Hong Kong

Hong Kong Shuts Down Amidst Typhoon Toraji: Businesses and Schools Impacted by Severe Weather Alert

Hong Kong awoke to an unexpected quiet on Thursday morning as the city’s usually bustling financial and commercial districts slowed under the shadow of Typhoon Toraji. After authorities raised the third-highest typhoon warning overnight, schools and many businesses were instructed...
Eastern Indonesia Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted

Indonesia: Airlines in Asia-Pacific Suspend Flights to Bali Due to Erupting Indonesian Volcano

Airlines across Australia, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, and Singapore grounded flights to and from Bali on Wednesday (Nov 13), following another powerful eruption from Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, which cast an ash plume high into the sky, disrupting travel plans...
Casino Tycoon Lui Che Woo

Casino Tycoon Lui Che Woo, Architect of Macao’s Rise to Gambling Supremacy, Passes Away at 95

Lui Che Woo, the Hong Kong-born casino magnate whose vision helped Macao overtake Las Vegas as the world’s gambling capital, has died at the age of 95. Galaxy Entertainment, his company, confirmed that Lui passed away on November 7 in...
Hong Kong

Hong Kong Government to Offer Cash Rewards for Reporting Misuse of Public Housing

The Hong Kong government announced a cash reward scheme that will offer HK$3,000 (US$386) to residents who provide verified information about tenants abusing public housing privileges, resulting in the reclamation of these units. The Housing Bureau made the announcement on...
Asian Financial Markets

Asian Markets Decline: Japanese Stocks Gain Amid Caution Over US Election, Fed Decision

In a mixed session for Asian markets, Japanese stocks saw gains on Wednesday, while most other markets in the region fell as investors treaded cautiously ahead of the upcoming US presidential election and a pivotal Federal Reserve rate decision next...
Asian Stock

Asian Equities Decline as Wall Street Takes a Breather; Bonds Fall Amid Cooling Rate-Cut Expectations

Asian markets fell for the second consecutive day, as Wall Street paused its longest weekly rally of the year. Investor concerns over bond yields and the Federal Reserve's monetary policy triggered a broad selloff across global markets, with shares in...

Hong Kong-Born Doctor Admits to Attempted Murder in Poison-Laced Fake Covid Vaccine Plot Over Inheritance Dispute in Britain

A Hong Kong-born doctor has admitted to disguising himself as a nurse and attempting to murder his mother’s long-term partner by injecting him with a poison-laced fake Covid-19 vaccine. The crime was committed in an apparent attempt to resolve a...
China Economic Data

China’s Runaway Stock Rally Slows, Hong Kong Shares Slide Amid Investor Disappointment

The remarkable rally in China's stock markets began to show signs of fatigue on Tuesday, as Hong Kong shares took a steep tumble and mainland markets cooled off from their earlier peaks. Investors were left disappointed by the lack of...
Hong Kong

Beijing Urges Hong Kong’s Wealthy to Aid Economic Growth

As China's economy grapples with sluggish growth, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has called on Hong Kong’s elite families to spearhead an economic revival. However, the city’s wealthiest appear hesitant to answer this call, raising questions about the effectiveness of...
Hong Kong

Hong Kong Man Jailed for 14 Months Under Sedition Law for Wearing Protest Slogan T-shirt

A Hong Kong man has been sentenced to 14 months in prison after pleading guilty to sedition for wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with a protest slogan. This is the first case of its kind under a new local law passed...
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