measures to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) starting January 1, including ... -
Briefs | Greater Bay musicians to present joint New Year concert
Several hundred musicians from China’s Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area will jointly present a New Year concert, according to the event’s host the China ... -
HK economy expected to shrink in fourth quarter
Hong Kong’s economy is set to contract in the fourth quarter as the city reels from six months of violent social unrest, the financial ... -
Hong Kong | Protesters demand mainland Chinese traders leave
Police fought with protesters who marched through a Hong Kong shopping mall Saturday demanding mainland Chinese traders leave the territory in a fresh weekend ...
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