Hong Kong lawmakers pass bill to regulate ride-hailing services like Uber Hong Kong lawmakers have passed a bill to regulate online ride-hailing services like Uber The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025
Tesla Rival Nio's LiDAR Supplier Receives Hong Kong Stock Listing Approval Through SPAC Nio Inc.'s (NYSE:NIO) LiDAR supplier Seyond Holdings Ltd. received approval from authorities in China for its Hong Kong stock listing through a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC). Benzinga · Oct 15, 2025
Exiled Hong Kong dissidents fear UK plan to restart extraditions will put them in danger Legislative change comes five years after treaty suspended in response to city’s crackdown on pro-democracy activists The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2025
‘Americans are democracy’s equivalent of second-generation wealth’: a Chinese journalist on the US under Trump The long read: Once a stalwart of Hong Kong’s journalism scene, Wang Jian has found a new audience on YouTube, dissecting global politics and US-China relations since the pandemic. To his fans, he’s part professor, part friend The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2025
Alibaba, Baidu, JD, Tencent And Other Chinese Stocks Tumble As Trump's Tariff Threats Renew US-China Trade Fears Major Chinese technology and auto stocks tumbled on Monday as renewed trade hostilities between Washington and Beijing sent jitters across Asian markets. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index plunged 2.28%, and mainland China's CSI 300 saw a decline of 0.95%. Benzinga · Oct 13, 2025
Energy Insider: China’s Rare Earth Curbs Trigger U.S. Tariff Threats, Market Rout Sany Heavy Industry gets green light for Hong Kong IPO, Zijin completes acquisition of Kazakhstan gold mine Caixin Global · Oct 13, 2025
The five best bars in the world in 2025 as Barcelona featured twice From London to Hong Kong, these five bars are at the top of their game The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2025
Should You Hold, Sell or Buy HSBC Shares After the $12.4bn Announcement? HSBC's plan to take Hang Seng Bank private has rattled markets, pausing share buybacks and dividing investors on whether to hold, sell or buy amid rising exposure to Asia and Hong Kong's uncertain outlook. International Business Times · Oct 9, 2025
Should You Hold, Sell or Buy HSBC Shares After the £10.2bn Announcement? HSBC's £10.2 billion plan to take Hang Seng Bank private has rattled markets, pausing share buybacks and dividing investors on whether to hold, sell or buy amid rising exposure to Asia and Hong Kong's uncertain outlook. International Business Times UK · Oct 9, 2025
New US sanctions target 50 people, companies and ships for allegedly aiding Iran's oil and gas trade The Trump administration has imposed sanctions on a group of 50 people, companies and ships largely out of the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong and China The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025
HSBC makes £10bn bet on Hong Kong as ‘super-connector’ for China and west Deal will mean Hang Seng Bank’s shares are taken off local stock exchange as HSBC doubles down on Asian business The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025
31 LIV Golfers Enter Hong Kong Open Field In Search Of Masters And Open Spots There's a huge legion of 31 LIV golf players set to tee it up at the Hong Kong Open as the International Series event offers places in The Masters and The Open for the winner Golf Monthly · Oct 9, 2025
From One Piece to The Hunger Games: When pop culture iconography turns political Pop culture as political expression: Gen Z have begun to adopt a symbol from a popular manga for their protest movements. Here’s why the One Piece flag has become a globally recognised symbol of revolt and how there is precedence when it comes to using cultural touchstones as protest rallying… Euronews · Oct 9, 2025
HSBC launches approach to take Hang Seng Bank private HSBC, which already owns around 63% of Hang Seng, is proposing to pay around £10.2 billion on buying out the remaining shares to de-list Hang Seng. Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2025
Benzinga · Oct 9, 2025 HSBC's Hong Kong Shares Dip After $13.6 Billion Take-Private Deal For Hang Seng Bank HSBC‘s (HKG: 0005) (NYSE:HSBC) (LSE: HSBA) Hong Kong shares dropped over 7% on Thursday, after the European lender announced plans to privatize its majority-owned local unit, Hang Seng Bank (HKG: 0011), in a deal valued at HK$106.1 billion (about $13.63 billion).
International Business Times · Oct 8, 2025 NBA Back In China After Six-year Absence Sparked By Democracy Tweet The NBA returns to the lucrative China market this week with two pre-season games following a six-year absence after a team official tweeted his support for pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
International Business Times · Oct 7, 2025 How Lalit Laungani and Spearmark Company Limited Have Driven the Global Watch Industry from Behind the Scenes Spearmark is one of the few companies in Hong Kong that maintains its own assembly line, a decision that reflects Laungani's commitment to precision.
International Business Times · Oct 3, 2025 Hong Kong To Install Surveillance Cameras With AI Facial Recognition Hong Kong plans to install tens of thousands of surveillance cameras that will make use of AI-powered facial recognition, the city's security chief said on Friday, bringing it closer to China where authorities often monitor public spaces with cutting-edge technology.
inkl · Oct 3, 2025 Eric Chan Is Rewriting the Language of Tattoos, One Calligraphic Stroke at a Time In a culture that lives and dies by the scroll, permanence feels almost subversive.
Caixin Global · Oct 2, 2025 Seazen Unit Probe Uncovers Nearly $1 Billion in Undisclosed Transfers The internal investigation by property manager S-Enjoy Service, which found a multibillion-yuan scheme orchestrated by the COO, delayed its earnings release and triggered a trading halt in its Hong Kong-listed shares
Caixin Global · Oct 1, 2025 Hong Kong Accelerates Push to Become Gold Trading Hub City plans to roll out yuan-denominated products to ride the precious metal boom and boost the internationalization of the Chinese currency
BANG Premier · Sep 30, 2025 Nicole Kidman files for divorce from Keith Urban Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are heading for a divorce after 19 years of marriage.
Barchart · Sep 29, 2025 This Unexpected Company Just Achieved a Quantum Computing Milestone. Should You Buy Its Shares Here? HSBC is a banking giant that continues to perform well amid a challenging macro environment in 2025. Is HSBC stock a good investment following its milestone in quantum computing?
The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2025 ‘His buildings were always ready for their closeup’: how Terry Farrell’s postmodern exuberance conquered the world From the ziggurats of the MI6 HQ to TV-am’s eggcups and a Hong Kong tower that featured on a banknote, Farrell strived to make uplifting architecture
The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2025 Hong Kong activist says Singapore denied him entry for ‘political reasons’ Nathan Law, who is based in London, says he was going to attend a closed-door, invitation-only event