Hong Kong has unveiled its first five-year strategic blueprint, placing the financial sector at the centre of its economic strategy and describing finance as the city’s “pivotal and crowning strength”. The plan,
In a bid to simplify travel and residency processes, China’s central government has announced two new measures aimed at residents from Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. These new policies, which went into
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The recent decision by Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison to sell its stakes in two Panama Canal ports to American asset manager BlackRock has drawn significant backlash from Beijing, thrusting the American
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AIA Group, the largest insurer in the Asia-Pacific region, reported a record-breaking financial performance in 2024, driven by a surge in new business from Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. The company’s net
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Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison is at the center of renewed scrutiny after the U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that “China is operating the Panama Canal.” The remark has reignited
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Hong Kong’s Justice Minister, Paul Lam Ting-kwok, reassured the international community that the city will continue to be governed by the “one country, two systems” principle indefinitely, emphasizing the endurance of its
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David Webb, one of Hong Kong’s most prominent activist investors and a vocal critic of corporate malfeasance, has revealed that he has months left to live after battling metastatic prostate cancer for
More Hong Kong has announced plans to file a complaint against the United States’ newly imposed tariffs with the World Trade Organization (WTO), after Beijing’s retaliatory levies on American goods took effect. Hong
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Hong Kong authorities have escalated their efforts to silence exiled democracy activists by targeting their families and former colleagues. Human rights organizations have condemned the interrogation of the family members and associates
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Panama’s government began an audit on Monday of Hutchison Ports, a Hong Kong-based company operating ports at both ends of the Panama Canal, following comments by former US President Donald Trump suggesting
More A committee in the US Congress has raised serious concerns about Hong Kong’s role in facilitating money laundering and sanctions evasion, urging Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to take action. The letter, sent
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John Lee, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, announced his annual Policy Address (October 16), with the overarching priority of improving people’s livelihood and promoting a caring community. “Over
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Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said it will open its building at North Point to the public for the weekend starting Saturday and the following weekend to showcase the commission’s
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Cambodia and China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday expressed their commitment to further boost trade and investment cooperation. The pledge was made during a meeting held at the Peace
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Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) has retained its position as the world’s busiest cargo airport in 2023 in terms of total cargo volume, the 13th time since 2010, provisional figures released by
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The Legislative Council (LegCo) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Tuesday passed the safeguarding national security bill, a milestone by the HKSAR in fulfilling its constitutional duty as stipulated
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