Hong Kong's legislature voted unanimously on Thursday to cut the number of elected seats in local councils, a move meant to prevent opposition figures from repeating their landslide win in 2019.Beijing has cracked down on dissent in the finance hub s...

Equity markets sank Wednesday as another round of data showed China's economy continued to struggle in June, with little hope that its leaders can unveil the blockbuster stimulus needed to kickstart growth.With Wall Street closed on the Independence...

Hong Kong shares closed in negative territory Friday, with traders taking a step back after a rally throughout January was brought to an end, with eyes now on a key US jobs report later in the day.The Hang Seng Index sank 1.36 percent, or 297.89 poin...

By AFPA new law criminalising the possession, consumption and selling of cannabidiol (CBD) in Hong Kong came into effect on Wednesday, placing the substance on par with heroin in terms of legal classification.CBD, a non-psychoactive derivative of the...

Hong Kong's controversial shark fin trade may face its biggest shakeup in years if conservationists get their way in securing tighter regulations at an international wildlife conference in Panama.The city is one of the world's largest markets for sha...

Asian and European markets rose Friday with Hong Kong leading the way fuelled by hopes China will roll back some of its economically painful zero-Covid policies.The gains come after Federal Reserve boss Jerome Powell's pushback against expectations o...

Hong Kong shares closed Friday on the front foot as Asian markets tracked a rally on Wall Street despite disappointing US inflation data that cemented expectations for another big interest rate hike.The Hang Seng Index rose 1.21 percent, or 198.58 po...

By AFPInequality has dramatically worsened in Hong Kong, Oxfam warned Wednesday, placing further pressure on the financial hub's leaders who have been ordered to reduce poverty by Chinese President Xi Jinping.Hong Kong regularly tops the charts of th...

By AFPA thundering thrash metal riff reverberated through a Hong Kong bar, but the music was being live-streamed from a studio across town to obey pandemic rules that have outlawed small gigs for more than 650 days.The coronavirus has battered live p...

By AFPThe head of Hong Kong's journalist union was arrested on Wednesday, a police source said, just weeks before he was set to leave the city and begin an overseas fellowship.Ronson Chan, president of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), wa...

Hong Kong shares tumbled Friday as data showed China's economy grew slower than expected in the second quarter, while tech firms were hit by news that Alibaba executives had spoken to mainland officials following the theft of a police database.The Ha...

Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend events to celebrate 25 years since Hong Kong's handover to China, state media reported Saturday, with the Communist Party looking to showcase its control over the city after crushing a democracy movement.If Xi...