The Latest Breaking News from Hong Kong

Gold eases as fresh US-Iran tensions lift oil prices, rate-hike bets

Gold prices fell to a near-weekly low as U.S. strikes on Iran boosted oil and the dollar. Higher interest rate expectations are pressuring the non-yielding precious metal. China's central bank reported its largest monthly gold reserve increase in over two years. Hong Kong authorities unveiled measures to bolster currency and…

The Economic Times · Jul 8

Global Market: Beijing, Hong Kong unveil measures to boost Yuan, bond and gold markets

Beijing and Hong Kong announced measures to boost financial connectivity and yuan internationalization. The southbound Bond Connect quota increased, and yuan liquidity support expanded significantly. Hong Kong launched new gold clearing infrastructure and revived gold futures trading. Authorities are also developing electronic platforms for bond and foreign exchange trading. These…

The Economic Times · Jul 7

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong set for September sentencing in second national security case

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong is scheduled to be sentenced in September in a case brought under a Beijing-imposed national security law

The Independent UK · Jul 7

The Week Ahead (July 6-11): Major Stock Exchanges to Implement New Trading Rules

Momenta to debut on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; the 25th China Internet Conference opens in Beijing

Caixin Global · Jul 3

Death by diet: Hong Kong man convicted of manslaughter for beating girlfriend to death during weight-loss plan

A Hong Kong man has been found guilty of manslaughter but acquitted of murdering his girlfriend after jurors accepted his claim that he may have accidentally beaten her to death while trying to help her lose weight by keeping her awake overnight.

The Times of India · Jul 3

Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, seized by Chinese authorities in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70

Lam Wing-kee, a former Hong Kong bookseller and symbol of resistance to Beijing's crackdown on free speech, has died in Taiwan

The Independent UK · Jul 3

Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, once detained by China, dies in Taipei

Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, who fled to ​Taiwan amid fears of ‌Chinese persecution, has died at the age of 70, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday, citing Taiwanese media.

Bangkok Post · Jul 2

Hong Kong's AUM hits record $5.4 trillion on 193% rise in inflows

Hong Kong has taken numerous steps to attract wealth in recent years, an attempt to rebound after the city lost some of its allure in the wake of political upheavals and the Covid pandemic. It has overtaken Switzerland as the world's largest cross-border wealth hub, driven by an influx of…

The Economic Times · Jul 2

'Give me a snort': Hong Kong pulls anti-drug AI K-pop video that looked like drug promotion

Hong Kong's prison service has withdrawn an anti-drug video featuring AI-generated virtual K-pop idols after social media users said it, on the contrary, resembled a promotion campaign for illegal substances.

The Times of India · Jul 2

Bangchak fuels North Asia push with B9bn Caltex petrol stations deal

One of Thailand's largest energy conglomerates has bought Caltex petrol stations in Hong Kong in a HK$2.1 billion (9 billion baht) deal, which the firm will use as a springboard into North Asia.

Bangkok Post · Jul 2