Awestruck visitors grab rare chance to tour Chinese warships visiting Hong Kong

Hundreds of excited guests joined a special tour of the Shandong aircraft carrier in Hong Kong on Friday, grabbing a rare chance to explore the 70,000-tonne Chinese warship while others visited vessels in its fleet. China’s first home-grown aircraft …

Dr. Cady's Presentation On EXOMIND While In Hong Kong

U-18 Asia Cup Hockey: Bangladesh beat Hong Kong, China by 3-0 goals in opening match

Bangladesh men's hockey team made a good start in the U-18 Asia Cup Hockey beating Hong Kong, China by 3-0 goals in the opening match in the Chinese city of Dazhou on Thursday. After a barren first quarter, Din Islam struck twice for Bangladesh in the …

Hong Kong giants Kitchee appoint former Brighton defender as head coach

Former Brighton & Hove Albion defender Inigo Calderon has been tasked with returning the good times to Kitchee after he was appointed head coach of the Hong Kong giants. Kitchee have been searching for a new boss since it was confirmed in April that …

HKMA intervenes twice to defend Hong Kong dollar as higher US rates harm band

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) intervened twice in the foreign exchange market overnight as gaping interest-rate differentials encouraged carry trades and pressured the local currency to the weak side of its trading band. The authority sold a …

Hong Kong retailers under strain as changing trends drive store closures

HONG KONG: Hong Kong's retailers are battling against shifting consumer habits, as visitors spend less and locals head across the border to China for cheaper dining and shopping, leading to a wave of store closures. A 36-year-old Chinese seafood …

Bull market in stocks fills Hong Kong’s coffers, plugs holes from property woes

Hong Kong’s stock market stamp duty income is filling the city’s financial coffers at the fastest pace since 2021, amid a bull run on the local bourse that has attracted scores of initial public offerings (IPOs) and fuelled frenzied trading. Duties from …

Hong Kong’s last functioning pro-democracy party disbands

TEARS ROLLED down Chan Po-ying’s face at the disbandment of the League of Social Democrats (LSD), the last functioning pro-democracy party in Hong Kong, on June 29th. Ms Chan, the party’s leader, spoke of the impossibility of operating amid “the …

The state of speech in Hong Kong, 5 years after China's crackdown

It’s been five years since the Chinese government passed a law cracking down on dissent in Hong Kong. Endless Thread hosts Amory Sivertson and Ben Brock Johnson talk with a Hong Kong activist, now living in exile, about what the crackdown has meant for …

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend July 4-6

If the summer heat is getting too much for you, then there is plenty going on indoors in Hong Kong this weekend. Those with an interest in 20th-century Cantonese art should head to the M+ museum to check out an exhibition, while film fans can catch …