Health Boy or girl? Hong Kong at centre of banned China gender test Shady middle-men are openly advertising on Chinese social media to smuggle blood samples of pregnant women to Hong Kong to skirt the mainland's... 2 hours ago
Business Toy story : Asia’s richest man buys Britain’s Hamleys for $88 mn Asia's richest man Mukesh Ambani has snapped up the storied British toy store Hamleys from its Chinese owners for $88 million, the latest in... on 10 May 2019
UK HSBC quarterly profits jump in ‘good start’ to 2019 Global banking giant HSBC said Friday that first-quarter net profit soared by more than a third to $4.1 billion on a strong performance across... on 3 May 2019
World Chinese family say they were scammed over $6.5mn Stanford payment The mother of a Chinese student admitted Friday she paid $6.5 million to the man at the heart of a US college admission scandal but said she... on 3 May 2019
Business Standard Chartered plans $1 bn buyback as Q1 profits rise Standard Chartered announced a share buyback of up to $1 billion on Tuesday as the bank reported a jump in first quarter pre-tax profits.The... on 30 April 2019
UK US, Britain urge Hong Kong free expression after protesters jailed The United States and former colonial power Britain on Thursday voiced alarm over the jailing of leaders of Hong Kong's democracy movement and... on 25 April 2019
World Hong Kong democracy leaders jailed over Umbrella Movement protests Four prominent leaders of Hong Kong's democracy movement were jailed on Wednesday for their role in organising mass protests in 2014 that paralysed... on 24 April 2019
World ‘Trump’ raises red flag in Cantonese opera A hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend: Donald J. Trump has a long-lost Chinese friend.Dressed in a black suit, an unmistakable... on 12 April 2019
World Hong Kong democracy leaders convicted in Umbrella Movement trial A group of Hong Kong activists face jail after being convicted Tuesday on colonial-era "public nuisance" charges for their role in organising... on 9 April 2019
UK Fortnum & Mason to open first overseas store in Hong Kong For three centuries it has been the go-to grocer for Britain's royals and aristocrats but now Fortnum & Mason plans to open its first overseas... on 3 April 2019
World Cathay ‘faces reality’ with budget airline buy, say analysts Cathay Pacific's purchase of rival HK Express was an inevitable plunge into the no-frills market as the premier marque belatedly faces the reality... on 2 April 2019
World Hong Kong’s China extradition plan sparks alarm Hong Kong's plans to approve extraditions to the mainland have sparked alarm within the city's business and legal communities who fear it will... on 30 March 2019
UK China slams British warning over Hong Kong freedoms China on Wednesday condemned a British report that expressed concern over eroding freedoms in Hong Kong, accusing the UK of having "ignored and... on 27 March 2019
World Cathay Pacific to buy budget airline HK Express for $628 mn Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific announced Wednesday that it will buy budget airline HK Express for US$628.15 million, as it moves to counter... on 27 March 2019
Business Paris ties Singapore, Hong Kong as world’s priciest cities Paris has climbed to the top of the world's priciest city for expatriates, tied first with Singapore and Hong Kong according to a survey Tuesday... on 19 March 2019
Business Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific back to profit after two years in red Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific on Wednesday announced a net profit of HK$2.35 billion ($299 million) last year, ending two successive... on 13 March 2019
