The Latest Breaking News from Hong Kong

Arsenal confirm two huge new pre-season friendlies as summer plans take shape

Gunners heading back to Singapore for pair of high-profile fixtures before facing Tottenham in Hong Kong

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2025

Hong Kong company denies that it failed to pay Panama under a contract to operate its canal ports

A subsidiary of a Hong Kong conglomerate, which is embroiled in U.S.-China tensions over its Panama Canal port assets has denied allegations that it had failed to pay about $1.2 billion to the Central American country

The Independent UK · Apr 9, 2025

Mark Clifford: A Political Prisoner Fights for Free Speech in China

The former editor in chief of the South China Morning Post discusses his book on Jimmy Lai, who is currently on trial in Hong Kong for having the audacity to stand up to the government.

Reason · Apr 9, 2025

Manchester United confirm post-season tour with friendly planned three days after final Premier League fixture

United will play friendlies in Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong immediately after end of Premier League season

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025

Contract for Hong Kong company to operate Panama Canal ports had irregularities, audit finds

Panama’s comptroller authority says an audit found irregularities in the renewal of a 25-year port concession in the interoceanic canal and it would request an investigation into the authorization of the contract to a Hong Kong company

The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025

Hong Kong Firm Did Not Uphold Panama Canal Ports Contract: Panama Audit

The Hong Kong firm in charge of two ports at either end of the Panama Canal -- which sparked US President Donald Trump's threats to seize the waterway -- has flouted the terms of its contract, according to Panamanian audit results released Monday.

International Business Times · Apr 8, 2025

Market Panic Deepens As China Retaliates Against Trump Tariffs

Hong Kong's Hang Seng plunged more than 13 percent, its biggest drop since the 1997 Asian financial crisis, while in Japan the Nikkei 225 index fell an eye-watering 7.8 percent.

Latin Times · Apr 7, 2025

'Everyone Is Losing Money': Hong Kong Investors Rattled By Market Rout

Hong Kong small-time investors were left reeling on Monday as US President Donald Trump's punishing tariffs and Beijing's retaliation saw the city's stock market suffer its worst day in almost three decades.

International Business Times · Apr 7, 2025

Hong Kong stock market plunges most since ’97 crisis amid tariffs panic

Benchmark Hang Seng Index plummets as much as 13.74 percent in horror day for Asia’s markets.

Al Jazeera · Apr 7, 2025

Scottish university chief spends more than £40k on travel amid funding crisis

A Scottish university’s chancellor spent more than £40,000 on travel and swanky hotels in less than a year amid a funding crisis.

The National (Scotland) · Apr 6, 2025