Hong Kong has a free market economy, highly dependent on international trade and finance - the value of goods and services trade, including the sizable share of reexports, is about four times GDP.

Hong Kong will continue to be governed by the “one country, two systems” principle and retain its common law system indefinitely, well beyond 2047, justice minister Paul Lam Ting-kwok has said ...

More than 70 Hong Kong government departments will use a locally developed ChatGPT-style artificial intelligence (AI) tool powered by DeepSeek’s data learning model, the city’s innovation ...

Hong Kong has unveiled the 2025 edition of the Technology Talent Admission Scheme (TechTAS), aiming to streamline the entry of international professionals in key technological fields. This ...

The leaders of Hong Kong's Democratic Party have announced plans to dissolve what was once the city's largest opposition group. Members will soon vote on the final decision on whether to shut down ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Hong Kong’s long-running property market downturn has become a growing threat to its low-tax hub status ...

Local actress Hong Ling's mother has died at the age of 52. The announcement was made by the 30-year-old's actor husband Nick Teo this morning (Feb 24). The 35-year-old posted an obituary on ...

Just over a year ago, Chloe Cheung was sitting her A-levels. Now she's on a Chinese government list of wanted dissidents. The choir girl-turned-democracy activist woke up to news in December that ...

SINGAPORE (February 27, 2025) – Despite lingering property woes and looming trade tensions, the combined wealth of tycoons on the 2025 Forbes list of Hong Kong’s 50 Richest edged up to US$301 ...

According to the TAT, Mae Hong Son welcomed 1.4 million tourists, generating 7.5 billion baht last year. The province is projected to earn 8 billion baht this year. Over 30% of tourists were ...

HONG KONG/SYDNEY-HSBC has laid off around 40 investment bankers in Hong Kong, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter, as part of a global restructuring exercise at the Asia ...